11 Amendments of Nikolaos VAKALIS related to 2008/0015(COD)
Amendment 66 #
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 theny negative effects on the environment and any resulting risk to human health.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 17
Article 3 – point 17
(17) ‘corrective measures’ means any measures taken to correct significant irregularities or to close leakages in order to prevent or minimisehalt the release of CO2 from the storage complex;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2α. Member States shall retain the right to withhold storage permits on serious grounds. Such refusal shall be duly substantiated.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission of all draft storage permits, the permit applications and any other material taken into consideration by the competent authority when adopting its draft decision. Within six months of their submission to the Commission, the Commission mayust issue an opinion on the draft permits.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission must establish specific qualitative and quantitative environmental indicators, together with prices, the exceeding of which shall constitute a substantial change. Qualitative and quantitative indicators shall be established under the regulatory measure with scrutiny referred to in Article 28(2).
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A CO2 stream shall consist overwhelmingly of carbon dioxide. To this end, no waste and other matter may be added for the purpose of disposing of that waste or other matter. However, a CO2 stream may contain incidental associated substances from the source, capture or injection process. Concentrations of those substances shall be determined on the basis of specific qualitative and quantitative specifications and shall be below levels that would adversely affect the integrity of the storage site and relevant transport infrastructure and pose a significant risk to the environment or breach the requirements of applicable Community legislation. The Commission shall establish the qualitative and quantitative specifications in accordance with the regulatory measure with scrutiny referred to in Article 28(2).
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of all draft decisions of approval prepared by the competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1, including the reports submitted by the operator and any other material taken into consideration by the competent authority when arriving at its conclusion. Within six months of their submission to the Commission, the Commission mayshall issue an opinion on the draft decisions of approval.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. After the transfer of responsibility pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4, the frequency of monitoring may ceasebe limited. However, if any leakages or significant irregularities are identified, monitoring shall be reactivatedonce more be carried out with the requisite frequency as required to assess the scale of the problem and the effectiveness of corrective measures.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 27
Article 27
The Commission may amendpropose amendments to the annexes. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 28(2).
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 36 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
Article 36 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [12 years after publication] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 37 a (new)
Article 37 a (new)
Five years after the entry into force of this directive, the Commission shall submit a proposed review in the light of the reports referred to in Article 25 and taking account of the most recent scientific information and the results of the pilot CO2 storage projects and the commercial exploitation of CO2 capture and storage technology.