840 Amendments of Adam GIEREK
Amendment 173 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. The Competence Centre shall not have a legal personality. In each Member State, it shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under the laws of that Member State. It may, in particular, acquire or dispose of movable and immovable property and may be a party to legal proceedingst shall be a Task Force set up by the Commission, including by providing appropriate staff for the activities of the Competence Centre as laid down by the present Regulation.
Amendment 178 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 204 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
4. contribute to the wide deployment of state-of-the-art cyber security products and solutions across the economy, by carrying out the following tasks in accordance with the principles of equal treatment and no discrimination and the requirements of Directive 2014/24/EU:
Amendment 208 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) stimulating cybersecurity research, development and the uptake of Union cybersecurity products and solutions by public authorities and user industries; in the Union;
Amendment 212 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) supporting in particular public authorities in organising their public procurement, or carrywhen explicitly requested, supporting public authorities in providing guidance on public procurement procedures, including outfor procurement of state-of-the-art cybersecurity products and solutions on behalf of public authorities;
Amendment 253 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Cybersecurity Competence Community shall consist of industry, academic and non-profit research organisations, and associations as well as public entities and other entities dealing with operational and technical matters. It shall bring together the main stakeholders with regard to cybersecurity technological and industrial capacities in the Union. It shall involve National Coordination Centres as well as Union institutions and bodies with relevant expertise..
Amendment 257 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Only eEntities which are established within the Union may be accredited as members of the Cybersecurity Competence Community. They shall demonstrate that they have cybersecurity expertise in one or more EU Member States with regard to at least one of the following domains:
Amendment 258 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) industrial or product development;
Amendment 259 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) information security operations;
Amendment 260 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) scientific or technical partnerships or cooperation with academic and/ or public authorities as defined under Article 2 (3).
Amendment 261 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Competence Centre shall accredit entities established under national law as members of the Cybersecurity Competence Community after an assessment made by the National Coordination Centre of the Member State where the entity is established,based on an assessment on whether thatan entity meets the criteria provided for in paragraph 3. An accreditation shall not be limited in time but may be revoked by the Competence Centre at any time if it or the relevant National Coordination Centre considers thatif the entity does notstops fulfilling the criteria set out in paragraph 3 or it falls under the relevant provisions set out in Article 136 of Regulation XXX [new financial regulation].
Amendment 272 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Competence Centre shall in particular contribute to the work of ENISA with regard to the implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union and to the Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council of YYY on ENISA, the “EU Cybersecurity Agency”, and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (‘‘Cybersecurity Act’’).
Amendment 273 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) anthe Executive Director who shall exercise the tasks set out in Article 16of ENISA, the EU Cybersecurity Agency;
Amendment 276 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Governing Board shall be composed of one representative of each Member State, and five representatives of the Commission, on behalf of the Unionby the Members of the Management Board of ENISA, the EU Cybersecurity Agency.
Amendment 278 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Each member of the Governing Board shall have an alternate to represent them in their absence. Each Member State shall each hold one voting right, while the Commission shall hold two voting rights.
Amendment 279 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 282 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 283 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 284 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Amendment 289 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. The European Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)xecutive Director of ENISA and his staff shall be a permanent observers in the Governing Board.
Amendment 290 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 293 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) appoint, dismiss, extend the term of office of, provide guidance to and monitor the performance of the Executive Director, and appoint the Accounting Officer;
Amendment 301 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In deciding on the work plan and multi-annual strategic plan of the Competence Centre, the Governing Board shall take account of the advice provided by ENISA.
Amendment 302 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Governing Board shall electhave a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among the members with voting rights, for a period of two years. The mandate of, which shall be respectively the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson may be extended once, following a decision by the Governing Board. If, however, their membership of the Governing Board ends at any time during their term of office, their term of office shall automatically expire on that date. The Deputy Chairpersonof the Management Board of ENISA. Their mandate shall bex officio replace the Chairperson if the latter is unable to attend to hi the same duration as for her duties. The Chairperson shall take part in the votingthe Management Board of ENISA.
Amendment 304 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The Governing Board shall hold its ordinary meetings at least three times a year. These meetings will be extraordinary to the meetings foreseen for the Management Board of ENISA as defined under regulation [Regulation of the EU Cybersecurity Act]. It may hold extraordinary meetings at the request of the Commission, at the request of one third of all its members, at the request of the chair, or at the request of the Executive Director in the fulfilment of his/her tasks.
Amendment 305 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. The Competence CentreENISA shall provide the secretariat for the Governing Board.
Amendment 306 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 310 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 313 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The Governing Board shall take its decisions by a majority of at least 75% of all votes, including the votes of the members who are absent, representing at least 75% of the total financial contributions to the Competence Centre. The financial contribution will be calculated based on the estimated expenditures proposed by the Member States referred to in point c of Article 17(2) and based on the report on the value of the contributions of the participating Member States referred to in Article 22(5).
Amendment 316 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
Appointment, dismissal or extension of the term of office of the Executive 1. The Executive Director shall be a person with expertise and high reputation in the areas where the Competence Centre operates. 2. The Executive Director shall be engaged as a temporary agent of the Competence Centre under Article 2(a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants. 3. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Governing Board from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure. 4. For the purpose of concluding the contract of the Executive Director, the Competence Centre shall be represented by the Chairperson of the Governing Board. 5. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be four years. By the end of that period, the Commission shall carry out an assessment which takes into account the evaluation of the performance of the Executive Director and the Competence Centre’s future tasks and challenges. 6. The Governing Board may, acting on a proposal from the Commission which takes into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 5, extend once the term of office of the Executive Director for no more than four years. 7. An Executive Director whose term of office has been extended may not participate in another selection procedure for the same post. 8. The Executive Director shall be removed from office only by decision of the Governing Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission.rticle 16 deleted Director
Amendment 356 #
2018/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Amendment 24 #
2018/0251(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Programme should also ensure dissemination of knowledge gained from the Programme to all Member States, in coordination and synergy with the other relevant Union programme for decommissioning activities in Bulgaria, Slovakia and the Commission's Joint Research Centre; as such. In order for these measures to bring the greatest Union added value, the funding for dissemination of knowledge should not be part of the funding for decommissioning works, but should come from other financial sources of the Union.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0251(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The programme should be conducted with a joint financial effort of the Union and Lithuania. A maximum Union co-financing threshold should be established in line with the co-financing practice established under the predecessor programmes. Taking into account the practice of comparable Union programmes and the strengthened Lithuanian economyProtocol 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession stipulates that the Union contribution under the Ignalina Programme may, for certain measures, amount to up to 100% of the total expenditure. A Union co-financing threshold should be established in line with the co-financing practice established under the predecessor programmes. Taking into account the findings of the 2018 Commission report on the evaluation and implementation of the EU nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania and the political commitment by Lithuania to contribute as a maximum 14% of the overall decommissioning cost, the Union co-financing rate, from the inception of the Ignalina decommissioning programme until the end of the implementation of the activities financed under this Regulation, the Union co- financing rate should be no highlower than 806 % of eligible costs. The remaining co- financing should be provided by Lithuania and sources other than the Union budget, notably from international financial institutions and other donors.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0251(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 - 2027 shall be EUR 552780 000 000 in current prices, dedicated exclusively for decommissioning activities as part of the implementation of the main objective of the Programme.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0251(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The overall maximum Union co-financing rate applicable under the Programme shall be no highlower than 806%. The remaining financing shall be provided by Lithuania and additional sources other than the Union budgetLithuania shall contribute as a maximum 14% of the overall decommissioning costs.
Amendment 93 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'single-use plastic product' means a product that is made wholly or partly from plasticusually thrown away after one brief use and that is not conceived, designed orand placed on the market in order to accomplish, within its life span, multiple trips or rotations by being returned to the producer for refilled or re- used for the same purpose for which it was conceived, i.e. it is used in a way that means it quickly ends up as litter; this packaging belongs to a category of products of which less than 50% are recycled;
Amendment 125 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 132 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The use of alternatives shall be in keeping with the objectives of this Directive with regard to the hygiene of food storage and packaging or the safety of food storage, taking into account good practices with regard to hygiene and with regard to production, as well as full information for consumers and compliance with traceability requirements laid down in EU legislation on food quality.
Amendment 158 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With regard to the schemes established pursuant to paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that the producers of the single-use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex shall cover the costs of the collection of waste consisting of those single-use plastic products and its subsequent transport and treatment, including the costs to clean up litter and the costs of the awareness- raising measures referred to in Article 10 regarding those products.
Amendment 171 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to collect separatelyensure that, by 2025, an amount of waste single-use plastic products listed in Part F of the Annex equal to 90% of such single-use plastic products placed on the market in a given year by weight is collected separately. In order to achieve that objective Member States may inter alia:
Amendment 176 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(ba) (c) The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to lay down the minimum requirements for deposit schemes. These minimum requirements shall include: (a) the type of products and packaging subject to the deposit; (b) the division of responsibilities under the deposit scheme between the implementers and the retail chains; (c) the conditions governing the accreditation of deposit operators, including their reporting obligations. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).
Amendment 210 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 1
Annex I – part A – indent 1
Amendment 221 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B
Annex I – part B
Amendment 98 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) This Directive shouldall not contain an obligation to allow the re-use of documents produced by public undertakings. The decision whether or not to authorise re-use shouldof any or all documents, within the scope of this directive, shall remain with the public undertaking concerned. Only after the public undertaking has chosen to make a document available for re-use, should it observe the relevant obligations laid down in Chapters III and IV of this Directive, in particular as regards formats, charging, transparency, licences, non-discrimation and prohibition of exclusive arrangements. On the other hand, the public undertaking is not required to comply with the requirements laid down in Chapter II, such as the rules applicable to processing of requests.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) Member States shall set the appropriate exceptions for documents of public undertakings with an industrial or commercial nature in order to promote the basic objective of fair competition.
Amendment 161 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Member States shall set the appropriate exceptions for documents held by public undertakings with an industrial or commercial nature within the meaning of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU.
Amendment 283 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States should set the list of high value datasets from the categories adopted by the Commission.
Amendment 284 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Each Member State shall notify to the Commission the adoption of a list of high value datasets
Amendment 287 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. These datasets shall be available for free, machine-readable and accessible via APIs. The conditions for re-use shall be compatible with open standard licenc modalities of publication and re-use of high value datasets shall be defined by Member States.
Amendment 12 #
2017/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that more consumer products are included within the scope of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC); emphasises that priority should be given to ICT products, which are sold in large numbers and replaced frequently; highlights, in particular, the urgent need to improve the sustainability of mobiles/smartphones; recommends that solid fuel boilers with an output of 500 kW- 1 MW, solid fuel boilers generating heat exclusively for the provision of domestic hot water and non-wood biomass boilers should also be regulated;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to optimise the market surveillance of products placed on the market through better cooperation between the Commission and the Member States, and among the Member States themselves, and to consider certification by an independent body (third-party certification); stresses that test protocols should be closer to real-life conditions; recommends the development of a catalogue of harmonised standards in relation to Regulations 1189/2015 and 1185/2015 issued on the basis of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC) and their assignment to the corresponding product groups;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s energy policy and financing instruments should be designed to take full advantage of accelerating technical developments and should primarily focus on a gradual transition to a clean high- efficiency, low-emission systems and avoid setting technology- specific benchmarks that distort market mechanisms;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Communication setting the framework for accelerating the EU’s clean energy innovation; calls for an innovation regulatory and financing framework that is coherent with the EU energy and climate targets and that creates the conditions to achieve the ambition and priorities set in the legislative framework of the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans package';
Amendment 40 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the successful deployment of energy innovation is a multidimensional challenge that encompasses supply chain, value chain, human capital, regulation, innovation and industrial policy issues; stresses that this challenge requires the engagement of citizens – consumers and prosumers – as well as a wide ecosystem of stakeholders, including academia, research and technology organisations (RTOs), start- ups, energy and construction companies, mobility providers, service suppliers, equipment manufacturers, IT and telecoms companies, financial institutions, public authorities at all levelEU and national authorities, including regional and local authorities, NGOs, educators and opinion leaders;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a cost-effective energy transition towards environmentally friendly, consumer-oriented and more digitalised, decentralised systems requires research and the deployment of innovation in all energy system sectors, including non-technology specific, with a priority for efficiency and renewable energies and systemic solutions; recognises that this transition is fostering new organisational models, particularly in energy generation, transmission, distribution and storage, business and needs management, as well as service provision; underlines the role that large-scale pilot projects can play in deploying systemic energy innovation;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that energy efficiency should be a cross-cutting horizontal priority in the Research and innovation policy of the EU applying to all sectors and not limited to energy -related projects, promoting systematically and incentivising the production of more efficient less energy-consuming processes, services and goods;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that research and innovation in energy crucially depends on stable market and predictability and certainty of the regulatory framework, which require long-term policy vision, sustained targeted incentives and patient equity capital in order to attain the necessary critical mass for market deployment; welcomes the focus on key technologies, as confirmed in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) and Commission communication; stresses, however, the need for greater prioritisation of cross- cutting, systemic innovation in energy, as innovation is not only technology-driven;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to put in place mechanisms for coordinating EU and national research and energy innovation programmes and associated business models in order to foster synergies and avoid duplication, to ensure the most effective use of existing resources and infrastructure in all Member States, and to maximise the market uptake of new technologies and innovations across all EU regions; believes that including relevant information in national energy and climate plans could be conducive to that aim, best practices and information exchange should be promoted;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2084(INI)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop national capacity building initiatives for innovation in energy sector business models and financial support schemes;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to carry out an evaluation of the performance of its energy-related financial instruments and funds and to provide a ‘fast track’ response to improve the instruments if specific gridlocks, incoherencies or ameliorations are identified and adapt to the new energy EU targets;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point b a (new)
(ba) incentivise public authorities at all levels to develop capital raising plans and incentivise clean energy innovation in order to foster investor trust and trigger the mobilisation of private capital;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d
Paragraph 9 – point d
(d) examine ways of drawing up innovation-friendly, streamlined and flexible rules for participation in FP9 and ESIF regulations, with the aim of better aligning them and avoid wasting resources of applicants and promote innovation excellence across all Europe;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point d a (new)
(da) establish a mechanism with the aim to support a transnational energy start-up ecosystem, including an European incubator system in order to ensure that market introduction of energy innovation and business models overcome the “valley of death” in the innovation cycle;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d b (new)
Paragraph 9 – point d b (new)
(db) increase synergies with Horizon 2020 and other funding initiatives to strengthen the research and innovation capacity building for low performing regions in the EU;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)
(fa) identify ways of introducing into EU public procurement legislation incentives to promote innovative energy solutions in the public sector;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates Parliament’s call for an increased overall budget of EUR 120 billion for FP9 and urges the Commission to increase by at least 50 % the proportion of clean energy-related financing under FP9 from the corresponding H2020 level, so as to ensure sufficient funding to support effective implementation of the Energy Union; calls in particular to reinforce the financial resources under FP9 to stimulate breakthrough, market creating-innovation initiatives, notably for SMEs;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates the need to improve the quality of investments financed by EFSI and to particularly focus on incentives for better geographical allocation taking into account the current imbalance in the geographical coverage of EFSI and the specific needs of less developed and transitional regions; recognises the need of a cooperation with national promotional investment banks, investment platforms and eligible financial intermediaries through a possible delegation of the use of the EU guarantee to them; calls to substantially reinforce the role and the capacity of the European Investment Advisory Hub, notably through a local presence and a proactive role in the preparation of projects;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Believes that FP9 should support initiatives such as "100% renewable cities" involving cities and local administration aiming to substantially increase additional renewable energy capacity for electricity, mobility, heating and cooling in cities through innovation projects. Those initiatives could include smart grids, energy system management, activities to enable sector coupling and ensure electric vehicles etc.;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the role of the SET- Plan, the Knowledge Innovation Community (KIC) InnoEnergy and the relevant Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) in driving energy innovation; stresses the need to better connect these various frameworks together with, inter alia, the InnovFin initiative, the EFSI and the proposed Pan-European Venture Capital Fund(s)-of-Funds programme (VC FoF) as part of a coordinated, focused investment strategy in clean energy innovation that would help early-stage projects and start- ups and SMEs effectively overcome the ‘valley of death’ and reach the market maturity levels needed for global expansion; considers that effective incentives for investment in energy innovation, by means of national investment funds and pension funds, could play a crucial role in mobilising the necessary equity capital;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to conduct a thorough examination of the patents registration procedures and requests the removal of unnecessary administrative burdens, which slow down the process of market penetration of innovative products and affect the EU’s role as a leader in the clean energy transition;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that accelerating clean energy innovation requires Europeans to undergo a change in their mindset that would transcend simple awareness of energy issues and move towards a deeper understanding of the behavioural changes and, new consumption and production patterns needed to meet the pressing challenges of sustainable growth, so as to reap the advantages of the digital revolution and innovation in all fields and succeed in energy transition; notes that innovation can enable citizens to play a more active role in the energy generation, minimising energy feed-in to the grid as well contributing to more efficient use of energy by reducing energy consumption needed for heating and cooling;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises the need for systemic education and engagement schemes designed to enable society to fully engage in the transformation of the energy system and enable Europeans of all ages to gradually progress from awareness and understanding to active involvement and taking a guidingmore empowered role; calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the private sector to promote conscious consumer choices and energy-related citizens’ engagement through, inter alia, EU-supported awareness campaigns, comprehensive information on energy bills and price comparison tools, the promotion of cooperative sharing schemes, participatory budgets for energy-related investments, tax and investment incentives, as well as by steering technological solutions and innovations;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that innovation in clean energy will contribute to providing affordable energy supply to European consumers by helping them to enjoy lower energy tariffs, more control over their energy consumption and production and less energy-consuming products and services. Calls on the European Commission to identify the best innovative practices among Member States and other authorities that contribute to putting end to energy poverty;
Amendment 169 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Believes in the potential of innovation in clean energies and energy efficiency in creating new and better jobs. Considers that in order to manage a successful transition to a sustainable decarbonised economy, there is a need to ensure that labour markets can respond adequately to new demands of innovative clean energy systems. Call on the Commission to pay more attention in its R&D initiatives to the link between innovation in energy systems and new professional profiles, education needs, new jobs and training requirements;
Amendment 171 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission and the Member States to assist EU regionnational authorities including regional and local authorities in taking coordinated steps to incentivise energy innovation at local and trans- regional level with the aim of developing coherent strategies; calls on the Commission to assist accelerating the empowerment of local and regional authorities, to expedite the deployment of clean energy-related innovation, such as e-mobility and smart grids, but also depending on their level of maturity when it comes to the penetration of renewables in their energy system, and the challenges they are facing when attempting to push the energy transition further, such as citizens’ engagement; encourages the exchange of best practices, pooling of investments and better assessment of the bankability of projects and development of financing strategies, such as business cases, use of public procurement and loans;
Amendment 175 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Believes that the transport sector holds enormous potential and should play a vital role in the transition and encourages the Commission to support existing funding for electric vehicles infrastructure deployment; calls on the Commission to continue support and develop further initiatives such as the Europe-wide electromobility initiative and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking;
Amendment 177 #
2017/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Encourages the Commission to recognise the benefits of hydrogen mobility, as well as the sectorial coupling between the transport and the electricity sector and to create incentives for new business models in this direction, such as smart charging and vehicle to grid triggers, which would allow the owners of electric vehicles to sell flexibility to the power system; calls on the Commission to ensure financing of innovation aiming at development of hydrogen storage solution, advanced long-term storage solutions for electric vehicles, development of hydrogen charging infrastructure, as well as infrastructure and plug-in solutions, including charging infrastructure for electric vehicles; Encourages Member States and local authorities to take further initiatives such as fiscal incentives on market penetration of electric and hydrogen vehicles, on tax reductions and exemptions for the owners of electric and hydrogen vehicles, as well as divers initiatives in relation to the promotion of electric vehicles use such as price reductions, bonus payments and premiums for the buyers of electric vehicles, and creation of free parking spaces for electric vehicles;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that technology and the internet facilitate an inclusive economy, allowing even the smallest businesses in the most remote regions to trade globally directly and in this respect calls on the European Commission to pursue 21st century trade agreements that recognize the fundamental advancement of technology and the internet.
Amendment 11 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Takes note of the ongoing negotiations of the legislative files on the Digital Market and calls on the European Commission to ensure the coherence between the new EU Digital Single Market and its external policies so as to achieve an integrated approach in trade negotiations. Highlights that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) should not be the exclusive cooperation mechanism to facilitate digital trade.
Amendment 17 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need of simplification and alignment of rules through a technologically progressive and transparent model of e-governance of administrative procedures. Calls on the Member States to advance rapidly their e- governance polices, legislation and practice.
Amendment 21 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Digital connectivity enhances the volume of trade, but a prerequisite for the online merchants is an efficient delivery system, underlines in this respect that the EU supports harmonised labels, that can lead to better and more efficient cross- border tracking services. Welcomes the open IT standards developed within CEN and suggests that the European Commission promotes such effective tools with international trade partners to reduce the costs of cross-border delivery and benefit ultimately end-users and consumers.
Amendment 26 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines, that while EU trade agreements have to increasingly tackle "behind the border barriers" beyond tariffs they must preserve the primary function of regulations to pursue the public interest and be limited to facilitating trade and investment through the identification of unnecessary technical barriers to trade, duplicated or redundant administrative burdens, which disproportionately affect SMEs, while not compromising the technical procedures and standards on health, safety, consumer, labour, social and environmental protection and cultural diversity; recalls that corresponding mechanisms must be based on enhanced information exchange and improved adoption of international technical standards, and lead to increased convergence, whilst under no circumstances undermining or delaying the democratically legitimised decision- making procedures of any trading partner
Amendment 43 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need of digitalisation of customs information and management via on-line registration and operation of information, in respect of international standards, e-certification and on-line payment of customs duties, to scale down on trade costs, facilitate clearance at the border and cooperation in fraud detection. Calls the European Commission to encourage and request from our trade partners the digitalisation of customs procedures together with compatibility of customs systems in parallel with the reduction of tariffs.
Amendment 58 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers that data flows are indispensable to trade in services and the digital economy but should never compromise the EU’s acquis on data protection and the right to privacy. Recalls that data and the right to privacy are not a trade barrier but a fundamental right
Amendment 59 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reiterates that forced data localisation can be a protectionist tool and as such can translate into a trade barrier, which favours large incumbents, puts SMEs in disadvantaged position and distorts competition and is to the detriment of consumers, calls for the inclusion of a provision for free flow of non-personal data in trade agreements and encourages practises such as cloud storage, facilitating an easier accessibility to the involved parties without major barriers
Amendment 61 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Further calls on the Commission to promote rule-based competition in the telecommunication sector, guaranteeing the independence of regulators and ensuring a fair and non-discriminatory access to telecom networks by European undertakings that will increase choice for consumers. Strongly supports the principle of non-discriminatory access to internet and encourages the European Commission to actively promote this principle at a multilateral level and on FTAs.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 32 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to establish a right to opt out of the implementing act, where Member states have a serious concern and where the Appeal Committee does not deliver an opinion due to the Member States failing to reach the required majority, the Commission should be free to adopt the implementing act. However, that implementing act should not have a binding effect on the Member States that voted against it, and in cases in which it concerns the protection of the health or safety of humans, animals or plants.
Amendment 36 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 37 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 44 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Transparency on the votes of Member State representatives at the appeal committee level should be increased and the individual Member State representatives' votes should be made publicshould be increased throughout the entire advisory, examination and appeal committee procedure. The discussions throughout all the committee procedures should be web streamed live.
Amendment 51 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Amendment 56 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Amendment 59 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
Amendment 65 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) 4a. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, when the Appeal Committee does not deliver an opinion voted by the majority provided for in Article 5(1), the Commission shall adopt that draft implementing act. This act has no binding effect on a Member State that has voted against the draft implementing act, which concerns the protection of the health or safety of humans, animals or plants.
Amendment 67 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 68 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
-a Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point 2 - point a a (new) "Article 10 Information on committee proceedings 1. The Commission shall keep a public register of committee proceedings which shall contain: (a) a list of committees; (b) the agendas of committee meetings; (c) the summary records, together with the lists of the authorities and organisations to which the persons designated by the Member States to represent them belong; (d) the draft implementing acts on which the committees are asked to deliver an opinion; (e) the voting results; (f) the final draft implementing acts following delivery of the opinion of the committees; (g) information concerning the adoption of the final draft implementing acts by the Commission; and (h) statistical data on the work of the committees. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32011R0182)
Amendment 72 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 75 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011
Article 10 – paragraph 3 and 4
Article 10 – paragraph 3 and 4
(ba) In Article 10, paragraphs 3 and 4 are deleted.
Amendment 16 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 50% of the energy used for heating and cooling in the EU is primaryfinal energy;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the energy efficiency of buildings that have been through a complex thermomodernisation process for the sake of thermal comfort or comfort cooling also depends on the use of adequate energy systems that provide for the effective conversion and distribution of energy from primary sources;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas architecture, urban planning, location-dependent heat flux density and the diversity of European climate zones must be taken into account in the planning of energy-efficient, low- emission public and residential buildings with maximum thermal comfort or comfort cooling;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas there are currently major differences in annual expenditure on energy for heating purposes between the various climate zones in Europe, with an average of 60 to 90 kWh/m2 in southern European countries and 175 to 235 kWh/m2 in central and northern Europe;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the efficiency of extracting and using energy from various sources, discharging energy (cooling) and preventing energy from flowing from areas of a higher temperature to areas of a lower temperature, using thermally insulated partitions that pose maximum resistance to that flow, are a fundamental elementspriority in the EU's strategy for using the best possible heating and cooling strategytechnologies;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES, and in particular photovoltaic cells linked up to batteries and solar panels, used in the heating of water and, in the provision of thermal comfort in buildings (heating and cooling), in conjunction with thermal storage facilities that can be used at nightused for daily or seasonal balancing;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on local authorities to assess existing heating and cooling potential in their areas, as well as future heating and cooling needs, taking into account the potential of locally available renewable energy sources, thermal energy from cogeneration and district heating volumes;
Amendment 243 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use natural gas or other green fuels or by heat from large energy-efficient heating systems and CHP plants and from cooling installations;
Amendment 255 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses the view that, in Europe’s temperate climate zone, reversecombined systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) using heat pump, as well as reversible heat pumps and/or integrated district heating and cooling systems could become very important;
Amendment 269 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the possibility of using heat from geothermal waters directly orand from other sources indirectlylower-temperature heat sources, for example the heat contained in deep-sea mines for heating (cooling), which could, with the help of huge heat pumps, heat whole towns, not just individual buildings;
Amendment 273 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses the view that heat storage facilities, for example in the form of thermally, environmentally insulated water tanks that use electric resistance to stay hot overnight (outside the hours of peak demand) and thereby improve the quality ofor heat storage facilities installed in CHP plants which improve the performance of the electricity system and take advantage of daily price fluctuations in the electricity supplymarket, could play a very important role in heating;
Amendment 276 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the waste heat obtained through cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methodsdischarged into the environment and heat from the ventilation systems of residential buildings using recuperation methods and their replacement by efficient heating solutions which exploit the potential of locally available renewable heat sources (biomass and geothermal and solar energy) should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before;
Amendment 309 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to ban the useorder the phasing- out of outdated furnaces that generate ‘low height’ emissions – releasing into the atmosphere natural pyrolytic gases from incomplete combustion, NOx, soot and fly ash dispersed by convection – in the heating of urban agglomerations and to replace them with efficient installations using fuels under controlled conditions;
Amendment 331 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that theat exchangers can play a vital role in local cooling via the expansion of liquefied natural gas in LNG terminals; increasing need for cooling requires further consideration of this issue, including an integrated approach to the entire cooling chain –from demand for industrial cooling from high temperatures to cooling for households and cooling requirements in the food industry
Amendment 338 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that heat exchangers can play a vital role in cooling in the decarbonisation of the food industry in transferring heat to natural bodies of water (free cooling) located close to sites at which cooled products are stored, the temperature of which does not exceed 6°C throughout the yearas well as the use for this purpose of renewable cooling sources, such as LNG terminals;
Amendment 380 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recommends that individual thermal renovinsulation systems be designed for architectural landmarks, with a particular focus on insulating roofs and replacing windows so as not to spoilin conjunction with efficient heating and cooling which does not change the unique architectural style of the buildings concerned;
Amendment 383 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Notes that the architectural design of intelligent buildings should take a holistic approach to ensuring thermal comfort (cooling) through the shape and mass of buildings, the adaptation of space and the adjustment of parameters such as the amount of daylight and ventilation and recuperation intensity, while at the same time having low running costs;
Amendment 389 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding that is used for th, including from the ERDF (regional development funding) and funding for major EFSI projects (Juncker Plan), for the cost- effective comprehensive thermal renovation of buildings; takes the view that the restrictionlimits that have been in place thus far on ERDF funding for this purpose have had an adverse effect in hampering these processes, in particular as regards the large number of buildings and entire housing estates built using large- panel system building methods;
Amendment 399 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. The modernisation and thermal insulation of buildings should generally take precedence over other thermal renovation activities in terms of priority access to funding, not least because of the strong potential to create many new jobs;
Amendment 415 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware of the technological and economic benefits of newmore sustainable heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices in this regard;
Amendment 424 #
2016/2058(INI)
26a. Considers the continuing training of experts assessing the thermal condition of buildings and the efficiency of the way in which they are heated (cooled) to be essential; believes that optimally located service groups which are accessible to end users are becoming a necessity;
Amendment 439 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that the key to combating energy poverty is to cut heating prices by ensuring that there isthrough a significant increase in energy efficiency at the three main stages of energy use: during conversion from primary energy to useful energy, during further transport of that energy, and, in particular, during use by the end user;
Amendment 446 #
2016/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Believes that the European Union strategy on innovative heating and cooling requires intensive research, as a basis for creating industries making environmentally-friendly equipment to serve this purpose.
