7 Amendments of Nikolaos VAKALIS related to 2007/0197(COD)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It is appropriate to provide a framework within which national regulatory authorities are able to cooperate. This framework should facilitate the uniform application of the legislation on the internal market for electricity and gas throughout the Community. As regards situations concerning more than one Member State, the Agency should be granted the power to adopt individual decisions. This power should cover the regulatory regime for infrastructure connecting at least two Member States, and exemptions from the internal market rules for new electricity interconnectors and new gas infrastructures located in more than one Member State.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency may grant exemptions, as provided for in Article 7(4)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003. The Agencyregulatory authorities of the Member States concerned, after consultation between them and approval by the Commission, may also grant exemptions as provided for in Article 22(3)(a) of Directive 2003/55/EC where the infrastructure concerned is located in the territory of more than one Member State.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Administrative Board shall, after having consultedwith the assent of the Board of Regulators, appoint the Director in accordance with Article 13(2).
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. The Administrative Board shall, in consultation with the Board of Regulators, exercise disciplinary authority over the Director.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The European Parliament and the Council may call upon the Chairperson of the Board of Regulators to submit a report on the performance of his duties.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Board of Regulators shall deliver an opinionits assent on the candidate to be appointed as Director in accordance with Article 10(1) and Article 13(2). The Board shall reach this decision on the basis of a majority of three quarters of its members.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. The Director may be removed from office only upon a decision by the Administrative Board, after consultingwith the assent of the Board of Regulators. The Administrative Board shall reach this decision on the basis of a majority of three quarters of its members.