Amendment 68 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union is committed to a sustainable, competitive, secure and decarbonised energy system. The Energy Union and the Energy and Climate Policy Framework for 2030 establish ambitious Union commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions further (by at least 40 % by 2030, as compared with 1990), to increase the proportion of renewable energy consumed (by at least 27 %) and to make energy savings of at least 27 %, reviewing this level having in mind an Union level of 30 %10 or higher, and to improve Europe’s energy security, competitiveness and sustainability. __________________ EUCO 169/14, CO EUR 13, CONCL 5, Brussels 24 October 2014.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The outcome of the evaluation and impact assessment indicated that a series of amendments areis required to strengthen the current provisions of Directive 2010/31/EU and to simplify certain aspects that would make it possible to speed up the processes involved in renovating existing buildings to improve their energy efficiency.
Amendment 129 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Innovation and new technology also make it possible for buildings to support the overall decarbonisation of the economy. For example, buildings can leverage the development of the infrastructure necessary for the smart charging of electric vehicles and also provide a basis for Member States, if they choose to, to use car batteries as a source of power. To reflect this aim, the definition of technical building systems should be extended. Innovative thermal insulation and heating and cooling systems are required, with a specific focus on centralised combined heat and power systems and renewable energy produced at the end-users’ premises.
Amendment 157 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Highlights the importance of ensuring that measures to improve the energy performance of buildings should not focus on the building envelope only, but should include all elements and technical systems in a building;
Amendment 185 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To meet the objectives of energy efficiency policy for buildings, the transparency of EPCs should be improved by ensuring that that all necessary parameters for calculations, for both certification and minimum energy performance requirements, are set out and applied consistently. Member States should put in place adequate measures to ensure, for example, that the performance of installed, replaced or updated technical building systems is documented in view of building certification and compliance checking. When it comes to modernising heating in individual buildings for which primary energy is used, conversion to heat should be as energy-efficient as possible and in line with best practices.
Amendment 190 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016/1318 of 29 July 2016 on nearly zero-energy buildings presented how the implementation of the Directive could simultaneously ensure the transformation of the building stock and the shift to a more sustainable energy supply, which also supports the heating and cooling strategy14. To make sure appropriate implementation takes place, the general framework for the calculation of the energy performance of buildings should be updated with the support of the work elaboratedcarried out by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), under Mandate M/480 that was given by the European Commission. __________________ 14Architectural and town planning standards need to be adapted, in relation to the diverse climates of the Member States, to make it easier to attain this objective. __________________ 14 COM(2016) 51 final. COM(2016) 51 final.
Amendment 476 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 6b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 6b a (new)
6ba. Commission shall ensure the dissemination of best practices on public and private financing schemes for energy efficiency as well as the aggregation of small energy renovation projects. It shall furthermore provide, in accessible format, the information on financial incentives to renovate;
Amendment 231 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point u Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point u Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(u) 'capacity mechanism' means an administrative or market-based measure to ensure the achievement of the desired level of security of supply by remunerating resources for their availability not including measures relating to ancillary services;
Amendment 835 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 18 – paragraph 1 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
1. Member States shall monitor resource adequacy within their territory based on the European resource adequacy assessment pursuant to Article 19a national resource adequacy assessment, which should take into account the European resource adequacy assessment pursuant to Article 19. The methodology for conducting the national resource adequacy assessment shall be defined by the Member States and shall take into account the methodology set out in Article 19(4).
Amendment 863 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 18 – paragraph 2 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2. Where the Europeannational resource adequacy assessment identifies a resource adequacy concern Member States shall identify any regulatory distortions that caused or contributed to the emergence of the concern.
Amendment 915 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point a Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point a Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(a) the value of lost load. The methodology for calculating the value of lost load shall allow Member States to take account of local economic conditions;
Amendment 922 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new) Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new) Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(ca) The technical conditions of generators and network operators, taking into account the parameters specific to the generation unit concerned, the maintenance of timelines, the specific characteristics of the generation units, transmission shutdowns and factors reducing the value for all generation units;
Amendment 953 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 21 – paragraph 1 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
1. Mechanisms other than strategic reserves shall be open to direct participation of capacity providers located in another Member State provided there is a network connection between thatto the extent that the capacity located in another Member State cand the bidding zone applying the mechanism be certified in the capacity mechanism concerned, taking into account the limits set out in paragraphs 2 and 2a.
Amendment 967 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 21 – paragraph 2 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2. Member States shall ensure that authorised foreign capacity capable of providing an equivalent technical performancecontribution to the system to domestic capacities has the opportunity to participate in the same competitive process as domestic capacity.
Amendment 970 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2a. A Member State applying a capacity mechanism may limit the direct participation of cross-border capacity: a. only to those price zones which are directly connected with the price zone in which the capacity mechanism is applied; b. only to those price zones which do not apply a strategic reserve mechanism; c. only to those capacity providers who do not participate in any other capacity mechanism in the same supply period. In specific cases where the above- mentioned limits are applied, Member States shall take into account the contribution to generation adequacy of those capacities which could have participated had the limits not been applied.
Amendment 975 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 21 – paragraph 3 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
3. Member States shall not restrict authorised capacity which is located in their territory from participating in capacity mechanisms of other Member States.
Amendment 983 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 21 – paragraph 5 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
5. CNotwithstanding the limits set out in paragraph 2, capacity providers shall be able to participate in more than one mechanism for the same delivery period. They shall be subject to non-availability payments in case of non-availability, and subject to two or more non-availability payments where there is concurrent scarcity in two or more bidding zones where the capacity provider is contracted. .
Amendment 996 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 21 – paragraph 6 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
6. Regional operational centres established pursuant to Article 32Transmission system operators shall annually calculate the maximum entry capacity available for the participation of foreign capacity taking into account the expected availability of interconnection and the likely concurrence of system stress between the system where the mechanism is applied and the system in which the foreign capacity is located. A calculation is required for each bidding zone border.
Amendment 1016 #
2016/0379(COD)
1. To address residual concerns that cannot be eliminated by the measures pursuant to Article 18(3), Member States may introduce capacity mechanisms, subject to the provisions of this Article and to the Union State aid rules.
Amendment 1051 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 23 – paragraph 4 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendment 1095 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 23 – paragraph 5 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
5. Where the Europeannational resource adequacy assessment has not identified a resource adequacy concern, Member States shall not apply capacity mechanisms.
Amendment 1112 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 24 – paragraph 1 Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Member States applying capacity mechanisms on [OP: entry into force of this Regulation] shall adapt their mechanisms to comply with Articles 18, 21 and 23 of this Regulation by 31 December 2030.
Amendment 85 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Moderation of energy demand is one of the five dimensions of the Energy Union Strategy adopted on 25 February 2015. Improving energy efficiency will Improving the efficiency of non- renewable primary energy resources benefits the environment,. It will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy security by reducing dependence on energy imports from outside the Union, cut energy costs forand cut the costs of final electricity and heat supplied to households and companies, whelp alleviate energy povre it will be used effectively in the form of usable enertgy and lead to increased jobs and economy-wide economic activity. This is in line with the Union commitments maduseful work to alleviate energy poverty, thereby generating economic activity in the Member States. This will translate into the framework of the Energy Union and global climate agenda established by the Paris Agreement of December 2015 by the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Changeurther improvement of the quality of life of the citizens of the Member States.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Moderation of energy demand is one of the five dimensions of the Energy Union Strategy adopted on 25 February 2015. Improving energy efficiency will benefit the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy security by reducing dependence on energy imports from outside the Union, cut energy costs for households and companies, benefit public health, help alleviate energy poverty and lead to increased jobs and economy-wide economic activity. This is in line with the Union commitments made in the framework of the Energy Union and global climate agenda established by the Paris Agreement of December 2015 by the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Amendment 93 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council9 is an element to progress towards the Energy Union, under which energy efficiency should be treated as an energy source source of accessible energy in its own right. The 'energy efficiency first' principle should be taken into account when setting new rules for the supply side and other policy areas. The Commission should ensure that energy efficiency and demand side response can compete on equal terms with generation capacitproviding for an increase in or the stabilisation of the supply of final energy to the Member States’ markets, with declining consumption of non-renewable primary energy. Energy efficiency needs to be considered whenever energy system relevant planning orand financing decisions are taken. EInvestments to improve final energy efficiency improvements need to be realised whenever it is more cost-effective for the market than equivalent supply-side solutions. This should help to exploit the multiple benefits of an increase in energy efficiency for Europe's society, in particular for citizat all stages of energy flow and thereby improve the welfare of Europe's society. The Commission should ensure that the real increase in energy efficiency and actions taken in response to actual market demand can co-exist harmoniously with increasing per capita GDP. Decisions favouring investments and businesses. in energy efficiency, particularly at the stage of converting primary non-renewable energy into final energy, and in effective grids used to supply energy to the users, should be prioritised in EU financial plans, especially under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). __________________ 9 Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 103 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) All forms of primary energy (non- renewable and renewable) should take into account the additional energy input required to acquire that energy, to establish and operate power installations and to dismantle them, as well as to eliminate the associated threats to the environment.
Amendment 104 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Member State measures should be supported by well-designed and effective EU financial instruments, such as the EU budget, the EFSI and the EIB. Financial support should be technologically neutral and focused on the most cost-effective method of reducing primary energy consumption or increasing energy efficiency, as regards both non-renewable primary energy and final energy.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council of October 2014 set a 27 % energy efficiency target for 2030, to be reviewed by 2020 'having in mind an Union level of 30 %'. In December 2015, the European Parliament called upon the Commission to also assess the viability of a 40 % energy efficiency target for the same timeframe. It is therefore appropriate to review and consequently amend the Directive to adapt it to the 2030 perspectiveanalyse the technical and investment aspects of an amendment to the Directive, so as to ensure that they will not, by 2030, result in economic disturbance in the Member States or worsen the living conditions of citizens owing to the reduction in their per capita GDP. Moreover, an appropriate benchmark for the assessment of energy efficiency improvements should be defined, including the use of non- renewable primary energy in relation to GDP per capita for the Member State concerned.
Amendment 110 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council of October 2014 set a 27 % energy efficiency target for 2030, to be reviewed by 2020 'having in mind an Union level of 30 %'. In DecemberJune 20156, the European Parliament called upon the Commission to also assess the viability of apropose a binding 40 % energy efficiency target for the same timeframe. It is therefore appropriate to review and consequently amend the Directive to adapt it to the 2030 perspective.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There are no binding targets at national level in the 2030 perspective. The need for the Union to achieve its energy efficiency targets at EU level, expressed in primary and final energy consumption, in 2020 and 2030 should be clearly set outMember States to achieve the ambitious and binding targets set out in European Parliament resolution of 23 June 2016 on the implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU), expressed in the form of a significant reduction in the use of non- renewable primary energy by 2020 and 2030, as well as after 2030, should be clearly defined at EU level for the commercial power industry, energy transmission and distribution, heating and cooling in the housing sector, and in public and goods transport, in the form of a binding 30 % target. This clarification at Union level should not restrict Member States as their freedom is kept to set their national contributions based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensityof the ambitious EU target should not, however, impose constraints on Member States, which are guided by their development plans when it comes to the priority given to the rate of efficiency improvements in the aforementioned economic sectors. Member States should sretain their national indicative energy efficiency contributions taking into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy. This means that primary energy consumption should be reduced by 23 % and final energy consumption should be reduced by 17 % in the Union compared to 2005 levels freedom to determine their national contributions based on an effective definition of the energy intensity of their energy mix on the basis of the consumption of accumulated non-renewable primary energy. Member States should therefore set themselves ambitious national indicative contributions for the reduction of consumption of non-renewable primary energy, having regard to the EU binding target for 2030. A regular evaluation of Member States’ progress towards the achievement of the Union 2030 target is necessaryir obligations in terms of the EU target shall be carried out every two-and-a-half years, and is provided for in the legislative proposal on Energy Union Governance.
Amendment 134 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The operational efficiency of energy systems at any given moment is influenced by the ability to feed power generated from different sources - with different degrees of inertia and start-up times - into the grid smoothly and flexibly; improving this efficiency will enable better use to be made of renewable energy, such as wind power combined with gas turbines, to avoid overloading networks served by conventional large power units that have significant thermal inertia.
Amendment 164 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Emission standards should take into account the current and potential energy efficiency of a Member State's energy mix; they should also take into account the real system for the supply of non-renewable primary energy of internal origin and imported primary energy, so that the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) could be modified without limiting the competitiveness of countries generating energy from fossil fuels, particularly from coal.
Amendment 167 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Member States should define the total energy efficiency of their energy mix, i.e. the efficiency in moving from non- renewable primary energy that they have, through the final energy supplied to the consumer market, to the energy used on that market: in the housing sector, transport and industry, while using numerical conversion rates set out as PEFs in Annexes IVa and IVb, and taking account of a percentage share of each primary energy constituent in this mix, by adding individual shares of these constituents multiplied by the applicable conversion effectivenesses.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) It is important to include all energy chain steps into the counting of savings in order to increase the energy savings potential in transmission and distribution of electricity by introducing benchmarking mechanisms for network operators in order to encourage good network management, the reducing of losses and a cost/energy effective investment programme into the infrastructure.
Amendment 191 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Improvements to the energy efficiency of buildings should benefit in particular vulnerable consumers affected byt risk of energy poverty. Member States can already require obligated parties to include social aims in energy saving measures, in relation to energy poverty, and this possibility should now be extended to alternative measures, strengthened to require a significant share to be implemented as a priority, and transformed into an obligation while leaving full flexibility to Member States with regard to the size, scope and content of such measures. In line with Article 9 of the Treaty, the Union's energy efficiency policies should be inclusive and therefore also ensure accessibility of energy efficiency measures for energy poor consumers.
Amendment 196 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Reacting to daytime and night- time demand for electricity is an important instrument for improving energy efficiency, since it significantly increases energy saving opportunities for consumers by allowing them to make decisions based on information indicating the possibility of optimising energy consumption when energy is in demand, including at peak times, so as to enable better use of transmission networks and productive resources.
Amendment 201 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) With around 50 million households in the Union being affected by energy poverty, energy efficiency measures must be central to any cost- effective strategy to address energy poverty and consumer vulnerability and are complementary to social security policies at the Member State level.
Amendment 204 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The Union's building stock will need to become ‘nearly zero energy buildings’ by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Present building renovation rates are insufficient and those buildings occupied by low- income citizens at risk of energy poverty are the hardest to reach. Therefore, the measures laid down in Articles 7, 7a and 7b are of particular importance.
Amendment 212 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Energy generated on or in buildings from renewable energy technologies reduces the supplied fossil energy. The reduction of energy consumption and the use of energy from renewable sources in the buildings sector are important measures to reduce the Union’s energy dependency and greenhouse gas emissions, especially in view of ambitious climate and energy objectives set for 2030 as well as the global commitment made in the Conference of the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) held in Paris in December 2015. Member States should therefore be able to take into account a certain amount of renewable energy generated on or in buildings or nearby for own use into account to satisfy their energy savings requirements. For this purpose Member States should be allowed to use calculation methodologies established under Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 215 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The energy balance in Member States' businesses and industries can be improved, building on the principles of the circular economy, by means of the proper use of industrial waste as secondary raw materials, provided that their energy potential is higher than the potential of alternative primary raw materials.
Amendment 218 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Member States should be demonstrate a high degree of flexibility in the design and implementation of alternative measures for determining their national priorities for energy efficiency, including both energy efficient products and energy-efficient technological production processes; support is required for actions focusing on targets related to the efficient use of natural resources or to the need to introduce the Circular Economy; segregated municipal waste burnt as part of ‘waste-to-energy’ processes is an increasingly important source of primary energy, whose energy value and PEF are equivalent to heating data for lignite.
Amendment 230 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
Amendment 240 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of Directive 2012/27/EU, a requirement for a general review of the Directive and a report to the European Parliament and the Council by 28 February 2024 should be introducedEnergy and climate law is complementary and should be mutually reinforcing. Thus, as part of the obligations under the Paris Agreement, within six months of the UNFCCC global stocktake in 2023 the Commission should undertake a general review of the Directive and a report to the European Parliament and the Council should be introduced assessing the general effectiveness of Directive 2012/27/EU and the need to adjust the Union's energy efficiency policy according to the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Such a review should be undertaken in subsequent global stocktakes thereafter.
Amendment 242 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Calculation of the actual efficiency gains in a physical sense, in line with the formula set out in Article 2(6) and (6a) of Directive 2012/27/EU, as amended by this Directive, involves various large economic operators: energy generators, including power plants and CHP plants, transmission network distributors and the consumer market, which is the last link in the chain of energy consumption.
Amendment 247 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure that the Union’s 2020 20 % headline targets and its 2030 30 %ambitious 2030 binding headline targets on energy efficiency are met and paves the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond those dates. It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and. While recognising that the economies of Member States are characterised by diverse economic potentials and energy mixes, and taking into account the complete energy flow chain, from primary energy to the consumer market, this directive provides for the establishment of ambitious indicative national energy efficiency targets and contributions for 2020 and 2030.’; __________________ 1aCompared with projections based on the PRIMES model using 2007 as a base, this is equivalent to reducing energy use by 34% compared with the 2005 absolute levels.
Amendment 268 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point a (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1a) ‘energy’ means all forms of energy products, combustible fuels, heat, renewable energy, electricity, or any other form of energy, as defineArticle 2 shall be amended as follows: (a) point 1 is replaced by the following: (1) ‘energy’ means a scalar physical quantity that describes a structural and kinetic state of material systems (matter) that may interact with each other under external influences, leading to their new structural and kin Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament aetic state of equilibrium, while the amount of work done and the dissipative mechanical and thermal effect depends ofn the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics (1)intensity of such transition. The energy is not destroyed during the transition from one material system to another;
Amendment 269 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point b (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(b) the following point shall be added: (1a) ‘primary energy’ means the energy of: electromagnetic waves, including the energy of solar radiation and mechanical energy, wind and water energy, including tidal energy and chemical energy that is contained in fossil fuels and raw materials, as well as potential energy contained in the Earth’s crust in the form of mechanical stresses, geothermal energy and nuclear energy contained in fissile elements or released during thermonuclear fusion; primary energy can be divided into two groups: – non-renewable energy, i.e. energy contained in fossil fuels and nuclear fuel; – renewable energy, i.e. solar radiation, wind and tidal energy, as well as energy contained in the Earth’s crust and in biofuels;’
Amendment 270 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point c (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
(c) the following point shall be added: ‘(1c) ‘primary energy factor (PEF)’ means a coefficient (a multiplying factor), i.e. a dimensionless numerical value that makes it possible, through multiplication, to calculate the amount of non-renewable primary energy based on the measured amount of final energy broken down into various sources of such final energy in the form of electricity or heat, and to calculate cumulative non-renewable primary energy in order to reflect energy losses in conversion, transmission and distribution;’
Amendment 272 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point f (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point f (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 e (new)
(f) the following point shall be added: ‘(1e) ‘the chain of energy conversions’ means a technological process that begins with the release of primary energy and its transmission to the market in the form of final energy, where it is converted by a consumer into usable energy (work):’
Amendment 345 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 5
Article 5
(2a) Article 5 shall be amended as follows: “Article 5 Exemplary role of public bodies' buildings 1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, each Member State shall ensure that, as from 1 January 2014, 3 % of the total floor area of heated and/or cooled buildings owned and occupied by its central governmentpublic authorities is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements that it has set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3 % rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 2500 m 2 owned and occupied by the central government of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, do not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. That threshold shall be lowered to 250 m 2 as of 9 July 2015. Where a Member State requires that the obligation to renovate each year 3 % of the total floor area extends to floor area owned and occupied by administrative departments at a level below central government, the 3 % rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 500 m 2 and, as of 9 July 2015, over 250 m 2 owned and occupied by central government and by these administrative departmentpublic authorities of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, do not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. When implementing measures for the comprehensive renovation of central governmentpublic authority buildings in accordance with the first subparagraph, Member States may choose to consider the building as a whole, including the building envelope, equipment, operation and maintenance. Member States shall require that central governmentpublic authority buildings with the poorest energy performance be a priority for energy efficiency measures, where cost- effective and technically feasible. 2. Member States may decide not to set or apply the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 to the following categories of buildings: (a) buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment, or because of their special architectural or historical merit, in so far as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would unacceptably alter their character or appearance; (b) buildings owned by the armed forces or central government and serving national defence purposes, apart from single living quarters or office buildings for the armed forces and other staff employed by national defence authorities; (c) buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities. 3. If a Member State renovates more than 3 % of the total floor area of central government buildings in a given year, it may count the excess towards the annual renovation rate of any of the three previous or following years. 4. Member States may count towards the annual renovation rate of central governmentpublic authority buildings new buildings occupied and owned as replacements for specific central governmentpublic authority buildings demolished in any of the two previous years, or buildings that have been sold, demolished or taken out of use in any of the two previous years due to more intensive use of other buildings. 5. For the purposes of paragraph 1, by 31 December 2013, Member States shall establish and make publicly available an inventory of heated and/or cooled central governmentpublic authority buildings with a total useful floor area over 500 m 2 and, as of 9 July 2015, over 250 m 2 , excluding buildings exempted on the basis of paragraph 2. The inventory shall contain the following data: (a) the floor area in m 2 ; and (b) the energy performance of each building or relevant energy data. 6. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States may opt for an alternative approach to paragraphs 1 to 5 of this Article, whereby they take other cost- effective measures, including deep renovations and measures for behavioural change of occupants, to achieve, by 2020, an amount of energy savings in eligible buildings owned and occupied by their central governmentpublic authorities that is at least equivalent to that required in paragraph 1, reported on an annual basis. For the purpose of the alternative approach, Member States may estimate the energy savings that paragraphs 1 to 4 would generate by using appropriate standard values for the energy consumption of reference central governmentpublic authorities buildings before and after renovation and according to estimates of the surface of their stock. The categories of reference central governmentpublic authority buildings shall be representative of the stock of such buildings. Member States opting for the alternative approach shall notify to the Commission, by 31 December 2013, the alternative measures that they plan to adopt, showing how they would achieve an equivalent improvement in the energy performance of the buildings within the central governmentpublic authorities estate. 7. Member States shall encourage public bodies, including at regional and local level, and social housing bodies governed by public law, with due regard for their respective competences and administrative set-up, to: (a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, freestanding or as part of a broader climate or environmental plan, containing specific energy saving and efficiency objectives and actions, with a view to following the exemplary role of central governmentpublic authority buildings laid down in paragraphs 1, 5 and 6; (b) put in place an energy management system, including energy audits, as part of the implementation of their plan; (c) use, where appropriate, energy service companies, and energy performance contracting to finance renovations and implement plans to maintain or improve energy efficiency in the long term.”
Amendment 360 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) new savings each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 of 1.52 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volumedemand for primary energy, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019, through: (i) the continued high-efficiency conversion of primary energy into final energy; (ii) the high-efficiency transmission of such electricity by the operators of transmission and distribution systems; and (iii) measures taken to reduce demand among final users. The measures referred to in point (iii) should represent at least half of the annual primary energy savings referred to in this point. The savings referred to in points (a) and (b) should be achieved cumulatively.
Amendment 363 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) new savings each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 of 1.52 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volume, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019. These savings shall be cumulative and additional to savings achieved under point (a).
Amendment 391 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 395 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall continue to achieve new, additional, cumulative annual savings of 1.52% for ten year periods after 2030, unless reviews by the Commission by 2027 and every 10 years thereafter conclude that this is not necessary to achieve the Union's long term energy and climate targets for 2050.
Amendment 426 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Member States shall decide how the calculated quantity of new savings is to be phased over each period referred to in points (a) and (b) as long as the required total cumulative savings have been achieved by the end of each pernew primary energy savings calculated on the basis of the PEF indicators set out in Annexes IVa and IVb are to be phased over each period referred to in points (a) and (b) and how declared savings will be reached by the end of each period; the PEF indicators should be updated every two-and-a-half years by means of negotiations between the Member States and the Commissiodn.
Amendment 429 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Subject tofor the purposes of calculating the amount of energy savings required for the period referred to in point (a) of paragraph 31, eachand with a total amount of 25% of energy savings, Member States may:
Amendment 435 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) allow energy savings achieved in the energy transformation, distribution and transmission sectors, including efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure, as a result of implementing the requirements set out in Article 14(4), point (b) of Article 14(5) and Article 15(1) to (6) and (9), to be counted towards the amount of energy savings required under paragraph 1; the savings shall be properly accounted for via a common methodology, favouring the benchmarking of technologies;
Amendment 453 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 480 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The financial impact on economic sectors under an obligation to purchase CO2 emission allowances must – in view of the obligation to reduce energy use annually by the linear factor of 1.5 %, as well as to reduce emissions of CO2 at the rate of 2.2 % annually – be taken into account and compensated for in the next base year in relation to the relative reduction of primary energy use achieved.
Amendment 504 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) shall include and make public requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring a significant share of energy efficiency measures to be implemented as a priority in vulnerable households affected byt risk of energy poverty and in social housing;
Amendment 524 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7b – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7b – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Furthermore, all opportunities to increase energy efficiency, including from higher performing fuel used in transport shall be eligible towards cumulative end- use energy savings requirement set out in Article 7(1).
Amendment 526 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7b – paragraph 2
Article 7b – paragraph 2
2. In designing alternative policy measures to achieve energy savings, Member States shall take into account the effect on households affected by energy poverty and ensure a significant share of such measures are implemented as a priority in vulnerable households at risk of energy poverty and in social housing, and make this information public.
Amendment 563 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In multi-apartment and multi-purpose buildings with a central heating or cooling source or supplied from district heating and cooling systems, individual meters shall be installed to measure the consumption of heat or cooling or hot water for each building unit, where technically feasible, cost effective and proportionate in relation to the potential of energy savings.
Amendment 614 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
(11a) Article 15 is amended as follows: (aa) the following text is added to paragraph (4): A common methodology shall be defined by the Commission, following a consultation of relevant stakeholders, in order to encourage network operators in reducing of losses and a cost/energy effective investment programme into the infrastructure and to properly account for the energy efficiency and flexibility of the grid. This methodology shall be specified in a delegated act, 12 months after entry force of this Directive.
Amendment 630 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 24 – paragraph 12
Article 24 – paragraph 12
12. The Commission shall evaluate this Directive by 28 February 2024 at the latest, and every five years thereafter, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Councilundertake a general review this Directive within six months of the UNFCCC global stocktake in 2023, and after subsequent global stocktakes thereafter, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the general effectiveness of this Directive and the need to adjust the Union's energy efficiency policy in accordance with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. That report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals for further measures.;
Amendment 680 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 a (new)
Annex – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a (new)
Amendment 35 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Council conclusions of October 2014 foresaw that the target should be delivered collectively by the Union in the most cost-effective manner possible, with the reductions in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and non- ETS sectors amounting to 43% and 30% by 2030 compared to 2005 respectively, with efforts distributed on the basis of relative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions, and all Member States should participate in this effort, balancing considerations of fairness and solidarity, and national targets within the group of Member States with a GDP per capita above the Union average should be relatively adjusted to reflect cost- effectiveness in a fair and balanced manner. The emissions level allocated to each Member State in the context of the 2030 climate and energy framework should take into account Member States' specificities in respect of their energy mix. Achieving these greenhouse gas emission reductions should boost efficiency and innovation in the European economy and in particular should promote improvements, notably in buildings, agriculture, waste management and transport, in so far as they fall under the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The approach of annually binding national limits taken in Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be continued from 2021 to 2030, with the start of the trajectory calculation in 20201 on the average of the greenhouse gas emissions durvalue of annual emission allocation ing 2016 to 201820 and the end of the trajectory being the 2030 limit for each Member State. An adjustment to the allocation in 2021 is provided for Member States with both a positive limit under Decision 406/2009/EC and increasing annual emission allocations between 2017 and 2020 determined pursuant to Decisions 2013/162/EU and 2013/634/EU, to reflect the capacity for increased emissions in those years. The European Council concluded that the availability and use of existing flexibility instruments within the non-ETS sectors should be significantly enhanced in order to ensure cost- effectiveness of the collective Union effort and convergence of emissions per capita by 2030. To that end, unused annual emission allocations from the period from 2013 to 2020 should be transferred to a dedicated reserve for each Member State upon its request, to be utilised in the period from 2021 to 2030, where a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year . _________________ 19 Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
Amendment 78 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] lays down accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals relating to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). While the environmental outcome under this Regulation in terms of the levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions that are made is affected by taking into account a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of 280425 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of these removals divided among Member States according to the figures in Annex III should be included as an additional possibility for Member States to meet their commitments when needed. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 7 to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in the flexibility provided by that Article. Before adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should evaluate the robustness of accounting for managed forest land based on available data, and in particular the consistency of projected and actual harvesting rates. In addition, the possibility to voluntarily delete annual emission allocation units should be allowed under this Regulation in order to allow for such amounts to be taken into account when assessing Member States' compliance with requirements under Regulation [ ].
Amendment 124 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 20201 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3value of annual emission allocation in 2020 and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act setting out the annual emission allocations for the years from 2021 to 2030 in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent as specified in paragraphs 1 and 2. For the purposes of this implementing act, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2005 and 2016 to 2018 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation No (EU) 525/2013.
Amendment 149 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In respect of the years 2021 to 2029, a Member State may borrow a quantity of up to 510% from its annual emission allocation for the following year.
Amendment 164 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. A Member State may transfer up to 510% of its annual emission allocation for a given year to other Member States. The receiving Member State may use this quantity for compliance under Article 9 for the given year or for subsequent years until 2030.
Amendment 174 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Member States may carry-over excess annual emission allocations from the previous commitment period.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. The previous period banking reserve for each Member State is hereby established. Upon request of the Member State, the unused annual emission allocations from a commitment period shall be carried over to the previous period banking reserve.
Amendment 176 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of unused annual emission allocations in the previous period banking reserve for that Member State, may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year.
Amendment 177 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Additional use of 100 million annual emission allocations for implementation of projects 1. A European Project Mechanism (EPM) is hereby established. 2. Within the EPM, 100 million annual emission allocations shall be made available for the purpose of implementing projects or programmes that reduce greenhouse gas emissions not covered by the EU ETS in the Member States listed in Annex IV. 3. In the period from 2021 to 2030, 100 million annual emission allocations shall be auctioned through a Central Union Auctioning Platform. Any Member State is eligible to bid and may use the quantity acquired to comply with Article 9 for the given year or subsequent years. Auctioning revenues shall be made available for emission reduction projects or programmes within the EPM in the Member States listed in Annex IV. 4. Any projects under this mechanism shall not result in the double counting of emission reductions. 5. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act that sets out the details, rules and conditions concerning timing, administration, use of revenues and other aspects of auctioning annual emission allocations through the central platform, as well as the modalities and procedures for the EPM. 6. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13.
Amendment 201 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Additional use of up to 280425 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grasslandLULUCF
Amendment 215 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:
Amendment 228 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A Member State which is evaluated under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 as not making sufficient progress shall, within three monthsexceeds the annual emission allocation, taking into account the flexibilities, shall, within three months, since the compliance check as specified in the Article 9, submit to the Commission an corrective action plan that includes:
Amendment 234 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an addi deduction tofrom the Member State's emission figureallocation of the following year equal to the amount in tonnes of CO2 equivalent of the excess greenhouse gas emissions, multiplied by a factor of 1.08, in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 11; and
Amendment 239 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the Member State shall be temporarily prohibited from transferring any part of its annual emission allocation to another Member State until it is in compliance with Article 4 (2) of this Regulation. The Central Administrator shall implement this prohibition in the registry referred in Article 11.
Amendment 241 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. If the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State in either the period from 2021 to 2025 or the period from 2026 to 2030 under Regulation [ ] exceeded its greenhouse gas removals, as determined in accordance with Article 12 of that Regulation, there shall be a deduction from that Member State'saking into account flexibilities used pursuant to Article 11 of that Regulation, Member State may choose to deduct annual emissions allocations for the relevant years equal to the amount in tonnes of CO2 equivalent of those excess greenhouse gas emissions for the relevant yearose years as one of flexibility options.
Amendment 268 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation 525/2013/EU
Article 21
Article 21
The Commission may issue opinions on the corrective action plans submitted by Member States according to Article 8(1) of Regulation [ ESR ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030, within three months from the date of submission of the corrective action plan.
Amendment 80 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the use of gas turbines to generate electricity increases flexibility in the operation of energy systems and their energy efficiency during periods of peak load;
Amendment 186 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
ea. Stresses that the tariff assigned to the consumer should be adjusted each year on the basis of a transparent calculation method known to the consumer, so that the consumer is rewarded for applying energy efficient practices;
Amendment 199 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
fa. Stresses that the setting of energy prices must take into account the real costs of transmission losses from where the energy is generated to the point of consumption;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the absence of energy efficiency indicators, such as energy consumption per unit of GDP, prevents some Member States from incentivising citizens and businesses to achieve the political objective of climate and energy efficiency;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the lack of coherence between the three political objectives in the area of climate and energy, particularly as regards the equivalent reciprocal conversion of the dynamic of change between those objectives, taking into account the percentage increase in efficiency and the increase in the share of renewable energy sources per number of individual CO2 emissions certificates, means that there are no suitable incentives to increase energy efficiency or to use renewable energy sources;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the Energy Efficiency Directive became an Energy Saving Directive as a result of political decision, as a result of the Commission's earlier decisions, the directive does not address the issue of genuine energy efficiency, rather it provides solely for restrictions on the use of energy – i.e. passive measures – and cannot be accepted by countries with low per capita energy consumption rates; calls for the focus of the directive to be turned more towards active economic growth through raising real energy efficiency considerations;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the Energy Union reflects multiple calls of the European Parliament to establish a true pan-European Energy Community, based on a strong common energy market, coordination of energy purchasing outside of the EU and common European funding of research and innovation in the area of new sustainable energy technologies;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Energy Community is an instrument to expand internal energy market to EU's neighbourhood countries, thus contributing to the creation of a pan- European energy space based on common principles and the rule of law;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas 30 million European jobs are at risk owing to the US shale gas boom, as energy-intensive industries move operations to the US, where energy costs are far lower and where regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is less restrictive;
Amendment 297 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that well-developed and fully integrated infrastructure allowing for enhanced diversification of supplies and cross-border flows is vital for ensuring security of supply both in normal and emergency conditions and for delivering energy from competitive sources to consumers across the European Union and Energy Community;
Amendment 349 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support those EU Member States and on the Energy Community Secretariat to support those Energy Community Contracting Parties that wish to negotiate energy contracts on a voluntary basis by introducing a common negotiating mechanism, and stresses that the functioning of such a mechanism must be subject to compliance with the EU internal market acquis and with EU competition and World Trade Organisation rules;
Amendment 360 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that greater transparency of intergovernmental agreements could be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involving one or more Member States and third countries, including by having the Commission participate in those negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier; notes that furthermore the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-post assessments and draw up both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and, destination clauses, take-or-pay clauses and oil indexation of gas pricing;
Amendment 388 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to prepare draft contract templates and guidelines including an indicative list of abusive clauses in order to create a reference for competent authorities and companies in their contracting activities; furthermore calls on the Commission to publish quarterly assessments of the average import prices;
Amendment 493 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, and in particular DG TRADE, to comaintainue to press for a dedicated the goal of dedicating a separate energy chapter within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with a view to removing US export restrictions on both crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and eliminating protectionist measures;
Amendment 497 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that a strengthened Energy Community should be the pivotal arm of the EU's external energy policy and invites the Commission to come forward with concrete proposals based on the report of the High-Level Reflection Group for the reform of the Energy Community;
Amendment 500 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the Energy Community through, inter alia, better implementation and enforcement of EU law, enhancing its institutions including the establishment of an Energy Community Parliamentary Assembly and implementing key infrastructure projects in order to ensure better integration with the EU energy market and security of supply mechanisms;
Amendment 516 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the future Energy Union must establish a free flow of energy across EU and Energy Community countries as the fifth European freedom alongside free movement of people, goods, capital and services;
Amendment 647 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States and the Commission as well as the Energy Community Contracting Parties and the Energy Community Secretariat to concentrate their efforts on driving projects of common interest (PCIs) and projects of the Energy Community interest (PECIs) forward, with a view to achieving a pan- European ‘super grid' with the capacity to transmit power across EU countriesurope from multiple sources and therefore capable of diverting energy from surplus to deficit areas, thereby allowing the market to instantly respond to interruptions of supply wherever they occur;
Amendment 662 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Stresses the importance of ensuring a sound, stable and predictable regulatory framework which will enable long-term commitments and which is necessary to deliver new investments in energy infrastructure;
Amendment 675 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports regional approaches where there are particular regional challenges or opportunities, or where acting regionally could speed up market integration, including through the creationfurther development of regional hubs to enhance market liquidity, primarily in the CEE region; recognises the important role of power exchanges in fostering liquid, transparent and secure energy trading;
Amendment 739 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that following the European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014, post-2020 EUthe EU political target to increase energy- efficiency targets must be non-binding and not apply at national leby 20 % before 2020 cannot be binding at national level; it will be necessary to introduce new regulations on measuring energy efficiency so that each Member State’s GDP per capita can be taken into account when calculating how much its efficiency in a particular area has improveld;
Amendment 768 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that realistic improvements in energy- efficiency pursued on a cost-effective basis will make a key contribution tocould boost energy security, and competitiveness and the achievement of climate objectives; stresses, however, that gains in energy efficiency cannot replace diversification of energy supplywithout undermining efforts to meet the current climate targets;
Amendment 796 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. BelievNotes that it will be important to avoid over-prescriptive legislation that can constrain domestic policy choices abthe means of achieving the 2030 political climate targets must form part of Member States’ industrial policy, taking into account how best to promote energy efficiency within a national contextthe need for reindustrialisation; takes the view that the modified EU ETS mechanism should be internally consistent and bring together all three political climate targets on a more flexible, market-oriented basis;
Amendment 814 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that a cautious revision of existing energy efficiency legislatTakes the view that the current provision,s including the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, is needed in order not to undermine national policies already in place which operate within the 2020 climate and energy framework; calls on the Commission to review the EUof 19 May 2010 have brought about significant developments in energy efficiency; calls on the Member States to present the results they have achieved so far in energy- efficiency legislation by no sooner than 2018t construction;
Amendment 835 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Acknowledges that local authorities of European cities undoubtedly make an important contribution to energy independence by increasing energy- efficiency through cogeneration, modernising district heating systems, increasing the use of cleaner public transport, encouraging more active travel models and renovating buildings; recalls that by 31 December 2020 all new buildings should be characterised by nearly zero-energy consumption, and that new public buildings should be nearly zero-energy by 31 December 2018;
Amendment 857 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Calls on the Commission to address, in consultation with the Member States, the matter of large-scale investment into EU-wide electricity grids with high energy-transfer efficiency, which would create the necessary north-south and east- west links across the EU; suggests taking advantage of the time zones and steadily shifting peak loads from east to west, and points out that Europe’s rich climatic diversity means that greater use could be made of renewable resources;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to maintain fair competition on the EU market by imposing surcharges on energy-intensive goods imported from third countries to offset the additional costs incurred by EU manufacturers in meeting CO2 emissions charges;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that renewable energy and increaseddynamic growth in energy efficiency leading toare bringing energy savings and are critical means for aof evening out electricity consumption across the Member States and creating a holistic, stable, secure, independent and democratically governed energy system for the EU, which generates high-quality jobs and wealth within a future-oriented sustainable economy; underlines that a higher degree of electricity intercstresses that more flexible operation of high-frequency transmission networks and distribution nectivity and smart grids are necessary for developing such a systemtworks would result in more efficient and more reliable electricity supplies for end users;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that electricity interconnection is a precondition for completingmoving closer to an integrated EU internal electricity market, which, if well designed and is the next step in creating well designed trans-European energy networks, will help to achieve ambitiours climate objectives and improve the EU’s geopolitical position through greater energy security and independence, asnd weill as reduceput an end to energy isolation; stresses that the electricity interconnectors also need to be tackled, planned and executed through strong coordinated regional cooperation;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the 10 % target – to bewhich the Member States must achieved by 2020 – as a valuable target and a step in the right direction; considers, however, that it does not always reflect the market situation and has not been established on the basis of scientific evidencein the Member States; recalls that the 10 % target was first set in 2002 on the basis of the installednational energy systems’ electricity generation capacity that existed at that time; acknowledges that, although the 10 % target is important, it describes neither the necessary quantity of electricity flowing between countries nor theits quality, such as the availability of the existing interconnection infrastructure or of the existing national infrastructure between the interconnectors; believes, therefore, that a one-size-fits-all interconnection target based on installed electricity generation capacity is not on its own appropriate for all Member States that an EU-wide interconnection target should be based on aggregate installed electricity generation capacity across the EU and should be set at 10% of that capacity;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the frequently congestedion of local transmission networks might be linked to cross-border lines but might also be due to weakis caused by irregular cross-border power supplies and weak, outdated internal grids; insists that a holistic project approach should be taken when assessing the need for, and the priority of, reinforcement / extension of trans-European networks, taking into account bothcurrent cross-border and nationlocal connections, in particular the realwith the aim of making the best possible use of the existing interconnection lines and increasing the availability of existing national infrastructure;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the role of the Commission as guardian of a decentralised but holistic and accessible electricity system, in which Member States shall grant access to smaller suppliersmaller local suppliers, in particular prosumers who use renewable energy resources, access to the grid in accordance with fair market rules;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that projects on the PCI list benefit from preferential regulatory treatment, fast-track planning, a binding time limit of 3.5 years for the granting of a permit and faster environmental assessment procedures, and may also be eligible for extra; takes the view that funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and the Fund for Strategic Investments should be used to invest in trans-European networks linking the East with the West and the North with the South;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that planned interconnectors are expected to allow the Baltic States to reach their 10 % goal by the end of 2015; is concerned that the Baltic States’ networks are still synchronised with and dependent on the Russian electricity system, which is an impediment for a truly integrated and properly functioning European electricity market alone; calls for a rapid synchronisation of the Baltic States’ electricity networks with the Continental European Network in order to ensure full integration in the EU internal electricity market and a higher security of electricity supply; highlights the common Nordic power market as a best practice for cooperation between Member States; acknowledges the importance of investing in higher interconnectivity between Poland and the Nordic electricity market in order forso that Poland tocan reach its 10 % target; takes the view that the creation of a single EU electricity market should not entail cutting off or scaling down existing links with third-country systems;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to take action to ensure compliance with European standards in trade with third countries;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Believes that the European patent with unitary effect should be better adapted and used to strengthen SMEs in trade with third countries;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2010(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that all taxes must be paid where profits are made or, including those on dividends, must be paid in the countries where the real added value is created and where public services and infrastructures are used, in proportion to that value, and not solely in the place where the company is registered, unless it is registered in the country where the sole activity is conducted;
Amendment 22 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Simply recycling industrial waste and using it as a fully-fledged secondary raw material results in much higher energy use; in general, goods should therefore be manufactured using alternative methods based on low-energy and low-emission technologies. To speed up progress towards the effective management of secondary raw materials, priority should be given to R&D efforts to determine the quality and usefulness of such waste.
Amendment 28 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Industrial waste should be standardised and classified on the basis of its physical properties and chemical composition so that it may have market value for any potential purchasers who have the technological means of making use of it, and the Commission should therefore put forward a proposal for the establishment of an EU secondary raw materials market.
Amendment 33 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) With a view to preventing the unregulated breaking of vehicles, with parts from those vehicles then being placed on the market to the detriment of road safety, statistical reporting needs to be improved so that the number of vehicles placed on the market in any Member State matches the total number of vehicles that are on the road or have been lawfully scrapped.
Amendment 169 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) As a mechanism for achieving the 3x20 policy objectives by 2020 and further, more ambitious targets thereafter, the EU ETS should take better account of the internal coherence between them, i.e. reducing CO2 emissions, increasing energy efficiency and increasing the share of RES.
Amendment 170 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The current EU ETS is not working because it has not sufficiently reduced CO2 emissions, increased energy efficiency or increased the share of RES. It has triggered harmful speculation in CO2 emissions trading and an 'outflow' of emissions along with part of the related industry to third countries.
Amendment 171 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 b (new)
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b) The existing EU ETS does not substantially stimulate commercially justified efforts by industry to increase physical energy efficiency in the conversion of primary energy or during the transport of useful energy and its final use, nor encourage cost-effective use of RES.
Amendment 172 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 c (new)
Recital 22 c (new)
(22c) The EU ETS is one of the main causes of energy poverty and loss of competitiveness of European industry in global markets. The system does not encompass the possibility of forests and agriculture absorbing CO2. The Commission, acting under delegation, has been rigidly controlling the formation of emission allowance prices in a purely administrative rather than market-based fashion by establishing a linear factor, setting the size of the stabilisation reserve and laying down benchmarks.
Amendment 173 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 d (new)
Recital 22 d (new)
(22d) Given the COP21 findings on including entities owning forests and arable land in the ETS, the capacity of these entities to absorb CO2 needs to be assessed.
Amendment 425 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Energy obtained from RES and saved as a result of efficiency gains should give rise to the free allocation of proportional emissions allowances to entities investing for these purposes; those allowances could then be used by the investors for their own purposes or sold at auction;
Amendment 148 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out that the different intellectual property registration practices used by the patent offices in the EU and those in the US, which grant, in the area of biotechnology, the right to patent protection for genetic manipulation processes and the recognition of computer programs as technological processes, may create significant barriers in the licensing trade;
Amendment 198 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission, with a view to preventing the wholesale relocation of EU manufacturing sectors and mass job losses in the Member States, to conduct a comparative analysis of the competitiveness of EU manufacturing sectors and their counterparts in the United States;
Amendment 212 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Draws attention to the differences in the way in which intellectual property rights, in particular patent rights, are applied in practice, and to the fact that this could give rise to large numbers of legal disputes, thus hampering the development of SMEs.
Amendment 18 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the steel metallurgy sector, which, even though steel is an essential construction material, has seen over 40 MT of steel production capacity close since 2008 and has lost more than 60 000 jobs directly and over 100 000 jobs indirectly, is experiencing its most serious peacetime crisis ever, resulting in greater dependency andin the industrial manufacturing sectors on imports from third countries and in losses of industrial traditions and know- how;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the successive closures of European aluminium electrolysis plants show that Europe is rapidly deindustrialising when it comes to this metalprocessing metals such as aluminium, copper and magnesium show that Member States’ economies are shifting away from the manufacturing of goods and towards deindustrialisation;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the alloys of metals such as iron, aluminium, zinc, titanium and copper, which are defined in this draft resolution as base metals, are essential to the manufacture of electronics, machinery, appliances and motor vehicles and in construction;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas secondary recasting steel metallurgy cannot replace primary converter-based metallurgy, which has made it possible to prepare steel for deep processing; whereas a move towards hydrogen-based metallurgy in the production of iron alloys, including steel, could help to significantly lower CO2 emissions;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas this is especially true of energy transition, as base metals are at the heart of the new technologies needed for this to take place; whereas the EU is completely dependent on imports of the rare-earth metals needed to produce modern renewable energy generation equipment and electric vehicle drive systems;
Amendment 68 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas scientific studies have shown that the most refined, high-precision products made from base metals – thin coated metal sheets or wires and powders with high added value, for example – can only be manufactured using full-cycle processes;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to amend the system for allocating emissions allowances via extensive applby applying indicationors of the assessment used for the reference values applicable to industry, which are based on greenhouse gas emissions per tonne produced and not per facility, as it is the cleanest plants which are needed to produce moreimproved energy efficiency per unit of output throughout the industry and using them as criteria for the allocation of allowances; takes the view that an increase in energy efficiency per unit of output should be treated as an equivalent reduction in CO2 emissions per unit;
Amendment 171 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that knowing the carbon content, which is quantity of greenhouse gassess emitted on an industry wide basis, is essential for building an international system for combating greenhouse gas emissions; points out that the establishing of would help to set price-based EU border adjustment measures is thusand could be the precursor of an international trading system to combat CO2 emissions;
Amendment 180 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that compensation for indirect costs has created a new factor in competitive inequality in Europebecome a new source of unfair competition on the EU single market among producers in electricity-intensive sectors, who can receive financial support from the authorities in their countries; adds that this compensation, which was devised as a transitional measure, should swiftly be reduced and, especially, be granted at European level in order not to distort competition among European producersnational compensation should swiftly be brought to an end or harmonised at EU level in order not to cause disruption on the single market;
Amendment 195 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the differentiated carbon impact on electricity prices arising from the energy mix of each supplier is a legitimateimpact of the real cost of CO2 emissions, which takes into account the reduction to CO2 emissions brought about by more efficient conversion of fossil fuels into electricity, or electricity and heat in cogeneration processes, will determine the price of electricity and of electric and heat energy over the accounting period, and points out that this could become an important factor in competitiveness and depends on the energy-mix choices made by each sovereign sMember State;
Amendment 208 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that free allowances be allocated strictly on the basis of completed programmes for investment in new energy-efficient metallurgical equipment, R&D and the training of workers, as soon as possible and at all events during the fourth stage, covering the period 2021-2028 so that improved energy efficiency and greater use of RES are rewarded with additional allowances;
Amendment 225 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests that any facility classified asmetallurgical facility subject to the ETS should make comprehensive information available every year, including in respect ofdetails of all action it has taken to combating climate change and compliancey with EU environmental directives, and that this be accessible to workers’ representatives and to the representatives of civil society from local communities; supports the idea of local information and consultation committees made up of bodies authorised to carry out inspections and issue warnings;
Amendment 229 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 267 #
2014/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that all base metals, including stainless steels, are subject to global competition; considers it urgent for the Commission, when defining relevant markets, to take the global market as a reference and not to limit its analysis simply to the internmetals and alloys which are central components in manufacturing processes are subject to global competition; takes the view that the Commission should not limit its analysis of metal-based manufacturing materials to the EU market, but should also take into account competition on the global market;
Amendment 66 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of creating reliable vehicle designs with increased lifespan and ease of repair by independent and authorised repairers based on a repair clause adopted by all Member States;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on parent production and distribution companies and EU Member States which have opened their markets to the products of these companies to set up, under market conditions, collection and takeback points for used machinery and equipment so that secondary raw materials obtained from recycling can, under market conditions, be directly reused;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on EU standardisation bodies and standardisation bodies in the Member States to ensure that European standards take into account the possibility and methods of recycling the standardised parts of machinery and equipment; believes that mass production should avoid the use of materials which cannot easily undergo recycling or other reuse;
Amendment 364 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that a long-term strategy for developing all indigenous energy sources should be further promoted in the EU;
Amendment 462 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that a more decentralised and flexible energy systems, with power sources being placed closer to the point of usage, diminishes the risk of attacking vulnerable infrastructureenergy consumption, can operate more reliably, and simultaneously provides business opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to facilitate further development of local renewable energy sourcesall local energy sources, including renewables, and of local energy distribution networks;
Amendment 523 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that the commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions must not undermine the EU economy’s global competitiveness; considers, therefore, that a complex approach tothere is a need for a complex, worldwide consensus on taking joint action to counter climate changes and competitiveness is neededsupporting fair competitiveness on a global scale;
Amendment 554 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that in order to reduce energy dependence, diversify and consolidate supply options, optimise energy network infrastructure and increase energy efficiency in the medium and long term, it is necessary to develop new energy technologies, using funds from the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation; takes the view that improving energy efficiency, in terms of both final energy and energy transformation chains, should be the subject of a new directive on efficient energy use;
Amendment 806 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Highlights the need to enhance the EU’s ability to speak with one voice in order to deliver a more coherent energy diplomacy in partner countries and in multilateral fora; notes in this regard that the mandatory participation of the Commission as an observer in negotiations for intergovernmental agreements, as well as both ex ante and ex post evaluation of the negotiated agreements,in joint Member State trade negotiations on price agreements – particularly as regards gas prices involving third countries – should be required in order to minimise the possibility of non-conformity with EU law;
Amendment 36 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The provisions for carbon leakage should provide 100% free allocation of technically achievable benchmarks, as result of increase of the effectiveness of energy conversion, with no reduction factor for carbon leakage sectors. It is of paramount importance that the Commission reviews the functioning of Directive 2003/87/EC in this respect.
Amendment 117 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Review of Directive 2003/87/EC By ...* , the Commission shall review Directive 2003/87/EC, and shall, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council, in particular with regard to carbon leakage provisions, ensuring that sectors at risk of carbon leakage, at least at the level of best performers, have no direct or indirect additional costs resulting from the Directive." _____ *OJ: Please insert the date: six months after the entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 5 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas steel will remain a key material for Europe’s industrial value chains, and, thanks to its durability and flexibility, is a key construction material in the production of semi-finished products, such as: steel sections, including rods, wires, thick and thin sheets, and, in particular, deep-drawing sheets for the automotive sector; it is therefore in the interest of the European Union to maintain its domestic production;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Notes that large metallurgical companies operating in the EU are geared towards maximising their exploitation of current technological potential and to minimising innovative investments in the deep drawing of steel, thereby reducing their industrial policy to activities of a temporary character; expresses its surprise that, in the face of the collapse of individual industrial sectors (automotive, steelmaking and others), the Commission is restricting itself to drawing up ‘action plans’ and appointing ‘high-level groups’ instead of developing a forward-looking and comprehensive EU industrial policy;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the production of steel for construction may rely to a large extent on fusion metallurgy, using recycled, segregated scrap metal and maintaining European standards that include criteria of durability and plasticity margin; believes that the role of fusion metallurgy based on scrap metal should not be overestimated, as it cannot be used effectively in the production of all varieties of steel, especially deep-drawn flat products;
Amendment 47 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Asserts that the European manufacture of deep-drawn steel sheets using innovative metallurgical and processing technologies may become an important prerequisite for achieving a sustainable competitive price advantage for Europe’s car industry;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls the Commission’s attention to the fact that semi-finished steel products, as market products, may play a decisive role in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage for many machine industries, including car production;
Amendment 59 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that the absence of an appropriate industrial policy is leading to European industry losing its long-term competitiveness as a result of exceptionally high energy costs; notes that high energy and raw material costs are a consequence not only of the need to import such products from third countries, but also of internal factors; agrees with the Commission that the current restructuring of the steel industry has given rise to social problems by cutting the number of jobs;
Amendment 167 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Takes the view that emissions of technological CO2 in the blast furnace process as a result of reduction could be significantly diminished or eliminated through innovative processes of reduction using gases, particularly hydrogen;
Amendment 173 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Agrees with the Commission that steel may be recycled multiple times, thereby reducing significantly technological emissions of CO2; believes, however, that consideration must be given to the fact that the detrimental presence of copper – an element which causes brittleness in steel – in the chemical composition of scrap iron (steel and iron) has been increasing for years;
Amendment 178 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Believes that the production of high-quality flat steel semi-finished products, and in particular sheet metal with anti-corrosion coatings for car bodies, requires particular support;
Amendment 183 #
2013/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Feels that innovative technologies for the effective and environmentally friendly scrapping of used passenger cars are becoming a necessity;
Amendment 76 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 182 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the differences in astronomical time between the East and the West of the EU mean that the energy network connecting the East and the West should take current flows resulting from peak demand in the Member States into account in order to effectively satisfy peak demand by transferring power load from East to West;
Amendment 333 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that support schemes, if better used, could be an appropriate tool to incentivise the development of renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard, with particular reference to the network for transferring power generated on wind farms in the northern part of the EU to its southern part;;
Amendment 363 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that some RES should now be considered mature energy sources and their subsidies should therefore be phased out on time order to be able to reallocate these to research and development (R&D) programmes and RES that are not yet cost- effective, especially complementary geothermal sources installed in buildings, which are at present undervalued; asks the Commission to study the impact of RES priority dispatch on general energy costs;
Amendment 378 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls the Commission’s attention to the fact that a single paradigm for distributed energy based on renewable energy is, at present and in the near future, unlikely to establish itself throughout the EU, given that the distribution of potential sources of such energy is highly unequal; feels, however, that it may play a major role in a regional context, given the efficiency of distributing and consuming such energy locally;
Amendment 414 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that increased energy efficiency and energy savingsfficiency in the chain of energy conversion processes, including primary energy from fossil sources, and reductions in energy consumption will play an essential role in the decarbonisation of thelow-emission energy sector;
Amendment 464 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU’s climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be able to bestter fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions, in such a way as to take account of all elements of the market, including agriculture and active forest management, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturns; recalls that the main objective of thea fair EU ETS is to reduce some GHG emissions, mainly of CO2, and not solely to provide investors with sufficient incentives to invest in low- carbon technologies, as these; it should be seen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intendedas a method of gradual, evolutionary development towards an efficient low-emission economy and not as an economic tool for global deforestation and reducing food production potential;
Amendment 511 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Sees an important role for cogeneration in increasing energy efficiency in the futureat present and in the future in terms of the consumption of primary energy sources;
Amendment 599 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on electrical energy producers to reduce their excessive consumption of electricity for their own needs within power plants, i.e. during the process of generating energy for external recipients;
Amendment 854 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the Commission’s remarks that the EU climate and energy targets impact differently on each Member State and their citizens, and that this justifies working on a more equitable effort sharing basis, taking into account a country’s GDP, achievements in reducing emissions since 1990, emissions per capita, economic potential and potential for renewable and other indigenous energy sources and energy efficiency;
Amendment 861 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Takes the view that a map of renewable energy potential should be developed or updated in a comprehensive manner for the entire EU, as this would make it possible for the Member States to transform their current energy model in line with the 3x20 political objective without making methodological errors;
Amendment 874 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Takes the view that the gross energy efficiency calculated by Eurostat for individual Member States must not only take the energy savings achieved into account, since the economic recession may paradoxically give false results for this indicator; the energy efficiency indicator for an individual Member State should take the change in GDP in that country over the reference period into account;
Amendment 912 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Underlines that in the framework of the negotiations on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), talks in the field of energy play and important and integral role;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Europe’s automotive industry needs to become competitive and productive once again; it must, however, be kept in mind that the automotive industry includes not only the production of automobiles, but an entire chain of actors comprising 4.7 million people involved in the production and delivery of competitive replacement parts and equipment, as well as the repair, maintenance, inspection and servicing of vehicles;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. With the objective of a better functioning single market, it is necessary to widen European standards based on the production of certified spare parts and components approved within the EU;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to take measures to ensure a high level of consumer protection, transparency and security also in the second hand car market, and to work towards a gradual phasing out of polluting and less safe vehicles, asks the Commission to standardize the regulations of ecological recycling of used cars;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the fact that the European market is in a state of decline and crisis, including in the automotive sector; Acknowledges the fact that the EU’s automotive industry and market are in decline; considers it regrettable, however, that the Commission fails to mentionanalyse the fundamental causes of this decline such as the widely varying circumstances in the industry (firms, market segments and types, products, sectors) and the large number of structural changes (of a demographic, sociological, behavioural, economic and technical nature) that are taking place on the demand side; believes, therefore, that, alongside Europe-wide cross-cutting action, measures specifically tailored to individual circumstances need to be taken at both national and European level in order to stimulate demand;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the Commission’s statement on shaping skills and developing competences as the basis for a durable competitive advantage;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Feels that economically justified restructuring processes and the necessary liquidation of costly excesses in production capacity require constructive social dialogue and, in serious cases, appropriate support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund; in cases where firms transfer production for political reasons from one country to another, as happened with Fiat, the national government of the country from which production is being withdrawn should exert pressure on the automotive firms, for instance by removing tax relief, while the Commission should prevent those firms from drawing on EU funds or should take back funds already granted;
Amendment 63 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to make the legislative adjustments required for more open and constructive labour relations (flexible working anthat is beneficial to employees and to time effectiveness, and applied technologies, sectoral agreements, worker involvement):
Amendment 69 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Takes the view that knowledge and innovation may form the basis for a durable competitive advantage for the European automotive industry when the pace at which innovative solutions are introduced precludes the possibility of their being imitated, and when the means used to protect innovation and to combat industrial espionage will ensure that it is possible to realise a return on investment without harming consumers; believes that the areas in which an innovative advantage will be realised on the European market centre upon environmental and safety considerations;
Amendment 71 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Asserts that there are two effective strategies for competitiveness in the European automotive industry: a cost leadership strategy and a differentiation strategy; feels that applying a combination of the two strategies would create difficulties and be less effective, as it would require a broader front on innovative research;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Notes that the European automotive industry has achieved numerous successes through the strategy of cost leadership, thanks to popular, low-cost models that circulate on the European market (e.g. producers such as Škoda, Dacia and Nissan);
Amendment 79 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that the differentiation strategy relies on providing customers with unique added value which is not offered by competitors, such as different product parameters, ease of use, etc.; believes that such a strategy would entail, among other things, the introduction of smart road vehicles;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 20 – point b a (new)
ba. Agrees with the Commission that the objective of reducing the weight of delivery vehicles should be a reduction in CO2 emissions to 95g/km and to 147g/km for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles respectively; materials used to construct such vehicles should guarantee cost leadership, for instance by reducing the weight of the vehicles;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point b b (new)
Paragraph 20 – point b b (new)
bb. Recalls that an improvement in vehicle safety should, on the one hand, be guaranteed by energy-absorbing construction components – including modern bumpers –and, on the other hand, by innovative computing solutions that help ensure the functioning of driver-support systems during driving; believes that the e-call system should play a key role and that all information relating to the system in the vehicle, including those supporting the e-call system’s functions, should be made freely available to independent operators on the basis of an inter-operational, standardised and universally available platform which enables the provision of services in this area in the future;
Amendment 86 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 20 – point c a (new)
ca. Feels that propulsion, and specifically electric propulsion, should be a key area of innovation, both in order to help the European automotive industry to stand out from the crowd and as a means of building a competitive advantage on the European market; notes that global markets are not as sensitive as the European market to costly environmentally friendly solutions;
Amendment 87 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point c b (new)
Paragraph 20 – point c b (new)
cb. Calls attention to the potential of LPG as a fuel whose use is rapidly growing on account of its low price and its significantly lower levels of CO2 emissions; feels that this fuel is undervalued by automotive firms to the extent that they are not prepared to develop competitive designs for this fuel;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 20 – point d a (new)
da. Feels that mechanisms, such as the procedure for measuring CO2 emissions, should become an important aspect of competitiveness for the global automotive industry on the European market; this will ensure that European manufacturers are protected from unfair competition;
Amendment 104 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need for the principle of smart implementation of regulation to be implemented at the earliest opportunity; points out that, although this was one of the recommendations of the first ‘CARS 21’ group (2005), no action has been taken in this area to date;
Amendment 113 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on European manufacturers to uphold and reinforce current EU legislation on statutory guarantees;
Amendment 114 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Takes the view that commercial guarantees for European automotive products are too short-term and are incommensurate with their high levels of reliability, and that this puts them at a profound competitive disadvantage in relation to the commercial guarantees offered by third-country manufacturers (e.g. Japan and South Korea);
Amendment 117 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Encourages European enterprises involved in producing automotive products to step up their cooperation within the single market through European standardisation, certification, unification and disposal, and also through voluntary market segmentation;
Amendment 125 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Takes the view that the cost leadership strategy currently affecting European and global manufacturers operating on the European market should be expanded, by means of a network of authorised facilities, to include the operating costs of those manufacturers’ products, and that this should be a precondition for their entry onto the market and serve as a means of building a competitive advantage;
Amendment 136 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 34 – point b a (new)
ba. Believes that building Europe’s competitive advantage in the disposal of used cars should be an important element in the cost leadership strategy, and that the cost of this should be borne by the automotive industry through official dealers and networks of authorised facilities; feels that disposal and recycling costs necessitate European solidarity and the introduction of mandatory standards for disposal, given that the EU’s poorer Member States are burdened in this respect by the large number of older vehicle models in circulation originating in the ‘old EU’ Member States;
Amendment 150 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 159 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 37 – point a a (new)
aa. Urges the Member States, alongside automotive enterprises, to take regulatory steps on their domestic markets in order to stimulate demand for automotive products;
Amendment 161 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 37 – point b a (new)
ba. Takes the view that for the European automotive industry to be competitive, it has to become profitable by helping to develop industries that cooperate to supply cheap inputs from within Europe, such as: steel, castings, forgings, upholstery, tires and electronic components;
Amendment 162 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 – point b b (new)
Paragraph 37 – point b b (new)
bb. Expresses its regret that the CARS 2020 action plan focuses primarily on European car manufacturers while ignoring the significance of the entire aftermarket sector, its actors and needs; feels that European automotive policy must be more expansive and be based on a holistic approach; asserts that the main objective should be to ensure a level playing field for all participants along the chain; takes the view, therefore, that European automotive industry policy ought also to incorporate provisions adapted for all of the actors – from major manufacturers to SMEs – in the distribution and repair chain;
Amendment 167 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that a breakthrough has been reached in work on a free-trade zone with the USA and Japan and on equal access to global markets, which means that all participants in the global automotive market will have to adhere strictly to the same rules; takes the view that this increases the likelihood that sustainable development and improvements in road safety will become the basis for achieving competitive advantage throughout the world;
Amendment 168 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 b (new)
Paragraph 38 b (new)
38b. Recalls that it is now necessary in the euro zone to re-examine the macro-economic tools for shaping global competitiveness (e.g. exchange rates) in order that the production of important vehicle models (such as BMW) is not transferred to third countries;
Amendment 169 #
2013/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 c (new)
Paragraph 38 c (new)
38c. Acknowledges that a uniform international certification system which enables the inspection of vehicles and automotive parts across the single European market and which is based on EU environmental and safety standards could play a key role in eliminating unfair competition;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Europe’s future industrial strengthrole and importance lies in a Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainable Europe (RISE) strategy that pursues technological, business and social innovation towards a third reindustrial revoluisation, including a low- carbon modernisation offensive; argues that RISE will create new markets, targeting efficiency; argues that the right RISE strategy will contain a sustainable customs policy and create new markets for new and innovative products and services, new business models and creative entrepreneurerprises, new jobs and decent work, bringing an industrial renewal with economic dynamism, confidence and competitiveness; believes that energy and resource efficiency are key pillars of such a; believes that energy and resource efficiency and effective organisation of work are the most important pillars in the competitiveness strategy;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that RISE must follow ambitious and realistic industrial targets; notes that the headline 20 %minimum 20 % employment target would necessitate creating at least 400 000 new industrial jobs per annum; proposes that the 20 % target should be seen as a directional goal aligned with the EU´s 20/20/20 goalsof private, cooperative, social and state investment in manufacturing should be to achieve 30% employment in industry by 2030;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expects that RISE could repatriatvitalise manufacturing toin the EU, paying attention to supply chain management and specificlocal supply and sales chain management and also taking into account regional manufacturing cultures and local demand;
Amendment 148 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Holds that RISE must be geared towards kickstarting investment flows in Europe’s south and to central and eastern Europe to reinvigorate growth, particularly through smart local specialisation and the formation of clusters, including transnatregional clusters;
Amendment 160 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that regionlocal authorities should be fully involved in identifying priorities and local potential for industry in their territories and in stimulating the development of SMEs; welcomes the work undertaken by the Committee of the Regions as well as the Commission’s work with regard to smart specialisation strategies for the streamlining of EU funding towards the Europe 2020 objectives;
Amendment 171 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that only with an innovation, offensive stimulating efficiency and sustainable technology offensivedevelopment can the EU’s industrial base modernise technologically and increase its coregional and global competitiveness;
Amendment 192 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to propose an industry and services cluster policy in the formbased ofn cooperation between connected, not competing, companies, suppliers, service providers and research centres; stresses the importance of establishing appropriate transnational clusters which avoid the current mistakes of large transnational corporations;
Amendment 308 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 427 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Believes that enhancing the image of vocational education and training could be doneere is a need to return to vocational education for technicians (five- year technical colleges) and vocational training at a higher than secondary level by linking itstudents to a possible subsequent transition to university or other higher education;
Amendment 477 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
A RISE strategy for a Ssouthern RISEEurope and for central and eastern Europe
Amendment 487 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
Amendment 502 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Believes that southern economies of the countries of southern Europe are strategically located to benefit from new export markets in the Maghreb, while the countries of eastern Europe can benefit from new export markets in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Community; calls for tapping into the entrepreneurial spirit of migrants from these countries to create businesses that can access those markets; welcomes also Vice- President Tajani’s Mission for Growth;
Amendment 455 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Encourages the Commission and Member States also to support research on, and the development of, high-efficiency, innovative energy technologies, such as clean coal energy, that fall outside of the framework of the ‘Horizon 2020’ and the EIT projects, as this is the only way forward in order to reduce emissions, improve energy security and increase the competitive position of EU industry on the global market;
Amendment 2 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that, in the context of a changing world and an unprecedented crisis, Europeans, united by a shared destiny, need to be able to defend themselves and should recognise their joint strategic responsibility to take action on the international stage, and accordingly; takes the view that the Member States should in particular step up European cooperation with a view to developing world-leadingand producing highly effective military and security capabilities using the most advanced technologies, including those which draw on the latest research;
Amendment 8 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that the economic and financial crisis and the cuts in the defence budgets of most Member States risk causing considerable reductions, setbacks or delays in the programmes of almost all Member States, which will probably continue to affect the European defence industry and the Union’s scientific progress in this area, and stresses that this situation risks entailing job losses in the medium and long term;
Amendment 24 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that it is time to put an end toromote a voluntary approach to address the fragmentation of the European defence market and industry by encouraging its consolidation as regards supply and demand, and rules and standards;
Amendment 25 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that it is time to put an end toreduce the fragmentation of the defence market as regards supply and demand, and rules and standards, and to initiate processes to harmonise it;
Amendment 50 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that in this area security of supply is crucial in the event of a crisis, particularly for the key technologies in this industry;
Amendment 51 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of research and innovation in the security and defence sector and of the Horizon 2020 research programme; believes, given the high degree of confidentiality inherent to innovative research for the defence industry, that it is vital to finance such objectives in a manner accepted by the JRC under this research programme; feels, in this context, that establishing a European Defence and Security Institute under the JRC should be considered;
Amendment 54 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – point a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point a (new)
9.a Feels that the following should be priorities in innovative defence technology: radar reconnaissance systems, including satellite systems; precision weapons, and the creation of a European missile shield;
Amendment 55 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that European Ministers of Defence agreed in November 2007 collective benchmarks to increase R&T spending to 2% of all defence expenditure and to bring European collaborative defence R&T spending to a level of 20%;
Amendment 62 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to explore cooperation and pooling opportunities in the research and innovation fields at the highest technological level and to ensure that research results in the defence field are propereffectively safeguarded in the context of a common intellectual property policy, and believes that consideration should be given to a possible role for the EDA in this area;
Amendment 67 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that a European industrial defence policy should have the aim of: optimising Member States’ capabilities by coordinating the development, deployment and maintenance of a range of capabilities, installations, equipment and services with a view to performing the full range of tasks, including the most demanding missions; strengthening Europe’s defence industry; promoting research and technology cooperation, and developing equipment cooperation programmes;
Amendment 73 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the creation of European satellite systems such as Galileo and Copernicus; stresses that the development of a system of that kind will be a major boost to the space industry and affords an opportunity to develop a strong industrial base and specifically-n essential facet of the European defence technologyical and industrial base;
Amendment 78 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States, industries and the Commission to ensure that IT components and computer programmes are designed and made in the EU so that they are less vulnerablin accordance with specifications which meet EU requirements for resistance to cyber attacks;
Amendment 86 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take cyber-security issues into account as a matter of course in existing or future European civilian and military programmes (Galileo, Copernicus, Single Sky/Sesar, etc.);
Amendment 88 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes the importance of interoperability and emphasi; Stresses that standardisation and unification will have a positive impact on the competitiveness of the defence industry and the effectiveness of equipment; states that this also refers to standardisation and unification of ammunition, as well as of technical tools for the use of transport vehicles and aircraft;
Amendment 89 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes the importance of interoperability and emphasises that standardisation will have a positive impact on the competitiveness of the European defence industry and, on the effectiveness of equipment and on maintenance and operational cost levels;
Amendment 91 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals on standardisation, and calls on the European Council to note them and put forward concrete proposals in this area;
Amendment 105 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) ‘trade secret’ means informationall proprietary production- and market-related information held by firms which meets all of the following requirements:
Amendment 106 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) is secret in the sense that it is not, as a body or in the precise configuration and assembly of its components, generally known among or readily accessible to persons within the circles that normallytaken as a whole, as a new item of marketable value, accessible to persons within the circles that directly or indirectly, depending on their links with the market, deal with the kind of information in question;
Amendment 108 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) has commercial value because it is secis a set of information which is not, but could potentially be, covered by intellectual property rights, but which, before it is registered and becomes the subject of official patents, industrial designs and copyright, cannot be deemed equivalent thereto;
Amendment 112 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(c) has been subject to reasonable stepofficial registration, with a general description of what it covers uander the circumstances, by the person lawfully other steps required to keep it secret, by the person legally established as being in control of the information, to keep it secret.
Amendment 114 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) taken as a whole, as a compilation of known solutions, it can constitute a new qualitatively unique production and market structure;
Amendment 115 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'trade secret holder' means any natural or legal person lawfullyregistered market operator legally established as being in controlling of a trade secret;
Amendment 116 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘infringer’ means any natural or legal person who has unlawfully acquired,market operator who, either directly or through a third party, has gained access to a specific trade secret and has used it or disclosed trade secrets;it to the commercial detriment of the secret’s holder.
Amendment 117 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 122 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The acquisition of a trade secret without the consent of the trade secretits holder shall be considered unlawful whenever carried out intentionally or with gross negligence byre there is:
Amendment 127 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) unauthorisedlawful access to or copy of any documents, objects, materials, substances orand electronic files, lawfully under the control of the trade secret holder, containing the trade secret or from whichlegally established control of the trade secret can be deducedholder;
Amendment 138 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) breach or inducement to breach a confidentialityn agreement or any other duty to maintain secrecconfidentiality;
Amendment 139 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 142 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The use orUnauthorised disclosure of a trade secret shall be considered unlawful whenever carried out, without the consent of the trade secret holder, intentionally or with gross negligence, by a person who is found to meet any of the following conditionstake place where, without the consent of its holder, a legal or natural person who has had access to trade documentation belonging to the firm or to other proprietary sources intentionally or as a result of gross negligence:
Amendment 146 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) has acquired theand used a specific trade secret unlawfully;
Amendment 147 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) is in breach of a confidentiality agreement or any other duty to maintain secrecy of the trade secretthe limits and other terms established by a legal agreement to maintain confidentiality;
Amendment 149 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 153 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The uUse or disclosure of a trade secret shall also be considered unlawful whenever a person, at the time of use or disclosure, knew or should, under the circumstances, have known that the trade secret was obtained from another person who was using or disclosing the trade secret unlawfully within the meaningbe taken to have started at the time when a natural person or market operator first made unauthorised use of it ofn the pmaragraph 3ket.
Amendment 156 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Amendment 160 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The acquisition of trade secrets shall not be considered lawful when obtained by any of the following meansto cover information obtained as a result of:
Amendment 161 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) independent discovery or creationtechnological discoveries and designs or independent manufacture of goods with properties that are identical or similar to those placed on the market by trade secret holders;
Amendment 162 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) observation, study, disassembly or test of a product or object that has been made available to the public or that it is lawfully in the possession of the acquirer of the informationa natural person or market operator with access to independent technological discoveries and designs and goods manufactured on the basis thereof;
Amendment 186 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) for the purpowhere a claimed infringement of a trade secret concerns, by chance, part or all of a set of protecting a legitimate interestinformation obtained independently or where that information is the subject of a patent, copyright, industrial design or trade mark of a company.
Amendment 218 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the competent judicial authorities may, at the requeswhere there is proof of infringement of thea trade secret holder, order any of the following interim and precautionary measures against the alleged infringer:
Amendment 219 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the cessation of or, as the case may be, the prohibition of the use or disclosurthe use of the trade secret on and interim basists disclosure;
Amendment 220 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the prohibition to produce, offer, place on the market or use infringing goods, or, import, export or store infringing goods for those purposes;
Amendment 221 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 230 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall ensure that the interim measurcompetent judicial authorities areferred to in Article 9 are revoked or otherwise cease to have effect, upon request of able to take interim measures, once a court has found that trade rights have been infringed and once the court’s decision is final and binding, to stop further damage being suffered by the applicant and to secure appropriate compensation from the respondent, if:.
Amendment 231 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 233 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 235 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the competent judicial authorities may make the interim measures referred to in Article 9 subject to the lodging by the applicant of adequate security or an equivalent assurance intended to ensure compensation for any prejudice suffered by the respondent and, where appropriate, by any other person affected by the measuresInterim measures concerning securities and assurances shall not be applied before a court has found unequivocally that a trade secret has been illegally infringed and established the date of the infringement.
Amendment 239 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the cessation of or, as the case may be, the prohibition of the use or disclosure of the trade secretthe use of the trade secret from the date on which the judicial decision becomes final and binding, and depriving infringing goods placed on the market of the qualities that can demonstrate that the infringement took place;
Amendment 240 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the prohibition to produce, offer, place onwithdrawal from the market or usef infringing goods, or import, export or store infringing goods for those purposes within six months of the date on which the judicial decision becomes final and binding;
Amendment 242 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the adoption of the appropriate corrective measures with regard to the infringing goodinjunctions concerning compensation for market losses.
Amendment 256 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When the competent authorities limit the duration of the measure referred to in point (a) of Article 11(1), such duration shall be sufficient to eliminate any commercial or economic advantage that the infringer could have derived from the unlawful acquisition, disclosure or use of the trade secret.
Amendment 259 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the measures referred to in in point (a) of Article 11(1) are revoked or otherwise cease to have effect, upon request of the respondent if in the meantime the information in question no longer fulfils the conditions of point (1) of Article 2 for reasons that cannot be attributed to the respondent.
Amendment 265 #
2013/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) pecuniary compensation to the injured party appears reasonably satisfactory. When pecuniary compensation is ordered instead of the order referred to in Article 11(1), such pecuniary compensation shall not exceed the amount of any royalties or fees which would have been calculated on the basis of established criteria, had the accused requested authorisation to use the trade secret in question for the period preceding the judicial decision on the infringement of that secret.
Amendment 114 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Member States are currently acting independently in the promotion of RES, within administrative frameworks that differ widely, and that their potential for developing renewables is uneven on account of natural factors that dictate their renewable energy potential, and that these divergences call for support to be provided through different mechanisms;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of renewable energy differ and that the availability of public and private financing to promote RES varies widely; considers it essential to create maps showing the distribution of renewable energy potential within the Member States and throughout the entire EU in order to facilitate the proper allocation of this funding;
Amendment 144 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that, so far, only some of the renewables on the energy market are economically competitive, although certain other technologies are closing the gap with market prices; agrees with the Commission that all available means must be used to bring the costs down and make RES economically competitive as an additional source of electricity for homes and as a means of generating electricity for the grid;
Amendment 154 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Feels that, in the area of conventional energy, it would be better to make use of biomass, including biomass from communal waste;
Amendment 192 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission’s view that competition needs to extend to renewables as well as other energy sources because it is the best stimulus to advances in innovation and price reductions; is nonetheless concerned that the vital marketisation of energy production from renewable energy sources could lead to more wide-scale energy poverty;
Amendment 267 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the development of RES on a major scale, with their remote and weather-dependent feed-in, can cause uncoordinated cross-border energy flows (loop flows) that could cause serious emergencies in other Member States – making load reduction increasingly necessary in the interests of supply security – if it does not go hand-in-hand with the requisite development of the grid in those Member States; is concerned about the state of developmentrepair of grid infrastructure in the Member States, which is insufficient for the effective management of the flow and supply of electricity;
Amendment 285 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underscores the need for electricity storage solutions to facilitate the integration of RES into the energy supply; re-emphasises the urgent need for further research into electricity storage, including on the basis of cooperation with pumped-storage hydroelectric plants;
Amendment 296 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in the management of energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers’ side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 314 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. EmphasisHopes that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points outnot result in ecological damage, including in Natura 2000 sites, and will not permanently change protected landscape areas; points out, therefore, that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved;
Amendment 115 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Agrees with the Commission, however, that EU action is based on the assumption that global climate action is taken and should not be developed in isolation but by taking account of international developments, for example carbon leakage and adverse effects on competitiveness;
Amendment 121 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recognises that the increasing importance of electricity in the future energy mix requires that all means of low- carbon electricity production (conversion efficiency, renewables, CCS and nuclear energy) will need to be harnessed if climate goals are to be achieved without jeopardising security of supply and competitiveness;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the conclusions reached in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that there are similarities between the actions that must be taken in the analysed scenarios in order to transform the EU's energy system, regardless of the specific path chosen to achieve a low-carbon 2050 energy system; believes that renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy infrastructure are ‘no regrets’ options, although the way and extent to which they are pursued can have profound cost implications to Member States and to consumers which should be taken into account;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the principle of energy-for- all, therefore, highlights that special attention should be paid to low-income households for which coping with the energy system transformation will be challenging if energy prices will increase as predicted; believes that specific measures should be defined at EU, national and local levels to avoid energy poverty;
Amendment 321 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that all types of technologies reducing CO2 emissions will be needed to achieve the ambitious goal of decarbonising the EU's energy sector in particular; it will remain uncertain which technologies will be technically and commercially proven within the required time scale, therefore, flexibility must be preserved in order to allow adaptation to the technological and socio-economic changes that will rise;
Amendment 364 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Agrees with the Commission that nuclear energy, used by the majority of Member States, contributes to secure, reliable and competitive electricity generation, lowers system costs and electricity prices as reflected in the scenario analysis;
Amendment 490 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Underlines the importance of research, both at EU and Member State level, for bringing forward new technology developments and advancements in the field of energy, for maintaining EU technology leadership and preventing dependence of technology coming from third countries, such that the energy transition will contribute to the European agenda for growth and jobs;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the internal energy market, is indispensable for the Union’s overallncluding distributed electrical energy for households and small companies, as well as high-density electrical power (high active and passive power) for industry, is vital for energy security and is of essential value for the Union’s global competitiveness, its economic growth and the creation of new jobs as recognised in the Single Market Act II and the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the trend of ever-rising energy prices is likely ton the EU will undoubtedly continue given its link to imported fuel prices, the impact of EU climate policy and the overdue investments needed to maintain and modernise energy systems;
Amendment 31 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
"TWhe Commisre appropriate, decisions shall, where appropriate, be taken, in accordance with Article 192(2) of the TFEU, on adapting the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market." Or. pl (See Article 192(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.)
Amendment 7 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union’s integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles requests the Commission, subject to confirmation of its feasibility, to review the modalities of achieving the 147g/km target by 2020, including the formulae in Annex I and the derogations in Article 11. This should be accompanied by a change to the utility parameter, in the form of a significant reduction in the mass of a commercial vehicle. The proposal to amend the Regulation is requested to be as neutral as possible from the point of view of competition, socially equitable and sustainable.
Amendment 36 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 6
Article 6
(2a) art. Article 6 is replaced by the following: For the purpose of determining compliance by a manufacturer with its specific emissions target referred to in Article 4, the specific emissions of CO2 of each light commercial vehicle which is designed to be capable of running on alternative fuels in accordance with European standards, shall be reduced by 5 % by 31 December 2015 in recognition of the greater capabilities in terms of innovative fuel technologies and lower emissions when running on biofuels. This reduction shall apply only where at least 30 % of the filling stations in the Member State in which the light commercial vehicle is registered provide this type of alternative fuel complying with the sustainability criteria for biofuels set out in relevant Union legislation.
Amendment 39 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
(3a) In Article 12, paragraph 1 the last sentence is deleted.
Amendment 40 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3b) In Article 12, paragraph 2, point (c) is deleted.
Amendment 52 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Annex 1 – point 1 – point (c) (new)
Annex 1 – point 1 – point (c) (new)
‘(c) from 2020: Indicative specific emissions of CO2 = 147 + a × (M – M0) Where: M = mass of the vehicle in kilograms (kg) M0 = the value adopted pursuant to Article 13(2), minus 300 kg a = 0,096.’
Amendment 21 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In recognition of the disproportionate impacts on the smallest manufacturers resulting from compliance with specific emissions targets defined on the basis of the utility parameter of the vehicle, established by mass, the high administrative burden of the derogation procedure and only marginal benefit in terms of avoided CO2 from the vehicles sold by these manufacturers, producers responsible annually for less than 500 new passenger cars are partially excluded from the scope of the specific emissions target and the excess emissions premium. The Commission is required to propose alternative utility criteria for such vehicles, taking into account the ratio of engine power to useful work done by the vehicle as a whole.
Amendment 23 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 24 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The procedure to grant derogations to niche manufacturers should be continued for 2020. At the time the derogations are granted to them, niche manufacturers must prove they are fulfilling their obligations as regards targets. However, in order to ensure that the reduction effort required byof niche manufacturers is consistent with that required of large volume manufacturers, a target 45 % lower than the average specific emissions of niche manufacturers in 2007 should therefore applythe same target should therefore apply for all manufacturers from 2020.
Amendment 25 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To enable the automotive industry to carry out long-term investments and to introduce innovation it is desirable to provide indications of how this Regulation should be amended for the period beyond 2020. These indications should be based on an assessment of the conditions conducive to the necessary rate of reduction in line with the Union'’s long -term climate goals and the implications for the development of cost effective CO2 reducing technology fortechnology to reduce emissions of dust and harmful gases, as well as noise emissions, from cars. It is therefore desirable for these aspects to be reviewed, the Commission to make a report and if appropriate proposals made for CO2 targets beyond 2020. The report should include an assessment of CO2 emissions at all stages in the manufacturing process, as well as throughout the life of the vehicle and during scrapping and recycling.
Amendment 52 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (h)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (h)
Amendment 73 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 83 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Amendment 87 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Amendment 115 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Annex I – point 1 – point (c) (new)
Annex I – point 1 – point (c) (new)
M0 = the value adopted pursuant to Article 13(2), minus 81 kg
Amendment 13 #
2011/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that various estimates of shale gas resources in Europe have been made, including by the US Energy Information Administration; recognises that, although these estimates are, by their very nature, imprecise, they point to the existence of a large indigenous energy resource; notes that most of Europe’s oil shale reserves are concentrated in Estonia, where they are treated as a solid fuel, and that other sources of unconventional oilfuels are in gas form in shales and as methane in some coal reserves, and have yet to be explored in Europe on a wider scale;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the view that developing shale gas in the EU will help achieve the EU’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, which is the basis ofpolitical 3x20 goal by 2020, and will enable further reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the Energy Roadmap for 2050;
Amendment 82 #
2011/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Remarks also that certain forms of renewable energy –— for example, wind power –— are not constantproduced in an unstable manner and need to be backed upsupplemented by a reliable and flexible energgas electricity source; expresses the view that natural gas –— including shale gas –— could serve that purpose; recognises, however, that without carbon capture and storage (CCS), gas may, in the long term, produced from burning natural gas, its role in electricity production may be limited to such a back-up and balancing energy source role;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to focus on the specific objectives and activities of the Horizon 2020 programme on better sustainable management of water resources in the EU and its neighbouring countries; believes that EU research policy should respond to growing challenges concerning environmentally-friendly water management for agriculture, industry, the population and water-efficiency ambitions;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that privatisation of supplying the population with drinking water must not result in the owner’s monopoly or full market faciliation of these services, which must be treated as public services;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a relevant analysis of the ways to prevent the effects of flooding, due to a noticeably frequent flood risk in Member States’ territories in recent years;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for enhanced international cooperation with third countries, considering cooperation especially with those third countries that are neighbours of the EU, and international organisations to tackle effectively the current water management challenges facing society.
Amendment 36 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. States that the growing demand for water, together with the process of steppe formation or even the desertification of some regions in the Member States, requires urgent irrigation investments;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that investments in hydrotechnical infrastructure should be considered to a greater extent than they have been so far in the new EU financial strategy on cohesion funds;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes as indispensable to guaranteeing unitary patent protection within the European Union, the participating Member States' efforts to establish a Unified Patent Litigation Court by means of an international agreement; recalls that the unitary patent system can only be effective through a functioning patent litigation system; nevertheless, the participating Member States shall ensure effective legal protection before a national court against any administrative decision of the European Patent Office;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the creation of the unified patent litigation system, reducing legal costs and shortening time to resolution of disputes, will play an important role in strengthening legal certainty, further boosting innovation in Europethe EU and increasing the competitiveness of European industry, particularly with regard to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 12 #
2011/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. States that adopting English as the only working language related to patent legal protection shall reduce costs;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission for an assessment of the financial effects of United Patent Litigation;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that economies of scale could be achieved for Member States with less mature operations by sharing inspectorates;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that forums akin to the NSOAF in the North Sea should be established for Member States around the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas; takes the view that standards and rules adopted for the EU should take account of environmental considerations relating to hydrocarbon exploration in non-EU areas;
Amendment 90 #
2011/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes the difference between licensing and consent to drillexploitation licences issued to operators and drilling licences; points out that the exploitation licensee may not be the drilling organisation; believes there should be regulatory ‘hold points’ afterrestrictions on awarding a licence and prior to drilling by a partner firm holding a separate licence for such operations;
Amendment 96 #
2011/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Advocates the use of site-specific contingency plans that identify hazards, assess potential pollution sources and effects and outline a response strategy, along with drilling plans for potential relief wells; maintains that operators shouldwho obtain a licence should, as a condition for its obtention, submit their contingency plans at least two months before the start of operations, and that, in the case of complex wells or challenging drill conditions, the contingency plan should be assessed, put out for consultation and approved contemporaneously with other regulatory approval processes (linked to the environment or well design, for example); takes the view that, in all cases, operations must not commence until a contingency plan has been approved by the Member State in which they are to be conducted; maintains that, with due regard for data protection, contingency plans should be published by the competent national authority;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Urges the Member States, when considering the need for third-party insurance, to be careful not to priceto set insurance rates on the basis of the real risk arising from drilling and exploitation difficulties, so as not to exclude from the market small- and medium-sized operators out of the marketapplying for a licence;
Amendment 134 #
2011/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers it essential to conduct targeted and innovative scientific research with a view to making it possible to use automatic systems to monitor drilling rig operations and shut-downs and thereby increase the reliability of drilling and exploitation operations and fire-safety systems in extreme weather conditions;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges the Commission to engage actively with riparian Member States to ensure that EU regulatory frameworks and supervision provide equally high levels of safetyemergency safety and of protection of the marine environment against pollutants, including water-oil emulsions, through monitoring;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of natural resource efficiency to achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy; underlines the fact thatsignificance of decoupling real economic growth from resource consumption is essentialinefficient, environmentally harmful resource use to improve Europe’s industrial competitiveness and reduce its relativecurrent dependence on imported resourceaw materials;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 16 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the Commission’s idea of shifting taxation on production costs away from labour towards resource consumptionthe raw materials, other materials and energy used, so that the total cost of resources falls, rather than rises; welcomes the intention to encourage Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS);
Amendment 17 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the Commission's idea of shifting taxation away from labour towards resource consumption; welcomes the intention to encourage Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS), which should be achieved in way that doesn't harm EU's competitiveness and doesn't increase the risk of carbon leakage;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fact that boosting resource efficiency requires a profound change in society’s consumption and production patterns,patterns and changes in production that are driven by performance, rather than trends, and are achievable through new solutions for smart resource management; calls, therefore, for investment in product design, resource recycling and waste management, substitutionthe design of products that function reliably over a longer period (from the time they are placed on the market until the end of their useful lives), which, once they wear out, are easy to deal with in terms of recycling and waste management, and which can also easily be repaired and re-used;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that many industry sectors, in particular those exposed to international competition have substantially increased the efficiency in using resources, mainly driven by enormous price increases; stresses, however, the fact that boosting resource efficiency requires a profoundfurther changes in consumption and production patterns, mainly achievable through new solutions for smart resource management; calls, therefore, for investment in product design, resource recycling and waste management, substitution and re-use;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the need for alternative products to be used, altering energy- and material-intensive consumption patterns whilst achieving the same level of performance, and the need for alternative raw and other materials to be used, making manufacturing processes less energy-intensive;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that an increase in entropy means that not all manufacturing waste can currently be restored to its original state via low-energy recycling; notes that secondary uses can be found for such waste, i.e. it can be an excellent filler, insulator or foundation material;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Takes the view that natural materials, including enhanced wood and enhanced mineral materials, can be used successfully as substitutes for the building materials used today;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Points out that a lack of end users is a major obstacle to the full recycling of differentiated municipal waste; considers that innovative technologies and financial support schemes for SMEs are essential in order for high-quality, market-driven products to be produced using these resources;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that a greater effort should be made to develop existing resources in Europe, in particular minerals, metal and forestry resources in Europe; stresses northern Europe'timber as well as energy resources including fossil fuels; stresses Europe's indigenous potential to contribute to EU raw material needs and calls for the strategic and environmentally sound development and management of its resources;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that the industries in the Member States ought increasingly to rely on domestic raw materials; points out that the management of domestic resources should ensure that they are not wasted and that they are used for the benefit of local communities, for example through tax revenue or jobs in raw material processing plants situated near the places in which they are used;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that to assure the mineral resources security for the Member States it is necessary to consider the basis of sustainable development through fossil fuels deposits protection, development of potential resources basis and the creation of proper policy for mineral resources exploitation;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that in 2008 the Commission spearheaded the issue of non-energy, non- agricultural raw materials (RM)policy with its Raw Materials Initiative (RMI) in 2008, whose status reflects the importance of energy policy and whose scope includes all mineral and organic materials, as well as water and air;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s work on identifying critical raw materials (CRM); calls on the Commission to follow this up by analysing the supply chains depending on CRM, the refining capacity and the interaction between CRM and their associated base metalsir capacity for further refining, such as refining and extraction leading to the production of semi-finished products; draws attention to the diversity of logistical paradigms for raw material streams in the common market;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the following criteria are taken into account for the classification of raw materials: the energy consumption used to obtain them, their final use, their possible substitution and their availability on the EU and global market;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that demand for mineral and organic materials, water and air depends on a broad based innovatory policy in the field of materials substitution which is linked to their final use for the production of market products; it is therefore necessary to support innovatory solutions for obtaining construction materials for the building sector and machine industry, as well as materials for obtaining substances with specific physical and chemical properties, such as rare earth metals and copper;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that a tax for mineral resources owned is not an adequate toolfiscal tool stimulating raw materials development, but calls on the Commission to investigate whether a tax on water and land useuse and air, land and geological structures could be of benefit;
Amendment 147 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to identify priorities and allocate budgets for research into product lifecycles and recycling, materials substitution and available resource efficiency using FP7 and FP8 funding, particularly for CRM such as REEthrough rational use of funds from the framework programmes; insists on the importance of a European Innovation Partnership on RM; calls on the Commission to launch such a partnership in 2011strategic RM;
Amendment 224 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Given the uneven geographical distribution of resources in the world, raw materials policy is vulnerable to monopolisation, which may entail unwarranted economic and political demands for strategic resources and materials to be sold; appropriate protection of raw material resources is therefore needed within the territory of the EU Member States, together with their efficient use under the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 256 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Considers that the police pursued under the strategic partnership between the EU and the Russian Federation is crucial in improving the raw materials balance in the common market in return for cooperation in modernising that country;
Amendment 265 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. The Member States' sovereignty over raw materials and their enhanced role in shaping the EU's raw materials policy, which is conditioned by many environmental, soil-related and geological limitations, as well as local traditions, needs to be backed by a greater contribution from public finances, e.g. pension funds, towards investment in efforts to obtain both primary and recycled materials;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy while reducing fossil fuel imports, achieving a competitive internal and external energy market and ensuring universal access to sustainable, affordable and secureenvironment-friendly, affordable, safe and efficient energy,
Amendment 34 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union’s energy infrastructure to a more sustainable and efficient energy production andmodel and a more economical consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU’s 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95%per capita CO2 emissions in the Member States to below 10 tonnes,
Amendment 74 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and candevelopment, making for lower future per capita energy consumption in the Member States and thus partially reduceing the need for new investment in energy infrastructure,
Amendment 85 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas smart grids and meters provide an important opportunity to establish an efficientoptimum relationship between efficient energy production, energy transmission and usersrational energy consumption,
Amendment 122 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a EU approach is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a harmonised method for the selection of infrastructure projects, based on a European and regional perspectives and the optimisation of socio-economic and environmental effectthe best designs put forward by energy system operators;
Amendment 145 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance and on the basis of the criterion of operational reliability, where infrastructure cshould be minimised through energy efficiency policies, where existing infrastructure canshould be upgraded or modernised and where new infrastructure is needed and canshould be built alongside existing infrastructurirrespective of the infrastructure already in place;
Amendment 157 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries can create a risk of carbon leakage or increase that risk where already present; calls on the Commission to bring forward, wherever necessary, measures to address this issue as a ‘carbon inclusion mechanism’ or require conformity with EU Directive 2009/28/ECcompatibility between the EU’s electricity infrastructure and that of third countries UE can enhance Member States’ energy security;
Amendment 181 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity infrastructure projects, it should also set the priorities to be developed in orderwith a view to achieveing EU energy and climatevironmental and social goals;
Amendment 189 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improveing transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the power sector, independent experts, consumer organisations and NGOsin the power sector;
Amendment 220 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligentimproving infrastructure for the rational integration of renewable wind energy is critical ffrom the Nor the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to th Sea and the Baltic Sea towards the south is of vital importance Nfor th Sea grid as an essential element of a future European super-gride successful achievement of overall energy objectives; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by 2014;
Amendment 292 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives and solutions to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, hydropower, high-temperature solar and otherefficient batteries for vehicle drive systems, pumped storage power stations, high-temperature solar power stations and other innovative technologies);
Amendment 303 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the CO2 capture and transport infrastructureresearch projects developed by the Commission so far should continueon CO2 capture and transport to storage facilities should be extended; calls on the Commission, however, to draw up a mid-term report evaluating the progress achieved with, as a matter of urgency, a report evaluating the results obtained from the use of EU- funded projects in this areaexperimental carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies for coal-fired power stations;
Amendment 318 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that energy infrastructures should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between the production and transmission of energy and energy distribution system capacities and consumption; points to the benefits of a new, reliable electricity system incorporating modernefficient technologies, equipment and services such as smart meters, smart grids and interoperable ICT-operated load- and demand-side energy management services;
Amendment 386 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 1
Paragraph 24 – indent 1
– the project must be of major European interest, with an emphasis on internal solidarity in terms of prices that are either the same or similar, including for imports from non-EU countries,
Amendment 397 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
– their necessity must be demonstrated on the basis of the infrastructure hierarchy, i.e. creating an optimal network right across the EU,
Amendment 417 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 4
Paragraph 24 – indent 4
– they must be consistent with long-term EU energy policy (allowing flexible and multifunctional application and avoiding lock-in effects)use of the Member States’ energy mix and avoiding lock-in effects), with a view to the EU’s economy becoming the most competitive in the world,
Amendment 424 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 5
Paragraph 24 – indent 5
– they must make use of proven equipment and technologies such as ICT and smart distribution grids;
Amendment 445 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 2
Paragraph 25 – indent 2
– cost efficiencyreducing transmission costs,
Amendment 451 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 3
Paragraph 25 – indent 3
– maturity of projectsreliability of infrastructure,
Amendment 488 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to dsetermine whether up joint orand coordinated procedures establishing concrete key measures for drawing up a joint European project (regular exchanges of information, timely communication of decisions, joint problem-solving mechanisms, etc.) could be set up; encourages the Commission to assess the possibility of modifying certain aspects of national administrative lawharmonise certain legislation of the Member States, particularly for protected areas;
Amendment 520 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that the bulksome of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed not only by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle but also through social measures; takes the view that wherefor key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to lever private investmentpublic or public- private funding should be used by setting up an innovative mix of financial instruments;
Amendment 537 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 550 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, includinge importance of making use of financial tools such as project bonds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 567 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness in the global market;
Amendment 573 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to present in 2011 a proposal to address costthe allocation of resources for technologically complex orand cross-border projects;
Amendment 574 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls on the Commission to set up an EU intergovernmental expert group representing all the Member States to draw up a complementary, optimised project to establish a uniform energy system taking into account the different time zones and climates across the EU;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is deeply concerned that the EU is not on track to meet targets to reducimprove energy consumptionefficiency by 20% as compared with the projections for 2020, owing to a lack of commitment and ambition on the part of the Member States; notes that a 20% improvement in efficiency does not mean a corresponding fall in per capita energy consumed;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the important role of smart grids and smart meters in integrating electricity from different sources, including renewable sources; welcomes the work carried out by the task force on smart meters and asks the Commission to put forward a number of recommendations as soon as possible;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that the research spending targetpolitical target for research spending under the Europe 2020 strategy of 3% of GDP is composed of a private (2%) and public (1%) expenditure share; notes that there are still specific problems in meeting the 3% target, in particular in the field of private research spending; points out that the lack of commitment in the field of research funding is hampering the development of highly energy-efficient climate-friendly technologies;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the fact that, by subsidising energy prices and applying no restrictions or quotas on CO2 emissions, certain countries outside the EU are gaining comparative competitive advantages; stresses that, because their CO 2 emissions are unrestricted and thus cheaper, these countries might be less willing to join a multilateral climate change agreementglobal agreement to fight global warming;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the application of a general principle that the most cost-effective measures to reduce CO2 emissions should be taken first; believes that Member States should be able to apply the subsidiarity principle in setting priorities as regards the timing of measures to limit emissions in their own territory;
Amendment 82 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary action to ensure that Member States fully implement their energy savingstarget commitments by 2020, either by introducing a requirement that National Energy Efficiency Action Plans must be approved by the Commission or by means of further measures relating to the energy market;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that in many fields energy savings and energy efficiency offer the most cost-effective potential forchieved through improved energy efficiency of installations offer the most radical means of achieving additional CO2 reductions; draws attention to the untapped potential in the areas of optimum energy performance of buildings, in particular existing buildings, the transport sector, public procurement and energy production, (including air transport), public procurement, manufacture of energy-intensive products and energy transformation and transmission, including district heating and cooling; reiterates that concrete measures in these areas are essential and draws attention to the relevant proposals included in the Bendtsen report; urges that financial and technical energy-saving measures must be implemented first and foremost at national, regional and local level;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the increasing importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in reducing carbon emissions, not only in the energy sector; states that, according to the IEA CCS roadmap, in 2030 half of all CCS projects will be in the industrial manufacturing sector; points out that fulfilment of the same criteria which new coal-fired power stations are required to meet in accordance with the climate and energy package provisions on carbon capture and storage should be a precondition for starting construction of gas-fired power stations;
Amendment 178 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Expresses its concern that imports from countries with lower CO2 restrictions have been mainly responsible for a 47% increase in consumption-related CO2 emissions in the EU between 1990 and 2006; asks the Commission to assess whether such trends have continued under the ETS and might increase during the third implementation phase (20/30%); considers that measures to counteract such carbon consumption trends, provided that they are fair and in compliance withtrends in the consumption of energy from all high-carbon fossil fuels, provided that they comply with fair competition rules and WTO rules, could help to encourage the EU's trading partners to join an international agreement to reduce the impact of CO2 on global warming;
Amendment 186 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 29 – point 7
Paragraph 29 – point 7
Amendment 455 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 4 a (new)
Amendment 655 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.16 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.16 – paragraph 1
Support provided will cover the full spectrum of activities from knowledge and technology transfer to large scale demonstration actions, leading to scalable solutions for Europe and beyond. In order to overcome the challenges facing the EU's ageing societies, an appropriate, coordinated and strategic analysis of health policy objectives is vital. Such coordination can solve problems caused by the fragmentation and lack of consistency in the policies of Member States and enhance the use of scientific, personal and infrastructural potential throughout the biomedical research community and among those using its end products in medical treatments. In order for innovative health research to be successful, it is vital that all medical facilities have a long-term commitment to constantly improving research and the training of creative groups of young scientists through projects under the Marie Curie Actions programme. This development-focused strategy should support research processes leading towards a healthier and more efficient Europe through the involvement of European society in biomedical research and through the new opportunities and challenges that will be offered by the innovative end products of biomedical research. The strategic actions under Horizon 2020 can ensure that specialists have an input in future health policies from their very inception, speed up the introduction of innovations and increase the competitiveness of medical procedures used; they can also support cross-border cooperation between a greater number of scientists and specialists in various areas of medicine with a view to creating real savings for national health systems through scientific advances. Changes to the training of specialist doctors that restrict the monopoly currently held by doctors’ professional associations in Member States should be carried out on the basis of a uniform, EU-wide system, and should be implemented in such a way as to ensure that healthcare training and research in Europe are based on the best possible procedures in use in medical research facilities that meet uniform training criteria. A high-level EU advisory board on health should carry out the strategic scientific coordination of healthcare research throughout the Horizon 2020 programme and support horizontal medical research carried out simultaneously in different research centres in the Member States. The aim of such strategic coordination would be to contribute to identifying vital medical research and bringing future programmes under the umbrella of local Centres of Excellence that are run to the highest standards of excellence, which should ensure that specialists from various fields of medicine have a scientific input into this competitive policy area from its very inception and guarantee the cost-effectiveness of national healthcare systems. Furthermore, the aim of strategic scientific coordination will be to encourage other areas of scientific and technological research to play a role in innovative strategies created by modern biomedical research. By establishing Horizon 2020 internal strategic coordination in the area of health research issues, based upon top-level scientific advice, the EU advisory board will also provide the instruments needed for the intensive promotion of synergies and economies of scale in the area of healthcare. It will aim to achieve voluntary convergence between national healthcare policy funding agencies and the Commission on specific objectives, whenever appropriate, and to achieve strategic partnership at EU level between industry, national agencies and the Commission; furthermore, strategic convergence involving regulatory bodies and national health authorities will be pursued at programme level. The aim of such a systematic approach to research at all levels should be to ensure that specialist medical procedures are more widely available through the development of cheaper methods.
Amendment 225 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union has the objective of strengthening its scientific and technological bases by achieving a European Research Area ("ERA") in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely, and encouraging the Union to become more competitive, including in its industry. To pursue those objectives the Union should carry out activities to implement research, technological development and demonstration, promote international cooperation, disseminate and optimise results and stimulate training and mobility. The Union’s aim is to make the best possible use of Member States’ intellectual potential through ensuring that financial resources are distributed appropriately.
Amendment 228 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union also has an objective to ensure that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry exist. For this purpose, action should be aimed at fostering the better exploitation of the existing industrial potential ofand at supporting a policiesy of promoting innovation, research and technological development, with a view to bringing about the reindustrialisation of the Union and a 'third industrial revolution'.
Amendment 242 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) One of the serious challenges targeted by the provisions of the Horizon 2020 programme is climate change; it therefore follows that climatological scientific research into the causes of climate change, as well as preventing the effects of climate change through defining the possibilities for optimal adaptation, should play a key role.
Amendment 244 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In the Communication 'A Budget for Europe 2020'13, the Commission proposed to address with a single Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation the areas covered in the period 2007-2013 under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and the innovation part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, as well as the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in order to serve the Europe 2020 Strategy target of raising spending on Research and Development to 3 % of GDP by 2020. In that Communication, the Commission also committed to mainstream climate change issues into Union spending programmes and to direct at least 20 % of the Union budget to climate-related objectives. Climate actionobjectives linked to the climate-energy package. Actions in this area and resource efficiency are mutually reinforcing objectives for achieving sustainable development, i.e., development that takes into consideration social cohesion, ecology and economic competitiveness. The specific objectives relating to both should be complemented through the other specific objectives of Horizon 2020. As a result it is expected that at least 60% of the overall Horizon 2020 budget should be related to sustainable development. It is also expected that climate-related expenditurexpenditure related to the effects of climate change should exceed 35% of the budget, including mutually compatible measures improving resource efficiency. The Commission should provide information on the scale and results of support to climate change objectives. Climate-related expenditure under Horizon 2020 should be tracked in accordance with the methodology stated in that Communication.
Amendment 437 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
1. The financial envelope of Horizon 2020 may cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of Horizon 2020 and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies and meetings ofwork carried out by experts, as far as they are related tosuch work is related to giving opinions on research projects arising from the objectives of Horizon 2020, expenses linked to information technology networks focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of Horizon 2020.
Amendment 464 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. For the implementation of Horizon 2020, account shall be taken of advice and inputs provided by: advisory groups of independent, high level experts set up at the request of Member States by the Commission; dialogue structures created under international science and technology agreements; forward looking activities; targeted public consultations; and transparent and interactive processes that ensure responsible research and innovation is supported.
Amendment 675 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of point (a), top-up funding shall be conditional on a significant level of prior financial commitmenthe previous results of the participating entities to the joint calls and actions. The ERA- NET instrument may include an objective to harmonise rules and implementation modalities of the joint calls and actions. It may also be used in order to prepare for an initiative pursuant to Article 185 TFEU.
Amendment 681 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) clear financial commitments of the participating countries, including and a positive track record of results, as well as prior commitments to pool national and/or regional investments for transnational research and innovation;
Amendment 684 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point c
(c) the added value of action at UnionMember State level;
Amendment 719 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) actionthe analytical actions of experts which bring together and evaluate results from a range of different projects, including those that may be funded from other sources, to provide user-friendly results databases and to draw up reports that summarise key findings;
Amendment 748 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Not later than end 2017, and taking into account the ex-post evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme to be completed by the end of 2015 and the review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation ofincluding at scientific seminars and conferences, an interim evaluation of the achievement of the research objectives laid down in Horizon 2020, its specific programme, including the European Research Council, and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, on the achievements (at the level of results and progress towards impacts) of the objectives of Horizon 2020 and continued relevance of all the measures, the efficiency and use of resources, the scope for further simplification, and Union added value. That evaluation shall also take into consideration aspects relating to further access to funding opportunities for participants in all regions, for SMEs and for promoting gender balance. That evaluation shall additionally take into account the current contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and results on the long- term impact of the predecessor measures. The evaluation may lead to the rejection of part of the programme or to it being updated to take account of new data obtained during the implementation of the programme.
Amendment 160 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) An EU databank should be established, in cooperation with national centres for the management of scientific research, covering the scientific disciplines and including the names of experts in those fields.
Amendment 161 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to enhance transparency, the names of experts that havewill assisted the Commission or relevant funding bodies in the application of this Regulation should be publishedby evaluating proposed projects on the basis of an accepted assessment scale should be published. The evaluations should be made available to the coordinator of the research team. Where the publication of the name would endanger the security or integrity of the expert or would unduly prejudice his or her privacy, the Commission or funding bodies should be able to refrain from the publication of such names.
Amendment 225 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
(17a) ‘Excellence’ is a quality assessment that refers to a research facility staffed by well trained research and scientific personnel and which ensures that the best practical solution is found to the research objective and that the maximum amount of new information is obtained at the minimum cost.
Amendment 303 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The proposals submitted shall be evaluated on the basis of the following award criteria such as the following:
Amendment 304 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) excellence, on the basis of an evaluation of the research facilities in accordance with Article 2(1) point 17a (new);
Amendment 305 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) impactthe research achievements of the team members;
Amendment 306 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) quality and efficiency of the cost of implementation.
Amendment 307 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca) likelihood of success.
Amendment 313 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The sole criterion of excellence shall apply in the selection of the research team for proposals for ERC frontier research actions, i.e., it shall be based on the evaluation of the researchers’ access to modern research facilities, in accordance with Article 2(1) point 17a (new).
Amendment 324 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Proposals shall be ranked according to the evaluation results. The selection shall be made on the basis of this ranking on the basis of the proposed numerical assessment scale. The same topic (problem to be solved) or a similar one may be given independently to two different research teams in order to enhance competitiveness.
Amendment 384 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 577 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission and, where appropriate, funding bodies may appoint independent experts to evaluate proposals or to advise on or assist withshall establish, on the basis of requests from the Member States, a database, in the form of a list, of independent scientific experts representing the scientific disciplines included in the relevant classification. Reviewers shall be selected from this list for:
Amendment 579 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the evaluation of proposals;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 580 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the monitoring of the implementation of actions carried out under Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [Horizon 2020] as well as of previous Research and/or Innovation Programmes;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 581 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) the evaluation of Research and Innovation Programmes;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 583 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) the designvelopment of the Union research and innovation policy including the preparation of future programmes.
Amendment 593 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Independent experts shall be chosen from the list referred to in paragraph 1 on the basis of skills, experience and knowledge appropriate to carry out the tasks assigned to them. In cases where independent experts have to deal with classified information, the appropriate security clearance shall be required before appointment.
Amendment 594 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Independent experts shall be identified and selected on the basis of calls for applications from individuals and callthe scientific disciplines featured in the applications addressed to relevant organisations such as national research agencies, research institutions, standardisation organisations or enterprises with a view to establishing a database of candidates.
Amendment 615 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. The appointment of the experts shall take place by the end of 2013, at the latest, and may take the form of a framework appointment valid for the entire duration of Horizon 2020 with specific assignments of tasks comprising a preliminary assessment of the project, an assessment of its implementation, and a final assessment.
Amendment 616 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. The names of experts appointed in a personal capacity,the independent experts – together with the scientific disciplines that they represent – who have assisted the Commission or the funding bodies in implementation of Regulation (EU) No XX/XX Horizon 2020 and Decision No XX/XX/EU [the specific programme], shall be published following their appointment in the period prior to the commencement of Horizon 2020, and the lists shall subsequently be updated at least once a year on the Internet site of the Commission or the funding body. The names of experts shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
Amendment 129 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasized the need to increase energy efficiency in the Union by 20% to achieve the objective of saving 20% ofmaximum saving objective for the Union’s primary energy consumption by 2020 compared to projections. This amounts to acould mean a total reduction ofin the Union's primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020. the Union as a whole of 368 Mtoe in 2020, but the diversity of specific energy consumption in the Member States must also be taken into account; the diversification of the energy mix in the Member States is also important.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 17 June 2010 confirmed the real energy efficiency target based on unit indicators, e.g. per capita, as one of the headline targets of the Union's new strategy for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth driven by innovation (Europe 2020 Strategy).. Under this process and in order to implement this objective at national level, Member States are required to set national sectoral targets in close dialogue with the Commission and to indicate, in their National Reform Programmes, how they intend to achieve them.
Amendment 144 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 4 February 2011 acknowledged that the EU energy efficiency target is not on track and that determined action is required to tap the considerable potential for higher energy savings in buildings, and transport, products and processes by using resources more efficiently in these sectors on the basis of low-energy products and technological processes, including efficient conversion processes in the energy sector.
Amendment 148 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) On 8 March 2011, the Commission also adopted a Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, identifying the need from this perspective for more focus on real energy efficiency as a means of reducing primary energy consumption.
Amendment 153 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In this context it is necessary to update the Union's legal framework for energy efficiency with a Directive pursuing the overall objective of thea 20% energy efficiency target of saving 20% ofto maximise savings in the Union’s primary energy consumption by 2020, and of making further energy efficiency improvements after 2020. To this end, it should establish a common framework to promote energy efficiency within the Union and lay down specific actions to implement some of the proposals included in the Energy Efficiency Plan 2011 and achieve the significant unrealised energy saving potentials it identifies.
Amendment 158 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Effort Sharing Decision (No 406/2009/EC) requires the Commission to assess and report by 2012 on the progress of the Community and its Member States towards the objective of reducing, depending on their energy mix, towards the objective of achieving the maximum declared reduction in energy consumption by 20% by 2020 compared to projections. It also states that, to help Member States meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments, the Commission should propose, by 31 December 2012, strengthened or new measures to accelerate energy efficiency improvements. This Directive responds to this requirement. It also contributes to meeting the goals set out in the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, notably by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector, and to achieving zero emission electricity production by 2050.
Amendment 257 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Manufacturing companies that use waste heat from power stations as process heat ought to obtain that heat at preferential prices, and the costs of such energy should not be subject to tax.
Amendment 258 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
Amendment 302 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Although this Directive repeals Directive 2006/32/EC, Article 4 of Directive 2006/32/EC should continue to apply until the deadline for the achievement of the 9% EU average target.
Amendment 333 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a. ‘primary energy’ means the chemical energy contained in fossil fuels or their products, and in other organic substances, as well as all forms of renewable or nuclear energy;
Amendment 340 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
1b. ‘sector-specific primary energy efficiency’ means efficiency expressed by means of the ratio of energy used (numerator) to the total quantity of primary energy used that is made available in order to attain a specific, practical sector-specific objective, e.g. generating electricity from fossil fuels (denominator), multiplied by 100, as a percentage;
Amendment 342 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
1c. ‘gross primary energy efficiency’ means the ratio of the annual unit primary energy consumption factor per capita as per Eurostat data (numerator) to the unit primary energy consumption factor in the previous year as per Eurostat data (denominator), multiplied by 100, as a percentage;
Amendment 349 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2a. ‘conversion’ means the process of transforming one form of energy into another or into work;
Amendment 402 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
15. '‘cogeneration'’ means the simultaneous generation in one process of thermal energy and electrical or mechanical energy, or a material substance;
Amendment 411 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
25a. ‘cogeneration potential of urban centres’ means the possibility of using waste heat for heating, technological or cooling purposes;
Amendment 418 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
26. '‘efficient district heating and cooling'’ means a district heating or cooling system using at least 50% renewable, waste or cogenerated heat or a combination thereof and having a primary energy factor, as referred to in Directive 2010/31/EU, of at least 0.87;
Amendment 453 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If primary energy efficiency from fossil fuels is lower than or equal to 50%, industrial users of such energy, particularly those in the energy sector, shall purchase at auction the rights to emit all the CO2 produced during the conversion process; exceeding the 50% efficiency threshold on other percentage indicators shall exempt emitters from the requirement to purchase CO2 emissions rights at auction in a percentage amount equal to the overall efficiency reduced by 50%.
Amendment 469 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess whether the Union is likely to achieve its target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020, requiring as a result of increasing efficiency by 20%, bringing about a reduction ofin EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020, taking into account the sum of the national targets referred to in paragraph 1 and the evaluation referred to in Article 19(4).
Amendment 687 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State'’s territory achieve, between the years ... and ... , annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers, not by cutting their energy supplies, but by increasing unit efficiency across the sectors.
Amendment 713 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall express the amount of energy savings required from each obligated party in terms of either final or primary energy consumption. The method chosen for expressing the required amount of energy savings shall also be used for calculating the savings claimed by obligated parties. The conversion factorsalorific values of fuels taking into account conversion losses as set out in Annex IV shall apply.
Amendment 1092 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to develop efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure to accommodate the development of high- efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling from waste heat and, renewable energy sources in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 6 and 7 and municipal waste incineration plants. When developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-only generation.
Amendment 1346 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) identifying concrete measures and investments for the introduction of cost- effective energy efficiency improvements in the network infrastructure, taking due account of transmission distances, with a detailed timetable for their introduction.
Amendment 1559 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part I – point b – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Part I – point b – subparagraph 1
C is the power to heat ratioratio between electricity obtained and the total amount of heat with further conversion taken into account
Amendment 1564 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point b – subparagraph 6
Annex II – point b – subparagraph 6
Amendment 1565 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point b – subparagraph 7
Annex II – point b – subparagraph 7
Amendment 5 #
2011/0167(NLE)
1. Welcomes the aims expressed by the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiating parties to tackle the trade in counterfeited goods, especially at the EU's borders;
Amendment 13 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 2
Short justification – Paragraph 2
2. Notes that counterfeiting, copyright and trademark infringements are covered by ACTA thus creating a one-size-fits-all instrument of enforcement which doesn't meet the unique needs of each sector; is concerned by the lack of definition of key terminologies on which the ACTA enforcement mechanisms are based, especially regarding copyright in computer programs and their registration; fears that this creates legal uncertainty for European companies and in particular SMEs, technology users, online platform and internet service providers;
Amendment 17 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 3
Short justification – Paragraph 3
3. Notes that while the ambition of ACTA is to strengthen EU industries, iArt. 27 of the ACTA Agreement appears to be contrary to the ambition of the EP in the Digital Agenda to make Europe the scene for generating cutting edge internet innovation, as well as the strong ambition to promote net neutrality and access to the online digital market for SMEall users;
Amendment 12 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Convention on the Grant of European Patents (European Patent Convention), as amended (hereinafter ‘EPC’), established the European Patent Organisation and entrusted it with the task of granting European patents. This task is carried out by the European Patent Office. European patents granted by the European Patent Office under the rules and procedures laid down in the EPC should, on a request by the patent proprietor filed directly or through the relevant national patent office, benefit from unitary effect by virtue of this Regulation in the territories of the participating Member States (hereinafter ‘European patents with unitary effect’).
Amendment 13 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The rights conferred by the European patent with unitary effect should enable the patent proprietor to prevent any third party not having his consent from the direct and indirect use of the invention on the territories of the participating Member States. However, a number of limitations of the patent proprietor’s rights should enablethis should not include a third partiesy’s right to use the invention, for instance for private ands for non- commercial purposes, for experimental purposes, for acts allowed specifically under Union law (in and scientific research, and all inventions theat area of veterinary medicinal products, medicinal products for human use, plant variety rights, the legal protection of computer programs by copyright and the legal protection of biotechnological inventions) under international law and for non- patentable under international law, including computer programs and databases; this also includes patented biotechnological inventions, plant protection patents and patent-protected medicines, and the use by a farmers of protected livestock for farming purposes.
Amendment 14 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The participating Member States should give the European Patent Office certain administrative tasks relating to European patents with unitary effect, in particular as regards administration of requests for unitary effect, the registration of unitary effect and of any limitation, licence, transfer, revocation or lapse of European patents with unitary effect,carrying out the unitary effect registration process and analysing any related problems, such as the collection and redistribution of renewal fees, the publication of translations for information purposes during a transitional period and the administration of a compensation scheme of translation costs for applicants filing European patent applications in a language other than one of the official languages of the European Patent Office. The participating Member States should ensure that rRequests for unitary effect armust be filed with the European Patent Office within one month of the date of the publication of the mention of the grant in the European Patent Bulletin and that they are submitted in the language of the proceedings before the European Patent Office together with the prescribed translation prescribed for, during a transitional period, by Council Regulation…/… [translation arrangements].
Amendment 18 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Patent proprietors should pay one common annual renewal fee for European patents with unitary effect. Renewal fees should be progressivelevied throughout the term of the patent protection and, together with the fees to be paid to the European Patent Organisation during the pre-grant stage, should cover the actuall costs associated with the grant of the European patent and the administration of the unitary patent protection. The level of the renewal fees should be fixed with the aim of facilitating innovation and fostering the competitiveness of European businesses. It should also reflect the size of the market covered by the patent and be similar to the level of the national renewal fees for an average European patent taking effect in the participating Member States at the time wheren the level of the renewal fees is first fixed by the Commission.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to determine the appropriate level and distribution of renewal fees and to ensure that all costs of thethe actual fees for the annually renegotiated tasks in relation to the unitary patent protection entrusted on the European Patent Office are fully covered by the resources generated by the European patents with unitary effect and that, together with the fees to be paid to the European Patent Organisation during the pre-grant stage, the revenues from the renewal fees ensure a balanced budget of the European Patent Organisation.
Amendment 21 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Renewal fees should be paid to the European Patent Organisation. 50 percent thereof minus expenses incurred by the European Patent Office in carrying out tasks in relation to the unitary patent protection shall be distributed among the participating Member States, which should be used for patent-related purposes. The share of distribution should be set on the basis of fair, equitable and relevant criteria namely the level of patent activity and the size of the market. The distribution should provide compensation for having an official language other than one of the official languages of the European Patent Office, having a disproportionately low level of patenting activity and having acquired membership of the European Patent Organisation relatively recently.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure the appropriate level and distribution of renewal fees in compliance with the principles set out in this Regulation, the power to negotiate with the European Patent Office and to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the level of the renewal fees for European patents with unitary effect and the distribution of such fees between the European Patent Organisation and the participating Member States. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) An Enhanced communication partnership between the European Patent Office and central industrial property offices of the EU Member States should enable the European Patent Office to make regular use, where appropriate, on a fee- paying basis, of the result of any search carried out by central industrial property offices on a national patent application the priority of which is claimed in a subsequent European patent application. All central industrial property offices, including those which do not perform searches in the course of a national patent granting procedure, can have an essential role under the enhanced partnership, inter alia by givproviding advice and support to potential patent applicants, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, by receiving national applications, by forwarding applications and establishing whether they should be forwarded to the European Patent Office, and by disseminating patent information.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 31 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. A European patent with unitary effect shall take effect in the territories of the participating Member States on the datefourteenth day following that of the publication, by the European Patent Office, of the mention of the grant of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point e
Article 8 – point e
(e) the use on board vessels of countries other than participating Member States of the patented invention, in the body of the vessel, in the machinery, tackle, gear and other accessories, when such vessels temporarily or accidentally enter the waters of participating Member States, provided that the invention is used there exclusively for the needs of the vessel, and as long as the patented inventions concerned are not used commercially for the socio-economic purposes for which they are intended within the Member States;
Amendment 39 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point i
Article 8 – point i
(i) the use by a farmer of protected livestock or reproductive material for farming purposes, on condition that the breeding animals or other animal reproductive material wereas sold or otherwise commercialised to the farmer by the patent proprietor or with his/her consent. Such use includes the provision of the animal or other animal reproductivesuch material for the purposes of his/her agricultural activity, but not thefor sale in the framework of or for the purpose of commercial reproductive activity; Justification A distinction needs to be drawn between commercial activity and the farmer’s own agricultural activity.Or. pl
Amendment 43 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
The expenses incurred by the European Patent Office in carrying out the additional tasks given, within the meaning of Article 143 of the EPC, by Member States to the European Patent Office shall be covered by the fees generated by the European patents with unitary effect, in line with the simulation set out in Annex I.
Amendment 44 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Renewal fees and additional fees for the late payment of renewal fees for European patents with unitary effect shall be paid to the European Patent Organisation by the patent proprietor as part of the resources required to carry out the tasks referred to in Article 13. Those fees shall be due in respect of the years following the year in which the European Patent Register mentions the grant of the European patent which benefits from unitary effect by virtue of this Regulation.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) sufficientpaid together with the fees to be paid to the European Patent Organisation during the pre-grant stage, to ensure a balanced budget of the European Patent Organisation.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The level of the renewal fees shall, in line with the simulation set out in Annex II, be fixed with the aim of
Amendment 49 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the collected renewal fees to be distributed to the participating Member States referred to in Article 12(1)(e) shall be 50 percent of the renewal fees referred to in Article 14 paid for European patents with unitary effect minus the costs associated with the administration of the unitary patent protection referred to in Article 12, in line with the simulation set out in Annex III.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to reach these objectives set out in this Chapter, the Commission shall set the share of distribution of renewal fees referred to in paragraph 1 among the participating Member States on the basis of the following fair, equitable and relevant criteria, in line with the simulation set out in Annex IV, taking into account:
Amendment 51 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The participating Member States shall use the amount allocated to them in accordance with paragraph 1 to patent- related purposesfor purposes relating to patenting activity in their territory.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 15 and 16 shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time fixed period of time, no longer than one year from the [date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 54 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The delegation of powers relating to the disbursement of funds shall always be subject to approval by the European Parliament.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Not later than sixthree years from the date on which the first European patent with unitary effect takes effect in the territories of the participating Member States, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the operation of this Regulation and, where necessary, make appropriate proposals for amending it. Subsequent reports on the operation of this Regulation shall be presented by the Commission every sixthree years.
Amendment 8 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes there is a need for a new European trade and customs policy, promoting further manufacturing in Europe based on local raw materials and not incentivising businesenterprises to delocalise outside the single market; is of the opinion that trade agreements with external partners should take into account all the factors affecting the competitiveness of European corporate industry, and SMEs, andincluding the agricultural and food production industry; warns European industry against relying on monopolistic suppliers of raw materials, as is the case, for example, with suppliers of rare earth metals;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to develop a favourable environment stimulating the start-up of enterprises and the exchange of young entrepreneurs, and to create the intellectual property conditions for the internationalisation of European SMEs as well as for strengthening their competitiveness and development to protect their position against unfair competition;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of raw materials availabilitthe availability of raw materials, semi-finished products and energy for the development and competitiveness of European industry; calls, therefore, on the Commission to present an ambitious and comprehensive raw materials policy strategy for Europe with concrete measures to support investment for improving access to raw material resources on both internal and external markets;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. SPoints out that cohesion funding should serve to foster the sustainable development of the EU as a whole by ensuring that better use is made of the potential of regions and sub-regions with a GDP below the EU average; stresses that cohesion policy is a fundamental instrument with which to attain the 20-20- 20 goal by 2020 and establish a coherent strategy for a European economy with, in the long and medium term, maximum energy efficiency and low CO2 emissions; is aware that investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects is not moving ahead as expected, with particular reference to the issues of energy security and development conducive to job creation within the single market;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that cohesion policy is not playing a sufficiently effective role in driving investment in climate change adaptation infrastructure, such as flood defences;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. In the light of the review of cohesion policy and the EU financial perspective, asks the Commission to ensure that energy saving achieved through technically and economically more efficient energy use is automatically included as a condition when granting structural and cohesion funds and to earmark an increased proportion of funds to energyfor electricity generation and transmission efficiency and decentralised cogeneration and renewable energy projects;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges that better use can be made of resources and social benefits can be achieved by allocating cohesion policy funding in such a way as to foster sustainable development at regional and sub-regional level in the Member States; takes the view that a more even distribution of cohesion funding will unleash local social potential and local resources, thus creating new jobs;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the important role played by education and scientific research in fostering innovation, in particular in the field of ICTs in, and encouraging efficient energy use, and the social, economs well as in connection with cohesion policy and territorial cohesion ofsustainable economic development in the EU;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Draws attention to the difficulties Member States are having in implementing EU directives on municipal waste recycling and management and to the fact that material and energy recycling offers an additional means of acquiring resources and creating new jobs, in particular at regional and sub- regional level;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas living standards and economic competitiveness depend on the price and availability of energy,
Amendment 21 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas coal will continue to be an important primary source of energy supply for the public and the economy,
Amendment 217 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Believes that the move towards a better energy efficiency should include a focus onfocus on effective conversion of primary energy use, including transformation, transmission, distribution and supply, along side industrial and household consumpenergy obtained from coal, and its efficient use, transmission and distribution;
Amendment 244 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Supports a multi-level governance and decentralised approach to the energy policeconomy and energy efficiency, including the Smart Cities initiative, whereby heating and cooling processes would be based on co-generation;
Amendment 254 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Asks the Commission to present a communication on how to increase economic efficiency in the deploymentuse of renewable sources of energy within the EU by striving towards a system of EU-wide common incentives for renewable sources of energy, which would allow to deploy the specific type of renewables in those parts of the EU, where they are most cost- efficient, and, thereby, lower electricity prices; believes that in the midterm, where no alternative sources exist or there are supply problems for other sources, as in the case of islands, regional renewables market groups could be created;
Amendment 276 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Given the restrictions imposed by the Climate and Energy Package on the building of coal-fired power stations, urges the Commission to draw up legal provisions to facilitate the building of such power stations, where their nominal efficiency exceeds 50%;
Amendment 379 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. As cited in the Second Energy Review, coal is still a key domestic source of energy and therefore the Union should continue research towards clean coal technologies such as coal gasification and coal liquefactionefficient and therefore clean technologies for the production of electricity based on gas obtained from coal;
Amendment 393 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Considers that an effective way of reducing energy consumption would be to undertake research into substitutes for conventional raw materials and construction materials whose production is less-energy intensive;
Amendment 405 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Considers that the thermal upgrading of buildings and the material and energy recycling of urban and industrial waste could produce considerable benefits for consumers;
Amendment 422 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51a.Given the failure of the COP15 negotiations to achieve a positive outcome and the scientific unreliability of the IPCC, whose report was used by the Commission as the basis for the restrictive policies on CO2, emissions, the Climate and Energy Package needs to be reviewed, in particular Directives 2009/29/EC and 2009/31/EC and Decision 2009/406/EC;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas improving the gross overall efficiency of energy savinguse is the most cost- effective and fastest way to reduce CO2 and other emissions and increase security of supply, and therefore energy efficiency should be a key priority of any future EU energy strategy, in particular of its 2020 Strategy,
Amendment 17 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are economic advantages to energy savings made by end-users as well as through efficient energy use in conversion, transmission and storage processes; whereas the EU’s imports of energy are rising and worth €332 billion in 2007, and according to Commission figures energy benefits per year can amount to over €1 000 per household and successful attainment of the energy efficiency target has the potential to save the EU some €100 billion and cut emissions by almost 800 million tonnes a year,
Amendment 46 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas industrial electrical motors consume 30%-40% of the electrical energy generated worldwide and whereas proper optimisation of relevant motor systems, primarily by using speed regulation, cgross overall energy efficiency is dependent, on the one hand, on the use by consumers of commercially available energy-saving products and save between 30% and 60%ervices and, on the other, ofn energy consumedproducers and suppliers,
Amendment 52 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas physico-chemical processes that enable better use to be made of heat generated by fossil fuels and nuclear reactions offer enormous potential for efficiency gains,
Amendment 125 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to initiate studies into further enhancing the efficiency of heat conversion in steam and gas power plants by increasing turbine operating parameters – i.e. temperature and pressure – and through appropriate waste heat recovery, including CHP;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a revision of the CHP Directive to promote CHP and district heating/coolingthe building of large cogeneration plants with high gross efficiency by encouraging Member States to set up a stable and favourable regulatory framework by consideringfor priority access to the electricity grid for CHP and bytransmission grid for such plants; considers it appropriate to promotinge the use of CHP and district heating systems fitted with efficient heat exchangers in buildings and sustainable funding for CHP, e.g. by making CHP a selection criterion for urban and rural development projects financed by the Structural Funds;
Amendment 141 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 152 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Takes the view that electricity losses in generators and transformers, as well as those resulting from excessively high resistances during transmission, can be significantly reduced;
Amendment 176 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to assess the potential for efficiency in public buildings, paying particular attention to the issue of improving the thermal efficiency of historic buildings, and propose a mandatory target for the reduction of the energy consumption of public buildings in the Member States;
Amendment 201 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the European Parliament and the Commission should set an example by refurbishing their buildings toimproving the thermal efficiency of their buildings and installing solar energy systems in them, so as to reach nearly zero level by 2020;
Amendment 287 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to include in the SET Plan a strand for the development and promotion of technology and products fosteringlow-energy industrial technologies and less energy-intensive construction materials in the construction and machine industries and products whose use fosters primary energy and resource efficiency;
Amendment 291 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Points out that shortening excessively long conversion chains for converting one type of energy into another represents a major source of savings (e.g. it is better to heat with gas than to generate electricity in a gas power plant in order to use that electricity to heat homes);
Amendment 307 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to promote the development of innovative devsolutions which reduce the friction resistance of vehicles and turbulence while driving to improve their energy efficiency (e.g. spoilers for trucks, correct vehicle aerodynamics) and to consider making themsuch solutions mandatory, if proved to be cost-effective;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s view that forests should be seen as a major contributor to solving themitigating climate crisishange; emphasises that sustainable forest management is of pivotal importance for the EU in achieving its climateenvironmental goals and delivering necessary ecosystem services, such as biodiversity; considers that appropriate afforestation and maintenance of forest resources can significantly reduce the risk of floods, landslides and fires;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Warns against unrestricted commercial exploitation of forest resources, which very often leads to their irreversible destruction, especially of natural forests resources;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the importance of maintaining or increasing forest resources, for various purposes, in the EU; considers that wood-based raw materials, with appropriate modification, can be low- energy substitutes for materials widely used in the construction and other industries, particularly for metal alloys requiring a high energy input;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for further action on research, education and information regarding the risks of climate change for forests and the forestry sector, as well as for long-term planning by the forestry industry, the regions and the Member States; considers that research to determine the optimum forest structures from the point of view of absorbing carbon dioxide is essential;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that industrial exploitation of resources supplying wood as a chemical raw material or a semi- manufacture for the production of construction materials should primarily be restricted to forest plantations; warns against the adverse effects of privatising the Member States’ natural wealth, such as forests;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas maintaining global leadership of European industry is only possible through new technologies/processes/solutions, R&D, a sophisticated supply-chain, better efficiency, strong human resources, good logistics and infrastructure, as cost-cutting is notglobal competitiveness measured in terms of overall costs for entire industrial branches and economic sectors is the way forward for industry in Europe,
Amendment 38 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a new model of consumption based on innovative solutions driven by the market, in particular by local markets, is essential,
Amendment 44 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. having regard to the ongoing process of relocating manufacturing industries outside the European Union, mainly to the Far East, which is increasing unemployment in Europe,
Amendment 55 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. An active industrial policy means support from the Member States’ budgets both for innovative industrial solutions and for the essential raw material industries with a long payback period, including the energy industry, on which the development of processing sectors with a short payback period depends; an active industrial policy should bring more tax revenue into national budgets;
Amendment 113 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a new, sustainable EU industrial policy can only be effective if it is pursued in close coordination with the industrial policies of the Member States, and therefore calls on the Commission to take in 2011 the initiatives that are possible under the Lisbon Treaty (Article 173(2)), in the form of guidelines, indicators, monitoring possibilities and evaluation procedures and proposals for upholding the rules on fair competition in the EU’s single market;
Amendment 123 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that it is largely the needs (profits) of international corporations which shape current industrial policy in the EU, not the interests of the Union;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that industrial policy depends to a large extent on protecting EU industry against unfair competition from third countries;
Amendment 254 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 5
Paragraph 14 – indent 5
- measures to counter the growing oligopalisation of extraction of, and trade in, raw materials; market domination by national oligopolies and monopolies and transnational corporations as regards the extraction of mineral and energy raw materials and the manufacture of semi-finished goods, as well as trade therein;
Amendment 259 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 5 a (new)
- support for small and medium-sized enterprises using local raw materials, including agricultural and forestry raw materials;
Amendment 278 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is convinced that EU industry needs an infrastructure and energy policy focused on the long term and on solidarity which guarantees appropriatelow world energy prices and security of EU supply, allows manufacturing to take place without the release of gases damaging to the climate, and prevents carbon leakage; points out that the internal energy market is an asset when it comes to switching to low-carbon production and supply, and that the network infrastructuresmart electricity and gas grids must therefore be renewed and extended, and smart grids promoted;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that European research funding should be based more on trust-based and risk- tolerant towards participants at all stages, with flexible EU rules that and taking account of risk planning with respect to participants at all stages, including at the initial application stage of the project and upon its approval by independent experts, with EU rules for this purpose that are flexible and can be applied in accordance with national regulations and practices;
Amendment 92 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for substantive improvement of the clarity and accessibility of guidance documents (e.g. financial rules that are in line with national regulations), translated into the EU official languages; asks the Member States for their opinions on the simplification of the procedures for accessing the FP and implementing projects;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Recommends a reduced set of rules and procedures to govern EU funding for R&D and calls for coherence and harmonisation to be maintained in the implementation and interpretation of these rules and procedures; stresses the need to apply this set of rules across the whole FPt every stage: from a project’s approval to its implementation under the research programme and associated instruments and within the Commission, regardless of the entity or executive agency in charge of implementation;
Amendment 115 #
2010/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Considers that the revision ofcomprehensive revision of procedures, including the Financial Regulation, and the Staff Regulations, and the planning of a TRE for the implementation of aspecific research- specific TRE projects have a pivotal role in restructuring the research financing framework and in allowing further progress in simplifyencouraging research and simplifying funding;
Amendment 67 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Wholesale energy markets encompass both commodity markets and derivative markets, which are of vital importance to the energy and financial markets, with price formation in both sectors interlinked.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Manipulation on wholesale energy markets involves artificially causing prices to be at a level not justified by the actual availability and costs of production, storage or transportation capacity and demandeffective demand, in other words where the recipients have the technical or technological capacity to receive the energy and the financial capacity to pay for it.
Amendment 110 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Where information is not commercially sensitive, the Agency should be able to make that information available to market participants and the wider publicAvailability of price information is a vital pre-condition for transparency. Such transparency can help build confidence in the market and help the development of knowledge about the functioning of wholesale energy markets.
Amendment 125 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) National regulatory authorities and competent financial authorities should cooperate on a regular and operational basis to ensure an ongoing coordinated approach to tackling market abuse on wholesale energy markets which encompasses both commodity markets and derivatives markets.
Amendment 152 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – point 1 – subparagraph 1
1. "inside information" means precise information which has not been made public, relating directly or indirectly to one or more wholesale energy products and which, if it were made public, could significantly affect decisions taken by market participants concerning the setting of the prices of such wholesale energy products;
Amendment 206 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Where the person who possesses inside information in relation to a wholesale energy product is a legal person, the prohibitions laid down in paragraph 1 shall also apply to the natural persons who take part in the decision to carry out the transaction in the name of and for the account of the legal person concerned.
Amendment 215 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
A market participant may under his own responsibility delay by not more than 30 days the public disclosure of inside information such as not to prejudice his legitimate interests provided that such omission would not be likely to mislead the public and provided that the market participant is able to ensure the confidentiality of that information and does not make decisions relating to trading in wholesale energy products based upon this information. In this situation the market participant shall provide this information to the Agency and the relevant national regulatory authority having regard to the provisions of Article 7(4).
Amendment 228 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. In order to take account of future developments on wholesale energy markets, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts, within 30 days of the entry into force of this Regulation, in accordance with Article 15 and subject to conditions of Articles 16 and 17, specifying the definitions set out at Article 2(1) to (5).
Amendment 262 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall be provided with a record of wholesale energy market transactions, including orders to trade. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts, within 30 days of the entry into force of this Regulation, in accordance with Article 15 and subject to conditions of Articles 16 and 17, laying down the timing, form and content in which this information is reported and, where appropriate, defining thresholds for the reporting of transactions as well as specifying types of contracts for which transactions shall be reported.
Amendment 292 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency may decide to make publicly available parts ofshall publish the information which it holds provided that commercially sensitive information on individual market participants or individual transactions is not released. The Agency shall make the data available to research centres in aggregate form.
Amendment 330 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and, dissuasive and non-discriminatory. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by22... at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 332 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 349 #
2010/0363(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The European Parliament andor the Council may object to the delegated act within a period of two months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council this period shall be extended by one month.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) State aid in the process of closing of uncompetitive coal mines should be used primarily to minimize the increasing danger of mine accidents, especially fatal ones, caused mainly by insufficient funding of coal mining.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 3
(3) The Union's policies of encouraging renewable and lower carbon fossil fuels for power generation do not justify the indefinite support for uncompetitive coal minesaiming inter alia at the promotion of renewable fuels and natural gas for power generation with low CO2 emissions do not justify the indefinite State aid for coal mines that are uncompetitive on the internal market. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should therefore not be continued indefinitely.
Amendment 44 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) EU policies aimed at increasing the competitiveness of European industry, improving energy security and reducing CO2 emissions, based on the existing customs strategy, should be conducive to limiting subsidized coal imports from third countries.
Amendment 58 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 8
(8) In order to mitigate the negative environmental impact of aid to the coal sector on the environment, the Member State should provide a plan of appropriate measurefor the purpose of adopting economically justified measures leading to a decrease in CO2 emissions, for example in the field of energy consumption efficiency, renewable energy or carbon capture and storage.
Amendment 66 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) "closure" means the permanent cessation of production and sales of coal by economic organizations;
Amendment 68 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) "cessation of production" may result from permanent liquidation or temporary suspension of production due to the poor economic situation;
Amendment 69 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) "closure plan" means a plan drawn up by a Member State providing for measures culminating in the definitive closure of coal production units, i.e. the definitiveliquidation of the unit or putting it into a dormant state;
Amendment 70 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) "coal production unit" means an independent business entity (enterprise), comprising both underground orand opencast coal workings and their related infrastructure capable of producing raw coal independently of other parts of the undertakingfor the market;
Amendment 76 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 1 OctoDecember 2014 20;
Amendment 87 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) theaid amount of aid per tonne coal equivalent must not cause prices for Unionof EU coal at delivery point to be lower than those for coal of a similar quality from third countries. It is necessary to exclude the possibility of importing from third countries where the competitiveness of those imports is the result of State aid;
Amendment 101 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the coal production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorispproved by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plancease the aid granted.
Amendment 26 #
2010/0098(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power-station on 26 April 1986, considerable quantities of radioactive materials were released into the atmosphere, contaminating foodstuffs and feedingstuffs in several European countries to levels significant from the health point of view; the soil was also contaminated with radioactive fallout, which increased the radioactivity of forest and agricultural foodstuffs obtained in the affected areas.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0098(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) On the basis of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in accordance with Articles 4 and 9 thereof, the Commission shall support research into the dangers of contamination of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs with radioactive isotopes and the effects of ionizing radiation (e.g. gamma rays) used for sterilisation on the quality of these products from the point of view of the chemical and radiological risk.
Amendment 29 #
2010/0098(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) The radiological safety of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs cannot be the subject of patents preventing the use of the appropriate safeguard technologies without purchasing licensed rights.
Amendment 36 #
2010/0098(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The criteria governing the placing on the market of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs should take into account the level of background radiation in the area concerned.
Amendment 39 #
2010/0098(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In the event of a nuclear accident or radioactive incident, consultation procedures should in each case determine whether dilution treatment is permitted, e.g. mixing of contaminated milk with uncontaminated milk.
Amendment 50 #
2010/0098(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. WThen submitting the proposal for a Regulation referred to in paragraph 1 , the Commission shall take into account the basic standards laid down Commission shall, on the basis of the latest medical research and expertise, extend and update Annexes I and III to this Regulation so as to ensure that the maximum level of contamination of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs with radioactive isotopes, in accordance with Articles 30 and 31 of the Treaty, including the principle that all exposures shall be kept as low as reasonably achievable, taking the aspect of the protection of the health of the general public and economic and social factors into accoun Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, complies with the permissible radioactivity measured in becquerels per kilogram of product.
Amendment 53 #
2010/0098(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Given the possibility of isotopes of solid elements escaping into the environment following a nuclear reactor accident, the list of maximum permitted levels of contamination of animal feed should be expanded and supplemented in accordance with Article 32 of the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community to include other isotopes in addition to radioactive stable isotopes of caesium, such as transuranium elements and isotopes of strontium and iodine.
Amendment 58 #
2010/0098(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Annexes I, II and III should take into account the effect of the partial decay of radioactive isotopes during the shelf life of preserved foodstuffs; depending on the type of contamination, e.g. with iodine isotopes, the radioactivity of these products should be constantly monitored.
Amendment 65 #
2010/0098(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex II should be completely redrafted on the basis of a classification of the intermediate and minor foodstuffs to be found on the EU consumer market; the basic principle of that classification should be consistency with Annex I.
Amendment 79 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recommends that, in the context of the work of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, priority be given to initiatives to develop ICTs for sustainable intelligent cities, since more than 80% of EU citizens live in cities, which are facing the greatest challenges now confronting European societies in the areas of sustainable development, mobility, communications, health, security, welfare and so on;
Amendment 92 #
2009/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that, in connection with the important influence of ICTs on the economic development of EU cities and regions, it is vital to consult official representatives of local and regional communities, where EU programmes provide support for the drawing up of priority action areas important for these communities;
Amendment 65 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 78 #
2009/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the Commission to make greater efforts to improve transparency in the democratic decision-making process with regard to research and development priorities at regional and local level, by involving authorised representatives of these EU communities;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that extreme climate phenomena together with the expected rise in sea-levels and higher variations of rainfall calls for new projects and adaptation measures for their realisation, especially in agriculture and in the management of river and drainage basins, even within the existing infrastructure systems which will generate high operational costs, but are nevertheless affordable as they are much lower than the costs of inaction over the medium to long term; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide in a dedicated national action plan, information on those costs and their distribution;
Amendment 21 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
ba. third countries neighbouring the EU in which the effects of climate change are similar to those observed within the EU;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses in this context the great importance of initiatives such as afforestation at the local level to actively participate in the fight against climate change and points out the important role of exchange of information on good practices and appropriate information campaigns on how coastal and mountain areas, islands and lowlands should adapt to climate change, in coordination with the more extensive initiatives undertaken by national authorities and by the EU.
Amendment 22 #
2009/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Sees a greater mobility of researchers, in both the short and long-terms, across national borders and between academia and business, with due respect to gender balance, as imperative in enhancing knowledge transfer; in this respect, calls on the Member States and the Commission to thoroughly review the existing legal and financial framework and to reduce unnecessary barriers to mobility, paying special attention to the recognition of academic qualifications; calls on universities to introduce more flexible and dual career paths for staff and to link their academic advancement to their achievements in terms of innovations and inventions;
Amendment 28 #
2009/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that education and research need to strengthen their multidisciplinary approach to knowledge, and therefore believes that both universities and business could benefit by jointly developing multi- and interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial skills and flexibly adapting fields of study, specialities and specialisations to the needs of the economy, including small and medium- sized enterprises; highlights successful initiatives such as stages for students and staff, entrepreneurs as visiting professors, dual courses and joint staff;
Amendment 21 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Baltic Sea ecosystem, a semi- enclosed European inland sea, is one of the world’s largest brackish water bodies and is todayhas been seriously affected by many natural and human-caused pressures, such as pollution from heavy metals, persistentwarfare agents, for example war gases, dating back to the Second World War and from heavy metal compounds, organic pollusubstantces, radioactive material, oil spills and other harmful and hazardous substances,and heating oil and petroleum spills. The development of agriculture in the Baltic Sea drainage basin has likewise caused excessive inputs of nutrientfertilisers and organic material, leading to advanced eutrophication,; and the introduction of harmfulnon-endemic alien organisms into the environment, the unsustainable exploitation of fish stocks, negativeand climate change impacts, loss of biodiversity, and increasing encroachment of human activities on coastal and offshore areas including ecologically unsustainable tourism. These pressures haveare causing the original biodiversity to be lost. These factors, as well as continuing human activity, including the construction of gas pipelines, directly on, and in the immediate vicinity of, the coast and in the Baltic Sea drainage basin, among other things to promote ecologically unsustainable tourism, are destroying the natural environment. All this is seriously reduceding the capacity of the Baltic Sea to sustainably provide the goods and services upon which humans depend directly and indirectly for social, cultural and economic benefits.
Amendment 28 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) At the end of the strategic phase, the Commission, assisted by independent expert shoulds representing all of the States participating in the evaluation, will evaluate the maturity and the readiness of the initiative to enter the implementation phase. The Commission may, if it thinks fit, recommend improvements to the agenda and the research field. The transition to the implementation phase should be seamless and without delays.
Amendment 34 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Commission should conduct interim evaluations, assessing the quality and efficiency of the implementation of BONUS-169In the light of interim evaluations conducted by independent experts representing all Participating States, the Commission should assess the implementation of the research programme and the research agenda and progress towards the objectives set, as well as conducting a final evaluation.
Amendment 35 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The strategic phase of the Programme shall last up to two years. It shall prepare the implementation phase. Its purpose shall accordingly be to: – determine priority objectives with a view to achieving a good status of the Baltic Sea, – gradually develop the necessary research infrastructure. During the strategic phase, BONUS EEIG shall carry out the following tasks:
Amendment 37 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) preparation of the Strategic Research Agenda – defining the part on scientific content of the programme focussing on calls for proposals, in conformity with the objectives set in the Seventh Fimplementation modalities including legal and financial rules and procedures, provisions governing the intellectual property rights arising from activities under the research programmework Programme laid down, human resources and communication aspects;
Amendment 38 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) preparation of the implementation moda specific Strategic Research Agenda for the Balities including legal and financial rules and procedures, provisions governing the intellectual property rights arising from the BONUS-169 activities, human resources and communication aspectsc Sea region as a whole – defining the most urgent needs as regards the scientific content of the programme and its priorities, focusing on calls for tenders for research contracts and on the groundwork for research activities, in conformity with the objectives set in the Seventh Framework Programme.
Amendment 40 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. The implementation phase shall last for a minimum of five years. During the implementation phase at least three calls for proposaltender for research contracts shall be published with a view to funding projects which address the objectives of the BONUS-169necessary scientific objectives. These calls shall be targeted at multi-partner and trans- national projects, and; at least two States from the south-east of the Baltic Sea region must participate in each project. The projects in question shall include research, technological development, training and dissemination activities. Projects shall be selected accorin keeping with the main objectives of the strategic part, proceeding tofrom the principles of equal treatment, transparency, independent evaluation by experts from all Participating States, co-financing, no- profit, and financing not cumulated with other Community sources, as well as the principle of non-retroactivity.
Amendment 43 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Community financial contribution for the implementation phase shall be up to EUR 48.75 million and match, within that limit, the contribution of the Participating States. This ceiling may be increased by any amount remaining after the implementation of the strategic phase. During the implementation phase, up to 25% of the contribution from the Participating States may consist in providing access to research infrastructures (hereinafter “in kind infrastructure contribution”)the value of the infrastructure provided (hereinafter “in kind infrastructure contribution”) may be treated as a contribution from the Participating States.
Amendment 50 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a positive evaluation of the strategic phase carried out by the Commission with the assistance of independent experts; this evaluation shall cover the progress made towards the achievement of objectives and deliverables set out in Article 2(3) and Annex I from all Participating States; this evaluation shall serve to determine the key research agendas central to the achievement of objectives and deliverables set out in Article 2(3) and Annex I, not least through careful selection and preparation of the research infrastructure required during the implementation phase; the Commission may, if it deems it necessary, recommend in the course of the evaluation that the research programme be expanded;
Amendment 57 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – section 2.2.3 – point h
Annex I – section 2.2.3 – point h
h) developing a financing structure ofor funding BONUS-169 projects based, having regard in particular to the selection phase and the preparation of the research infrastructure, on a pool of funds consisting of cash and in kind contributions of the Participating States and of the Community;
Amendment 63 #
2009/0169(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – section 3.4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – section 3.4 – paragraph 2
The Community financial contribution and the cash and in kind contributions of the Participating States to the BONUS-169 research programme shall be pooled and administered centraldirectly by the BONUS EEIG or administered by it indirectly, that is to say, virtually in those cases where a participating Member State or third country assigns its cash and in kind contributions exclusively to national research projects connected with the implementation phase of joint projects under the research programme.
Amendment 29 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The introduction of a common energy policy based on solidarity and aiming at securing the Community's energy supply, a transition towards a high-efficiency, low- carbon energy system and the functioning of competitive energy markets based on solidarity and fair competition within the internal market is an objective which the Community has set itself.
Amendment 32 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The energy landscape within and outside the Community has significantly changed for the worse in supply terms in recent years and makes investment in energy infrastructure a crucial issue for securing the Community's energy supply, for theproblem to be resolved with a view to securing a regular supply of energy for the Community and ensuring the uninterrupted functioning of the internal market and for the transition towards a high- efficiency, low -carbon energy system the Community has embarked on.
Amendment 36 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Given the new energy policy objectives and market developments, greater attention should be paid to priority investment in energy infrastructure in the Community, in particular with a view to anticipating problems with security of supply, promoting best practices and establishing greater transparency on the future development of theinterconnected energy systems in the Community.
Amendment 37 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Commission and in particular the Market Observatory for Energy should therefore, with a view to providing the necessary guarantees for investment priorities, dispose of accurate data and information on current and future investment projects, including partial decommissioning on a temporary or permanent basis, in the most significant components of the energy system of the Community.
Amendment 39 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Data and information regarding foreseeable developments in production, transport and storage capacities and projects in the various energy sectors are of interest to the Communityimportant to future Community investment. It is therefore necessary to ensure that the Commission, and in particular its Market Observatory for Energy, is notified of investment plans and projects on which work has started or is scheduled to start within five years and those which aim at taking infrastructure out of commissionwholly or partially out of commission on a temporary or permanent basis within threfive years.
Amendment 41 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should for this purpose notify to the Commission, data and information on investment projects concerning production, storage and transport of oil, natural gas, electric power, bio-fuels, coal and carbon dioxide planned or under construction in their territory. Undertakings concerned should be under an obligation to notify to the Member State the data and information in question– or, in the case of cross-border networks, the Member States – the data and information in question, so as to enable implementation of the notified projects to be monitored.
Amendment 49 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a common framework for the notification to the Commission of data and information on the precise nature of investment projects in energy infrastructure in thefor oil, natural gas, electricity and bio-fuel sectorcoal, bio- fuel and nuclear fuel, as well as electricity generated from those energy sources, and on investment projects related to the capture and recycling of the carbon dioxide produced by these sectorsemitted per unit of energy produced.
Amendment 53 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall apply to the types of investment projects listed in the Annex on which work has started or is scheduled to start within five years or which are scheduled to be taken out of operation within threfive years.
Amendment 54 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
(1) “infrastructure” means any type of installations or part of installations related to the production, transport and storage of energy and energy sources or carbon dioxide;
Amendment 55 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2 – point c
Article 2 – point 2 – point c
(c) decommissioningpartial or total decommissioning, on a temporary or permanent basis, of existing infrastructure;
Amendment 59 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
(3) “planned investment projects” mean investment projects before construction starts and capital costs are incurred or before decommissioning is effective, including investment projects of which the major features (location, contractor, undertaking, technical featurescertain basic technical and operational features that are not commercially sensitive, etc.) may, in whole or in part, be subject to further review or to final authorisation;
Amendment 61 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) "energy system" means a closed system for the production, transport, distribution and consumption of energy within a single Member State or region;
Amendment 63 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 7
Article 2 – point 7
(7) “transport” means the transmission of energy sources or productlectricity, gas, liquid fuels or carbon dioxide, through a network, in particular: (a) through pipelines, other than upstream pipeline network and other than the part of pipelines primarily used in the context of local distribution; (b) through extra high voltage and high- voltage interconnected systems and other than the systems primarily used in the context of local distribution;
Amendment 64 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 7 - point b a (new)
Article 2 – point 7 - point b a (new)
(ba) "interconnector" means a cross- border link between electricity transmission networks or pipelines for the transport of gas or liquid hydrocarbons and products of coal degasification, gasification and liquefaction, with transport being either one-way or two- way;
Amendment 66 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 8 – point a (new)
Article 2 – point 8 – point a (new)
(a) "storage site" means a closed system of storage tanks or a specific geological structure forming a closed storage area;
Amendment 67 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 8
Article 2 – point 8
“storage” means the stockingrage on a permanent or temporary basis of thermal and electrical energy or energy sources orand carbon dioxide in above ground and underground infrastructure or geological storage areas, i.e. storage sites;
Amendment 69 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 10 – point a
Article 2 – point 10 – point a
(a) Primary energy sources, such as oil, natural gas or coa, coal or nuclear fuel, or transformed energy sources, such as electricity;
Amendment 70 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 10 – point b
Article 2 – point 10 – point b
(b) Renewable energy sources including hydroelectricity, biomass, wind, solar, tidal and geothermal energy;Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 80 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the capacities planned orgeneration, transport or storage capacities planned or under construction, with details of which are at the planning stage and which are under construction;
Amendment 83 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the technologies of interest for security of supply purposes, such as inter-system reverse flows, fuel switching capacities or any other relevant equipments;
Amendment 85 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Any notification under Article 3 shall include the volume of installed production, transport and storage capacities at the beginning of the reporting year concerned.
Amendment 92 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The Commission may, with the consent of the Member States, publish data and information forwarded pursuant to this Regulation, in particular in analyses referred to in Article 10(3), provided that data and information are published in an aggregated form and that no details concerning individual undertakings are thereby disclosed, in particular in cases where there is only one such undertaking in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 95 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
The Commission shall be responsible, in connection with planning, for developing, hosting, managing and maintaining the IT resources needed to receive, store and carry out any processing of the data or information on energy infrastructure notified to the Commission pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 108 #
2009/0106(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall, with a view to ensuring consistency between the various monitoring-related publications, take due account of multiannual energy infrastructure investment plans drawn up by special bodies established pursuant to other pieces of legislation, such as Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 on electricity.
Amendment 8 #
2008/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the widespread use of CCS technologies is necessary in order to attain the ambitious EU climate targets going beyond 2020, and the use of these technologies must complement energy efficiency efforts on the supply and demand side and in the field of renewable energiesboth of clean-coal technologies in coal-fired energy production (including CCS technologies) and of CCS technologies in industrial sectors not directly involved in energy production but in which one of the main waste products is CO2, such as the pig iron sector, is necessary in order to attain the ambitious EU climate targets going beyond 2020; whereas the CO2 that is stored should be the product of technological processes ensuring highly efficient material and energy production and use,
Amendment 21 #
2008/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Endorses the view that construction of at least 12 demonstration facilities within the EUwithin the EU of a series of facilities on the basis of the various demonstration projects is necessary in order to achieve the desired broad use of CCS technologies in power stations and in other industrial sectors with high carbon emissions and to secure CO2 storage from 2020;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges that energy production projects planned to have a minimum energy output of 200 MW resulting from the use of both conventional methods and the high- efficiency IGCC (Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle) technology should be included in the selection;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that there is an urgent need – following a horizontal approach – to incorporate climate change as a new parameter into all spheres and policies, and to take theits global causes and consequences of global warming into account in European legislation;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses in this context the need to examine the EU’s budget, and existing and future financing instruments, as to their compatibility with European climate policy, and where necessary to adapt them, and to take preventive action against the adverse effects of climate change;
Amendment 64 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU and its Member States to secure a transitional phase in the energy mix, influenced bytied to CO2 emissions and centrally steered at politiciansal and led by entrepreneurbusiness levels by Member States, a period in which the use of renewableother energy sources gradually supplements and subsequently gradually replaces the use of fossil fuels, by means of active support from the public authorities in the Member States and at EU level;
Amendment 223 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73a. Draws attention to scientific evidence showing that regional climate changes are occurring on all continents and in most oceans as a result of, among other things, past carbon, nitrogen, sulphur and aerosol emissions from industrialised countries and other anthropogenic factors, such as the cutting down of forests, which are having an adverse impact on many natural systems;
Amendment 224 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 b (new)
Paragraph 73 b (new)
73b. Calls on the scientific community to formulate a coherent theory which, in addition to emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2, also takes account of, among other things, the impact on climate change of solar activity and the emission into the atmosphere of aerosols both natural (volcanoes) and man-made (industry, motor vehicles and aircraft);
Amendment 255 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
87. Takes the view that the objective of future European climate policy should be not only the conservation of tropical rainforests and of the surviving boreal forests but also the care and reforestation of the European forests; points out that protective woodland belts around large urban areas and industrial centres can play an important role;
Amendment 278 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98
Paragraph 98
98. Considers that integrated water management, including the regulation of hitherto unregulated large rivers in the EU, should comprise strategies for the rationalisation and limitation of water consumption, and should respond to issues concerning long-term requirements for the collection and storage of rainwater and protection against flooding in natural and artificial reservoirs resulting from multiple damming of rivers, as well as to those relating to the risk and impact of drought;
Amendment 372 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 147
Paragraph 147
147. Stresses the need to face up to climate change and its effects by political and educational measures on the basis of a long-term perspective, and toby implement the strategic decisions underlying that perspectiveing decisions in a coherent way, not subordinating them to short-term political goals; encourages the promotion of lifestyles and consumption patterns geared to sustainable development;
Amendment 397 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas parliamentary representatives of the citizens of Europe, not only now but in the future, should be guided by these climate policy principles and by the principles of sustainability, social responsibility and equity between the generationsable climate policy, and should not cease from putting the necessary global climate objectives into practice,
Amendment 403 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas many Member States and sectors are already making a contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and many low- cost climate chang, technically effective reduction opportunities and efficiency-improving technologies are already available, though their comprehensive application is being blocked by market accessorganisational barriers, bureaucratic obstacles and high funding costs,
Amendment 404 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it will not be possible to overcome climate change solely by emissions reductions in each individual sector, but there will be a need for a systematic approach to, fully scientific understanding of the problem in order to seek cross- sectoral political solutions and to achieve changes to production and consumption throughout society by coherent legislation and adapt to unavoidable change,
Amendment 428 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas the growing need for energy requires a number of complementary measures, such as the urgently needed modernisation of the existing fossil fuel fired power stations and transmission networks with a view to a massive improvement in efficiency, the construction of new power plants using conventional energy sources and the constant expansion of renewable energy sources,
Amendment 435 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas the use of nuclear energy – irrespective of the availability of uranium – still raises the unresolved issue of the safe final storage of nuclear waste and the spread of the technology to undemocratic statpread of nuclear technology to undemocratic states, and whereas safe final storage of nuclear waste is possible, not overground but in special underground galleries,
Amendment 472 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AY
Recital AY
AY. whereas climate change may alter tourist flows, which would involve major economic disadvantages for the traditional holiday regions affected, but would at the same time lead to the emergence of new holiday regions,
Amendment 478 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ
Recital AZ
AZ. whereas the European Emission Trading Scheme is a uniquen important instrument, but not the only instrument, for achieving emissions reductions with maximum efficiency and may act as a model for similar schemes, though the compatibility of such schemes would have to be guaranteed,
Amendment 501 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BL
Recital BL
BL. whereas forests are very valuable for the biosphere and yet havare no market prict covered by the European Emission Trading Scheme as a whole in spite of their many functions in the global eco-system,
Amendment 511 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BO a (new)
Recital BO a (new)
BOa. whereas the makeup of forest plantations in the EU does not reflect the natural mixed woodland characteristic of Europe, this often leading to forest fires and CO2 emissions,
Amendment 519 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BY
Recital BY
BY. whereas using a pure cost-benefit analysis in the development of adaptation measures is not sufficient to guarantee the necessary minimum protection to all population groups, ; whereas, with a view to such measures, the local effects of climate change need to be analysed as a matter of urgency,
Amendment 551 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CV
Recital CV
CV. whereas climate change is a globaln environmental problem whose causes are structural in natureon a global scale caused by the combined impact of local climate changes,
Amendment 1 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the fact that applying objective scientific standards means analysing all scientific arguments, including those that contradict the assumption that climate change is human-induced,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to the statements made by a number of scientists outside the IPCC, including the 1992 Heidelberg Appeal (4 000 signatures), the 1997 Leipzig Declaration (110 signatures), the 1998 Oregon Petition (17 000 signatures) and the 2007 open letter to the UN Secretary- General (100 signatures),
Amendment 4 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Temporary Committee's interim report addresses exclusively the impactthe causes and effects of climate change based on scientific evidenceall available scientific observations; whereas a final report will formulate proposalsuggestions on the EU’s future intand Member States' future balanced policy, taking account of both the negrated policyive and positive effects onf climate change in accordance with the mandate conferred on the Committee and on the basis of all the information gathered by it in the course of its work; whereas that final report will also include Parliament’s position in the negotiations regarding the international framework forsuggestions for a balanced climate policy after 2012, with a view to COP 14, which is to be held in Poznan, Poland, in December 2008,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the scientific consensus on the origins andhypothetical causes of climate change is not well established and recognised worldwide inside and outside the IPCC; whereas scientific knowledge and understanding of the underlying human origins of the current global warming trend have grown enormously since the first IPCC assessment report in 1990 and are now beyond any serious scientific doubt; whereas there is a deep-seated scientific consensus on the role played by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the global climate; whereas, in the light of the risk assessment provided, uncertainty demands action rather than a deferral ofscientifically on the basis of reliable indications, and whereas a larger number of scientifically more reliable indications point to the greater probability of the warming process having natural causes stemming from changes in the sun's radiation and magnetic actionvity,
Amendment 10 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the knowledge about climate change and the causes of global warming gathered to date through research and data collection is sufficient to trigger the political action and decision-making urgently needed in order to reduce emissions very substantially and to prepare foris sufficient to carry out intensive research at regional level with a view to adaptationing to unavoidable climate change,
Amendment 12 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 17 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas some research (IPCC) based on observations and computer modelling points to the possibility of anthropogenic emissions of CO2 and other GHGs, such as water vapour, methane and nitrous dioxide, having an impact on the climate of our planet,
Amendment 18 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas criticism of the underlying causes of global warming and climate change put forward by the IPCC is steadily growing in the scientific world and in political and media circles; whereas all scientific debate is merely an expression of scientific progress aimed at clarifying remaining uncertainties or doubts and is historically marked by the quest for a deeper understanding of the human impact on natural processes,
Amendment 22 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas recent scientific studies have delivered further proof of the anthropogenic disturbance of the earth's atmosphere; whereas the physical science of climate change is assessing the concrete implications of already existing levels of global warming caused by historic CO2 emissions on the basis of a corrected atmospheric CO2 lifetime of approximately 5 to 6 years, and not 50 to 200 years; whereas the data collected from such studies underline the urgent need for CO2 emission-related adaptation measures to be implemented in order to limit serious risk to humans and the infrastructure, first and foremost in the developing world but also in Europe and other wealthier parts of the worldat regional level,
Amendment 27 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 33 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 44 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there is political consensus in the EU on the vital importance of achieving the strategic objective of limiting thedapting to a global average temperature increase to not more than 2°C above pre- industrial levels,
Amendment 53 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the IPCC AR4 has, for the first time, documented the wide-ranging impacts of changes in current climate patterns in Europe which began in pre- industrial times, such as retreating glaciers, increasingly lengthy seasons, shifts in the geographical range of species’ habitats and health impacts caused by a heatwave of unprecedented magnitude; whereas the changes observed are consistent with those projected for future climate change; whereas, throughout Europe as a whole, nearly all regions will be negatively affected by the various future impacts of climate change, throughout Europe as a whole, nearly all regions will experience both negative and positive climatic phenomena and these will pose challengeshave an impact in many economic sectors; whereas climate change is expected to magnify regional differences in Europe’s natural resources, e.g. in drinking-water availability,
Amendment 67 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas it is necessary to see global warming and the various dimensions of climate change from the perspective of other global problems such as poverty or global health issues, as these problems will be exacerbated by the effects of rising temperatures in some countries; whereas climate change could impede the ability of some countries to follow sustainable and balanced development pathways and attain the Millennium Development Goals; whereas climate change could seriously threaten examples of successful development and should therefore be an overarching issue in international cooperation; whereas global warming may have a positive impact on some countries,
Amendment 75 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regards the science of climate change as settled and reiterates its commitment to the EU's strategic objective of limiadapting to the global average temperature increase to not more than 2°C above pre-industrial levelsat the Earth's surface; believes, notwithstanding this, that all efforts to curb emissions should in fact aim at staying well below the 2°C target, as such a level of warming would already heavily impact on our society and individual lifestyles, and would also entail significant changes in ecosystems and water resources;
Amendment 76 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 84 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that scientific evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are already affected by regional climate changes due to historic carbon emissions from the industrialised countries; emphasises that the underlying causes of global warming are man-made and that the level of gathered knowledge sufficiently proves the anthropogenic disturbance of the Earth's atmosphere; emphasises that cyclical natural phenomena are the main underlying causes of global warming;
Amendment 97 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Condemns unscientific political efforts to portray the results of studiesindependent scientific studies conducted to date into the causes and effects of climate change as doubtful, uncertain or questionable; understands, however, that scientific progress has always been marked by uncertainties, their progressive elimination and the search for explanations or models beyond the current scientific mainstreamunworthy of attention, particularly where they yield scientific conclusions different from those put forward by the IPCC;
Amendment 113 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the communication of scientific evidindications pointing to the existence of human impact on the global climate must be the main element of a broader effort to raise public awareness and subsequently, together with other, contradictory, indications pointing to natural, non- anthropogenic causes of changes that are unavoidable, should be an element of a public education effort to gain public support for political measures to curb carbon emissionsmitigate the social impact of climate change; believes, furthermore, that individual and society-wide changes in lifestyle patterns are necessary and should be a part of educational attempts to communicate the causes and effects of global warming, but that they cannot be imposed by political decisionsattempts to disseminate knowledge of the causes and effects of climate change at regional and global level;
Amendment 123 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes the view that further, more effective scientific research into CO2's impact on the climate and Man's environment should take account of the fact that the gas's presence in the atmosphere is essential for photosynthesis;
Amendment 124 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Takes the view that predictive research into climate change should be based on the premise that we are currently going through a warm interglacial period which has several hundred years more to run until the average duration of previous interglacial periods is reached, following which a glaciation period may commence;
Amendment 125 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Points out that, in connection with the expected decrease in solar activity to coincide with the twenty-fifth solar cycle in 2022, the climate is expected to cool, with the lowest point being reached in 2050, and that, by analogy with the Maunder Minimum, this period will end in approximately 2100;
Amendment 126 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to conduct, as a matter of urgency, an analysis within the EU of the economic and social effects of climate change and the future consequences thereof;
Amendment 54 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof, as well as Article 95 in conjunction with Articles 3 and 4 and Annexes I and II,
Amendment 57 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Reduction of specific energy consumption in the buildings sector through more efficient energy use constitutes an important part of the measures needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and with further European and international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2012. Reduced specific energy consumption also has an important part to play in promoting security of energy supply, technological developenergy technology innovation and technological development and scheduling investment and providing opportunities for employment and regional development, especially in rural areas.
Amendment 60 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is necessary to lay down more concrete legal and technical actions with a view to achieving the great unrealised potential for energy savings in buildings andexisting individual buildings and housing estates containing flats under different forms of ownership, with a view to reducing the large differences between Member States' results in this sector.
Amendment 61 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The energy performance of buildings should be calculated on the basis of a methodology, which may be differentiated at national and regional level, and that includes, in addition to thermal characteristics , other factors that play an increasingly important role such as heating and air-conditioning installations, application of renewable energy sources, passive heating and cooling elements, shading, indoor air-quality, adequate natural light and design of the building. The methodology for calculating energy performance should not only be based on the season where heating is required, but should cover the annual energy performance of a buildingsingle, harmonised European calculation methodology with objective variables, taking due account of regional climatic differences.
Amendment 99 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The prospective buyer and tenant of building or parts thereof should be given correct information about the energy performance of the building-optimal operation of the building in winter and summer conditions and practical advice about improving it by means of suitable wall insulation, through the energy performance certificate. The certificate should also provide information about the actual impact of the type of heating and cooling systems used on the energy needs of the building, on its primary energy consumption and on carbon dioxide emissions indicators.
Amendment 124 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point a
Article 1 – point a
(a) the general framework for a methodology of calculation of the integrated energy performance of buildings and parts thereof;
Amendment 144 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) "technical system for building systems" means technical equipment intended for heating, cooling, ventilation, hot water, lighting and electricity production or for a combination of those installed in a building and used exclusively by that building, or technical equipment intended to provide the same services for the needs of more than one building;
Amendment 164 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
(6) "major renovation": means the renovaconversion of a single building or of a collection of asimilar buildings where (a) the total cost of the renovation related to the building envelope conversion work or the technical systems used for the technical building systemsating, cooling, ventilation and heat recovery is higher than 25 %1/3 of the value of the buildings being converted, excluding the value of the land upon which the building is situated, or (b) more than 25 % of the surface of the building envelope undergoes renovationy are situated;
Amendment 198 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 212 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When setting requirements, Member States may differentiate between new and existing buildings and between different categories of buildings. Member States shall ensure consistency with existing Community law.
Amendment 226 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) buildings used as places of worship and for religious activitiesplaces of religious worship;
Amendment 233 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) residential buildings constructed prior to 1980, until such time as they undergo major renovation.
Amendment 305 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) boilers or, other heat generators or heat exchangers of heating systems;
Amendment 309 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ventilation systems together with heat recovery units and heat pumps.
Amendment 352 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 392 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The recommendations contained in the energy certificate for buildings in public use with a useful floor area over 250 m2, must be implemented within two years of the date of issue of the certificate.
Amendment 419 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16
Article 16
Member States shall ensure that the energy performance certification of buildings the inspection of heating systems and air- conditioning systems are carried out in an independent manner by qualified and accredited experts, whether operating as self-employed or employed by public bodies or private enterprises bodies, including those who are owners or managers of certified buildings. Experts shall be accredited taking into account their competence and their independence. By 2010, on the basis of information received from Member States and after consulting representatives of the relevant sectors, minimum conditions and requirements for the recognition in individual States of programmes for the training and certification of independent experts shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21. By 2011, Member States shall establish or adapt their own conditions and requirements for the training and certification of experts, on the basis of the minimum requirements referred to above. Member States shall notify the Commission of their training and certification programmes. Member States shall give mutual recognition to the certificates issued in another Member State and shall not restrict the freedom to provide services or the freedom of Member States to establish their conditions of certification.
Amendment 50 #
2008/0148(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The term research infrastructure refers to special facilities, resources and related services that are used by the scientific community to conduct - what might be termed research centres -, resources and related services situated in the location in question that are used by geographically mobile scientists from the Community and its worldwide partners to conduct efficient, selected top-level research projects in their respective fields. This definition covers: unique major scientific equipment and the relevant methodology or sets of instruments; knowledge-based resources such as collections, archives or structured scientific information; enabling ICT-based infrastructures such as Grid, computing, software and communications; any other entity of a unique nature essential to achieve excellencea high level of specialisation in research. Such research infrastructures may be "single- sited" or "distributed" (an organisedorganised in the form of networks of resources)individual research bodies established in various locations.
Amendment 54 #
2008/0148(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Research infrastructures should help to safeguard scientific excellence and efficiency of Community research and the competitiveness of European research and the Communitsy economy, as based on medium-term to long-term forecasts, through the organisationally improved and efficient support of European research activities. To achieve this theyspecial research infrastructures in the area of research methods should be effectively open to the European research community at large and have the ambition to enhance the temporal and spatial organisation of European scientific capabilities beyond the current state of the art and thereby contribute to the development of the European Research Area.
Amendment 64 #
2008/0148(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) it represents an added value in the development of the European Research Area and, by perfecting research methods, a significant improvement in the relevant specialist scientific and technological fields at international level;
Amendment 65 #
2008/0148(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – point d a (new)
(da) it enhances the efficiency of interdisciplinary research as a result of the concentration of research projects within a given time-span and the implementation of these projects at the same time in various specialised ERIs.
Amendment 72 #
2008/0148(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. An ERI shall have a name containing the words 'European Research Infrastructure' or the abbreviation 'ERI' and a reference to its research area.
Amendment 79 #
2008/0148(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – point h – subpoint i a (new)
Article 9 – point h – subpoint i a (new)
(ia) investment policy;
Amendment 90 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) This Directive should apply to the geological storage of CO2 within the territory of the Member States, their exclusive economic zones and on their continental shelves. The Directive should not apply to research projects. It should, however, apply to demonstration projects with a total intended storage of 100 kilo tonnes or more. This threshold would also seem appropriate for the purposes of other relevant Community legislationchiefly to demonstration projects for complexes, covering both energy installations with an output of 300 MW or more and storage complexes with a total intended storage of 100 kilo tonnes of CO2 or more. The storage of CO2 in geological formations extending beyond the territorial scope of this Directive and tshould not be permitted unless there is an appropriate international agreement on this matter. The storage of CO2 in the water column should not be permitall be prohibited.
Amendment 100 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Member States should determine in which craw up examination procedures on the baseis exploration is requiredof objective technical and environmental criteria in order to generate the necessary information necessary for the site selection. Such exploration should be made subject to a permit requirement. Member States should ensure that the procedures for the granting of exploration permpermitting selection of the sites for CO2 storage. This type of examination must meet the requirements for permits. Member States should ensure that the procedures for invitations to tender for exploration of CO2 storage sites are open to all entities meeting the essential requirements and possessing the necessary capacities and that the permits are granted, on the basis of objective, published criteria. In order to protect and encourage exploration investments and investment in CO2 storage site locations, exploration permits should be granted for a limited storage volume areas and for a limited time, during which time the holder of the permit should have the solea right tof explore the potential CO2 storage complex. Member States should ensure that no conflicting uses of the complex are permitted during this timeclusivity guaranteed by Member States.
Amendment 145 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - paragraph 2
Article 1 - paragraph 2
2. The purpose of geological storage is permanent containment of CO2 in such a way as to prevent or reduce as far as possible negative effects on the external environment and any resulting risk to human healthon inhabitants in a safety zone with a 500 m radius of the injection point.
Amendment 152 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 - paragraph 2
Article 2 - paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not apply to geological storage of CO2 undertaken for research, development or testing of new products and processes. , with the exception of CO2 storage for permanent containment or industrial-scale storage beneath deposits of oil or natural gas with a view to improving exploitation thereof or in instances where this could improve workplace safety in methane-rich coal mines.
Amendment 174 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 6 [OP6NRACTYES]
Article 3 - point 6 [OP6NRACTYES]
(6) 'storage complex' means the storage site, made up of an external section in which the injection equipment installed and an underground section in the form of a large empty area (Cambrian caverns or porous massifs), and surrounding geological domains which can have an effect on overall storage integrity and security (i.e., secondary containment formations);
Amendment 176 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 7
Article 3 - point 7
(7) 'exploration' means assessing potential storage complexes by means of a specific procedureimplementing specific procedures to explore potential storage complexes which have been drawn up on the basis of objective technical and environmental criteria, including activities such as carrying out geological surveys by physical or chemical means and drilling to obtain geological information about strata ingeological strata in the area containing the potential storage complex;
Amendment 179 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 8
Article 3 - point 8
(8) 'exploration permit' means a written and reasoned decision authorising exploration issued by the competent authority of a Member State pursuant to the requirements of national law and of this Directive;
Amendment 184 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 11
Article 3 - point 11
(11) 'substantial change' means a change which may have significant effects on the environmenteffects on the health of inhabitants in the safety zone or on the environment on the surface or underground in the geological section of the storage site;
Amendment 189 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 12
Article 3 - point 12
(12) 'CO2 stream' means a flow of substanceproducts that results from carbon dioxide capture processes; the process of burning fossil fuels containing at least 90% carbon dioxide;
Amendment 197 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 18
Article 3 - point 18
(18) 'closure' of a CO2 storage site means the definite cessation of CO2 injection into that storage sitethe geological section of the storage complex and the elimination of any leaks by sealing CO2 escape points;
Amendment 198 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 20
Article 3 - point 20
(20) 'transport network' means the network of pipelinesinstallation made up of a network of pipelines, together with its valves, reservoirs and pump, including associated booster stations, for the continuous transport of CO2 to the storage sitecomplex, and also comprising tanks for individual transport.
Amendment 208 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States retain the right to determine and monitor the areas from which storage sites may be selected pursuant to the requirements of this Directive and on the basis of a full geological survey.
Amendment 224 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the tender procedures for and the granting of exploration permits for potential CO2 storage sites are open to all entities possessing the necessary authorisation and capacities and that the permits are granted on the basis of objective, publishedprior scientific studies and research including a full geological survey and published technological and ecological criteria.
Amendment 241 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 280 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 9 – point 2
Article 9 – point 2
(2) precise location and external delimitation of the storage site and protection zone and diagram of the underground part of the storage complex;
Amendment 323 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) detecting significant adverse effects for the surrounding environment, humanthe local populations, or users of the surrounding biexternal part of the storage complex and of the surrounding biosphere, as well as the underground part of its geosphere;
Amendment 332 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. After a storage site has been closed pursuant to paragraph 1 points (a) or (b), the operator remains responsible for maintenance, monitoring, control, reporting, and corrective measures pursuant to the requirements laid down in this Directive, as well as for all ensuingmeasures deriving from obligations uander other relevant provisions of Community legislation, until the responsibility for the storage sitecomplex is transferred to the competent authority of the Member State pursuant to Article 18(1) to (4). The operator shall also be responsible, prior to this transfer, for sealing the storage site, making it safe and removing the injectionall facilities.
Amendment 335 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. After a storage site has been closed pursuant to paragraph 1 point (c), the competent authority of the Member State shall remain responsible for maintenance, monitoring, and control, as well as reporting and corrective measures pursuant to the requirements laid down in this Directive as well as. It shall also be responsible for all ensuing obligations under other relevant provisions of Community legislationand national legislation, including monitoring of the long-term process of chemical neutralisation of CO2 in geological structures. The post-closure requirements pursuant to this Directive shall be fulfilled on the basis of the provisional post-closure plan submitted to and approved by the competent authority of the Member State pursuant to Articles 7(7) and 9(7), which shall be updated as necessary.
Amendment 363 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that adequate financial provisions, by way of financial security or any other equivalent, on the basis of modalities to be decided by the Commission and the Member States, are made by the applicant prior to the submission of the application for a storage permit to ensure that all obligations arising under the permit issued pursuant to this Directive, including closure procedures and post- closure provisions, as well as any obligations arising from inclusion under Directive 2003/87/ECderiving from the implementation of this Directive can be met.
Amendment 389 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The settlement of cross-border disputes relating to relations between Member States and third countries shall be governed by international law.
Amendment 25 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The effort of each Member State should be determined in relation to the level of its 2005 greenhouse gas emissions, which is the latest year for which verified greenhouse gas emissions data is available for 1990, in line with the Kyoto Protocol.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member State reduction efforts should be based on the principle of solidarity between Member States and the need for sustainable economic growth across the Community, taking into account the relative per capita GDP of Member States. Member States that currently have aof Member States' relatively low GDP per capita GDP and thus high GDP growth expectations should be allowed to increase their greenhouse emissions compared to 2005, but should limit this greenhouse emissions growth to contribute to the overall reduction commitment of the Community. Member States that currently have a relatively high per capita GDP should reduce their greenhouse emissions compared to 2005and relative greenhouse gas emissions levels per capita.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) To further ensure a fair distribution of efforts between the Member States of the contribution to the implementation of the independent commitment of the Community, no Member State should be required to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 to more than 230% below 20051990 levels and no Member State should be allowed to increase its greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 to more than 230% above 20051990 levels. Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should take place between 2013 and 2020, with each Member State being allowed to carry forward from the following year a quantity equal to 23% of the greenhouse gas emission limit of that Member State and a Member State whose emissions are below that limit being allowed to carry over its excess emission reductions to the subsequent year.
Amendment 42 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The effort of each Member State should be determined in relation to the level of its 20051990 greenhouse gas emissions, which is the latest year for which verified greenhouse gas emissions data is availablei.e. in compliance with the Kyoto Protocol.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member State reduction efforts should be based on the principle of solidarity between Member States and the need for sustainable economic growth across the Community, taking into account the relative per capita GDP of Member States. Member States that currently have a relatively low per capita GDP and thus high GDP growth expectations should be allowed to increase their greenhouse emissions compared to 2005, but should limit this greenhouse emissions growth to contribute to the overall reduction commitment of the Community. Member States that currently have a relatively high per capita GDP should reduce theirGDP of Member States and the volume of their per capita greenhouse emissions compared to 2005.
Amendment 53 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) To further ensure a fair distribution of efforts between the Member States of the contribution to the implementation of the independent commitment of the Community, no Member State should be required to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 to more than 230% below 20051990 levels and no Member State should be allowed to increase its greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 to more than 230% above 20051990 levels. Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should take place between 2013 and 2020, with each Member State being allowed to carry forward from the following year a quantity equal to 2% of the greenhouse gas emission limit of that Member State and a Member State whose emissions are below that limit being allowed to carry over its excess emission reductions to the subsequent year.
Amendment 62 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. . Until a future international agreement on climate change has been concluded by the Community leading to emission reductions exceeding those required pursuant to this Article, each Member State shall, by 2020, limiadapt its greenhouse gas emissions from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC by the percentagean amount set for that Member State in the Annex to this Decision in relation to its emissions in the year 2005taking 1990 as the year of reference.
Amendment 89 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Until a future international agreement on climate change has been concluded by the Community leading to emission reductions exceeding those required pursuant to this Article, each Member State shall, by 2020, limiadapt its greenhouse gas emissions from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC by the percentag, which shall be set for that Member State in the Annex to this Decision in relation to its emissions in the year 2005such a way that the reference year is 1990.
Amendment 111 #
Amendment 58 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to enhance the certainty and predictability of the Community scheme, provisions should be specified to increase the level of contribution of the Community scheme to achieving an overall reduction of more than 20%, in particular in view of the objective of the European Council for a 30% reduction by 2020 that is considered scientifically necessary to avoid dangerous climate change. Once the 30% emissions reduction target has been set, worldwide emissions reductions should be analysed, taking account of third countries. Efforts should be made to ensure, on the basis of scientific evidence, that the burden is fairly shared between the Community scheme and other sectors of the economy.
Amendment 116 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Consequently, full auctioning should be the rule from 2013 onwards for the power sector, taking into account their ability to pass on the increased cost of CO2, and no free allocation should be given for carbon capture and storage as the incentive for this arises from allowances not being required to be surrendered in respect of emissions which are stored. Electricity generators may receive free allowances for heat produced through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC, in the event that such heat produced by installations in other sectors were to be given free allocations, in order to avoid distortions of competition as a result of higher CO2 costs.
Amendment 128 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The most important long-term incentive for carbon capture and storage is the lack of emissions allowances, so that carbon is stored for good. In addition, the proceeds from the auctions should be used to develop the 12 new demonstration plants. New entrants to the scheme should be allocated additional allowances from the reserves. These demonstration plants should be chosen by means of a tender procedure organised by the Commission at EU level. Third countries which ratify the future international climate agreement should also have access to the EU support mechanism.
Amendment 148 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition with the Community. TRegardless of the specific criteria for individual industrial sectors, these rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, generally applied alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storage. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctemission reduction potential, including technical potential. Any such rules should not give incentives to reduce specific emissioneds. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading periodon the basis of the benchmarks so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should apply equally to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned. For the purpose of determining the rules for establishing benchmarks in individual sectors, the Commission will consult the sectors concerned.
Amendment 153 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition with the Community. These rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storage. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading period so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should apply to new entrants, with the exception of electricity produced from residual gases obtained from production processes carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned.
Amendment 164 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Community will continue to take the lead in the negotiation of an ambitious international agreement that will achieve the objective of limiting global temperature increase to 2°C and is encouraged by the progress made in Bali towards this objective. In the event that other developed countries and other major emitters of greenhouse gases do not participate in this international agreement, this could lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry would not be subject to comparable carbon constraints (“carbon leakage”), and at the same time could put certain energy- intensive sectors and sub-sectors in the Community which are subject to international competition at an economic disadvantage. This could undermine the environmental integrity and benefit of actions by the Community. To addressGiven the likelihood that the Community will suffer a substantial loss of market share thanks to installations outside the Community which do not take similar measures to restrict emission levels, the Directive should include an annex listing energy- intensive sectors of industry exposed to the risk of carbon leakage, t. The Community will continue to allocate all allowances free of charge up to 100% to sectors or sub- sectors meeting the relevant criteria for risk of carbon leakage. The definition of these sectors and sub-sectors and the measures required will be subject to re- assessment to ensure that action is taken where necessary and to avoid overcompensation. For those specific sectors or sub-sectors where it can be duly substantiated that the risk of carbon leakage cannot be prevented otherwise, where electricity constitutes a high proportion of production costs and is produced efficiently, the action taken may take into account the electricity consumption in the production process, without changing the total quantity of allowances.
Amendment 176 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission shouldwill therefore review the situation by June 2011 at the latest, consult with all relevant social partners, and, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations, submit a report accompanied by any appropriate proposals. In this context, the Commission should identify whichn analytical report assessing the situation with particular reference to energy- intensive industry sectors or sub-sectors are likely to be subject to carbon leakage not later than 30 June 2010. It should base its analysis on the assessment of the inability to pass on the cost of required allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share to installations outside the Community not taking comparable action to reduce emissions. Energy-intensive industries which are determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage could receive a higher amount of free allocation orsectors exposed to the risk of carbon leakage. The report should be accompanied by appropriate proposals on determining a share of emission limits to be allocated free of charge and also an effective carbonsystem of equalisation system could be introduced, with a view to putting installations from the Community which are at significant risk of carbon leakage and those from third countries on a comparable footing. Such a system could apply requirements to importers that would be no less favourable than those applicable to installations within the EU, for example by requiring the surrender of allowances. Any action taken would need to be in conformity with the principles of the UNFCCC, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, taking into account the particular situation of Least Developed Countries. It would also need to be in conformity with the international obligations of the Community including the WTO agreement.
Amendment 261 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point (c)
Article 1 – point 2 – point (c)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point [(v)] (new)
Article 3 – point [(v)] (new)
[(v)] ‘Sectors exposed to serious risk of carbon leakage’ means sectors defined in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 10a(9), which are included in Annex Ia (new) of this directive;
Amendment 347 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The remainder of the revenues not used under paragraph 3, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2(b), should be used: (a) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to fund research and development for reducing emissions and adaptation, including participation in initiatives within the framework of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan; (b) to develop renewable energies to meet the commitment of the Community to using 20% renewable energies by 2020; (c) to meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020; (d) for the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases, in particular from coal power stations by investing in the necessary transport and storage infrastructure; (e) to finance research and development in energy efficiency and clean technologies in the sectors covered by the scope of the directive; (f) for additional measures to avoid deforestation, to promote sustainable afforestation and forest management in Europe, and produce and mobilise sustainable biomass in the Community; (g) to address the social aspects in lower- and middle-income households, for example by increasing their energy efficiency and insulation; (h) to encourage a shift to low emission forms of transport, including modal shift, and to offset the increased cost of power for electric traction in the rail sector; and (i) to cover administrative expenses of the management of the Community scheme.
Amendment 375 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by 30 June 2011 at the latest, adopt Community wide and fully- harmonised implementing measures for allocating the allowances referred to in paragraphs 2 to 6 and 8 in a harmonised manner. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)]. In order to determine the rules for establishing benchmarks in individual sectors, the Commission shall consult the sectors concerned. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking accounton the basis of the benchmarks and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. Regardless of the specific criteria for individual industrial sectors, account shall be taken of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, generally applied alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increaseemission reduction potential, including technological potential. These measures shall encourage the reduction of specific emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production. The Commission shall, upon the conclusion by the Community of an international agreement on climate change leading to mandatory reductions of greenhouse gas emissions comparable to those of the Community, review those measures to provide that free allocation only takes place where this is fully justified in the light of that agreement.
Amendment 405 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production, with the exception of electricity produced from residual gases derived from production processes. When a residual gas obtained from a production process is used as a fuel, allowances shall be allocated to the operator of the installation producing this residual gas under the same rules as those applicable to the installation in question.
Amendment 448 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
3. Free allocation mayemissions permits shall be given to electricity generators in respect of the production of heat through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC for economically justifiable demand to ensure equal treatment with regard to other producers of heat. In each year subsequent to 2013, the total allocation to such installations in respect of the production of that heat shall be adjusted by the linear factor referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 485 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 494 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production by new entrants with the exception of electricity produced from residual gases derived from production processes. When a residual gas obtained from a production process is used as a fuel, allowances shall be allocated to the operator of the installation producing this residual gas under the same rules as those applicable to the installation in question.
Amendment 513 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 7
7. Subject to Article 10b, the amount of allowances allocated free of charge undershall be 100% of the quantity determined on the basis of paragraphs 3 to 6 1(3) of this Aarticle [and paragraph 2 of Article 3c] in 2013 shall be 80% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and thereafter the free allocation shall decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020.in 2013 and thereafter the free allocation shall decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in 80% free allocation in 2020. The Commission shall conduct a fresh analysis of this figure in 2020; further analyses shall be conducted every four years. The analysis shall take into consideration the influence on the natural environment and economic effects. Consultation shall be undertaken with all appropriate social partners. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)]
Amendment 529 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Article 10a – paragraph 8
8. ISubject to Article 10b, in 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, installations in sectors which are exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage shall be allocated all allowances free of charge up to 100 percent of the quantity determined in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 61 to 3, without changing the overall quantity of allowances established in Article 9.
Amendment 551 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a - paragraph 9 - subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3, introductory part
Article 10a - paragraph 9 - subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3, introductory part
Amendment 590 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b
Article 10b
1. Not later than June 2011, the Commission shall, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations linked to COP 131 and the extent to which these lead to global greenhouse gas emission reductions, whilst guaranteeing equivalent treatment to competing industrial sectors and meeting the criteria set out in paragraph 3, and after consulting with all relevant social partners, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing, in particular, the situation with regard to energy-intensive sectors or sub-sectors that have been determined to be exposed to significant risks of carbon leakage. This2. The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals, which may include, taking into account the timetable for full implementation, shall seek to: – adjusting the proportion of allowances received free of charge by all those sectors or sub-sectors under Article 10a; – inclusion in the Community scheme of importers of products produced by the sectors or sub-sectors determined in accordance with Article 10a. Any binding sectoral agreements which lead to global emissions reductions of the magnitude required to effectively address climate change, and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements shall also be taken into account when considering what measures are appropriatereferred to in Article 10a; – establish, in respect of carbon leakage not covered by other measures, carbon balancing systems for the exporters and importers of products produced by the sectors or sub-sectors determined in accordance with Article 10a. These systems shall not restrict the liquidity of the allowances market. Any binding sectoral agreements consistent with the appropriate criteria described in paragraph 3 and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements shall also be taken into account when considering what measures are appropriate. 1 Conference of the parties to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and third meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol, held in Bali (Indonesia) from 3-14 December 2007.
Amendment 612 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10b - paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 815 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Amendment 38 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Manufacturers' compliance with the targets under this Regulation should be assessed at the Community level. Manufacturers whose average specific emissions of CO2 exceed those permitted under this Regulation should pay an excess emissions premium in respect of each calendar year from 2012 onwards. The premium should be modulated as a function of the extent to which manufacturers fail to comply with their target. It should increase over time. In order to provide a sufficient incentive to take measures to reduce specific emissions of CO2 from passenger cars, the premium should reflect technological costsThe premium should be similar to those set for industrial sectors under the EU Emission Trading Scheme. The amounts of the excess emissions premium should be considered as revenue for the budget of the European Union.
Amendment 176 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The excess emissions premium shall be: (a) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2012, 20 euros; (b) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2013, 35 euros; (c) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2014, 60 euros; and (d) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2015 and subsequent calendar years, 95 euro similar to those set for industrial sectors under the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) in the Member States.
Amendment 239 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
1. For each new passenger car, the permitted specific emissions of CO2, measured in grams per kilometre shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: Permitted specific emissions of CO2 = 130 + a × (M – M0) [g/km] Where: M = mass of the vehicle in kilograms (kg) M0 = 1289.0 × f f = (1 + AMI) 6 Autonomous mass increase (AMI) = 0 %average mass of passenger cars currently in production (kg) a = 0.0457228
Amendment 125 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to Article 18, the emission limit values and the equivalent parameters and technical measures referred to in Article 14(1) and (2) shall be based on the best locally available techniques and technologies, without prescribing the use of any technique or specific technologyof them. In the case of the best available techniques, all reference documents adopted prior to the entry into force of this Directive should also take account, with a view to setting emission limit values, of the specific technical characteristics of the installation concerned, its geographical location, the geological characteristics of local raw materials and local environmental conditions.
Amendment 127 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) setting emission limit values that do not exceed the emission levels associated with the best available techniques. Those emission limit values shall be expressed foras the same or shorter periods of time and under the same reference conditions as those emission levels associated with the best available techniques; or mean observed value defined as the central (median) value of all the values in the numerical set obtained by employing the best available measurement techniques during the monitoring period selected; or