Activities of Umberto GUIDONI
Plenary speeches (36)
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (debate)
Creation of a Roma fingerprints database in Italy (debate)
Revision of the framework directive on waste (debate)
Situation of the Roma in Italy (debate)
Transatlantic Economic Council (debate)
2006 discharge (debate)
The Green Paper on 'Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action' (debate)
Disturbing situation regarding waste in the Campania region (debate)
Application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their families to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (debate)
Amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (debate)
Protocol amending TRIPS (debate)
European Institute of Technology (debate)
Towards a common European foreign policy on energy (debate)
Broadband (debate)
Roaming on public mobile networks (debate)
Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Prime Minister of Italy, Member of the European Council (debate)
Combating HIV/Aids within the EU and in the neighbouring countries 2006-2009 (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Enforcement of intellectual property rights (criminal measures) (debate)
European Council meeting (8-9 March 2007) (debate)
Waste - Waste recycling (debate)
Climate change (continuation of debate)
Coordination of certain of the Member States' provisions on television broadcasting (debate)
Implementation of the Seventh Framework Programme of the EC and the EAEC (debate)
Seventh framework programme – Nuclear research and training activities (2007-2011) (debate)
Discharges for the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004 (debate)
A European information society for growth and employment (debate)
Energy end-use efficiency
Renewable energy in the EU
Patentability of computer-implemented inventions
The information society
Strategic political orientations
Vote
Situation in Iraq
Reports (16)
REPORT on the European Research Area: New Perspectives PDF (251 KB) DOC (147 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the Specific Programme implementing the seventh Framework Programme (2007-2011) of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities PDF (248 KB) DOC (208 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2004 PDF (164 KB) DOC (161 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2004 PDF (160 KB) DOC (160 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2004 PDF (160 KB) DOC (167 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2004 PDF (148 KB) DOC (148 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2004 PDF (165 KB) DOC (178 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2004 PDF (208 KB) DOC (165 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2004 PDF (152 KB) DOC (128 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2004 PDF (169 KB) DOC (180 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2004 PDF (159 KB) DOC (144 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia for the financial year 2004 PDF (161 KB) DOC (156 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Reconstruction for the financial year 2004 PDF (153 KB) DOC (125 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2004 PDF (150 KB) DOC (130 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2004 PDF (148 KB) DOC (138 KB)
REPORT on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2004 PDF (152 KB) DOC (137 KB)
Opinions (5)
OPINION Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Electronic Communications Market Authority
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Council: External energy relations – from principles to action
OPINION Opinion of the Committee on Budgetary Control on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Institute of Technology
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on multiannual funding for the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field of response to pollution caused by ships and amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
OPINION 2006 Budget: Section III - Commission
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (121)
Amendment 2 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- Having regard the council meeting of 4th December 2008, where the EU Ministers of Environment have confirmed (paragraph 16 and 17) the possibility of restrictive and prohibitive measures regarding the cultivation of GMOs, based on the Precautionary Principle, in areas with specific agronomical and environmental characteristics, including isolated/remote islands,
Amendment 189 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is deeply concerned that no specific labelling thresholds for the presence of genetically modified seeds in conventional seeds have been established; considers positively the proposal that genetically modified DNA to be used as the unit of measure for adventitious presence throughout the agricultural chain from seed to food and feed, to ensure consistency and to avoid litigation among stakeholders;
Amendment 193 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that those thresholds should be set at the lowest possible level, preferably at zero level. If the minimal "symptomatic" presence of GMOs in the crops of traditional seeds will be allowed, this will mean that authentic traditional seeds will be lost and in this way, we do not prevent the contamination of traditional seeds and wild related to genetically modified plants species, in the long-term. The range of contamination from GMOs in natural (non-GMOs) cultivations and wildlife can even extend up to 23 km;
Amendment 208 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that GMO-free zones can also be set up by means of a voluntary agreement between all operators concerned in a determined area; . It should be taken into consideration that the Republic of Cyprus, due to its island geography and its limited area space, the multi-fracturedness of agricultural land characteristics that constitute impossible any cultivation of GMOs not to infect the flora of the island in general is seeking to declare the Republic of Cyprus into a GMO free zone.
Amendment 221 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that, in addition to those possibilities, Member States must be allowedhave the right to prohibit completely the cultivation of GMOs; in restricted geographical areas,sensitive ecosystems for instance in sitesthose belonging to the NaturaATURA 2000 network; 1 Judgment of 23 September 2003 in Case C-192/01, Commission/Denmark, ECR 2003, p. I-9693; judgment of 7 September 2004 in Case C-127/02, Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee and Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Vogels / Staatssecretaris van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij, ECR 2004, p. I-7405., as well as in areas with special agronomical and environmental characteristics also including small isolated/remote islands;
Amendment 89 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) All medical treatments, excluding the basic ones, require an increasingly complex organisation process. The quality of medical treatments depend on macro- elements such as the level of professional training of operators, technological and infrastructural requirements, organisation and available resources.
Amendment 90 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b)The information to which patients can have free access has to be accurate and transparent and has to show, in a way understandable even to a non- professional, the results of certifications received and recognised by every Member State, including any indication about any deficit in safety and quality of services supplied.
Amendment 122 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The patient should, in any event, not derive a financial advantage from the healthcare provided in another Member State and the assumption of costs should be therefore limited only to actual costs of healthcare received. Member States may decide to cover other related costs, such as travel and accommodation or therapeutic treatment provided that the total cost does not exceed the amount payable in the Member State of affiliation.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) There is no definition of what constitutes hospital care throughout the different health systems of the Community, and different interpretations could therefore constitute an obstacle to the freedom for patients to receive healthcare. In order to overcome that obstacle, it is necessary to provide a Community definition of hospital care. Hospital care generally means care requiring the overnight accommodation of the patient. However, it may be appropriate to submit to the same regime of hospital care also certain other kinds of healthcare, if that healthcare requires use of highly specialised and cost-intensive medical infrastructure or medical equipment (e.g. high-technology scanners used for diagnosis) or involving treatments presenting a particular risk for the patient or the population (e.g. treatment of serious infectious diseases). A regularly updated list of such treatments shall be specifically defined by the Commission through the comitology procedure.
Amendment 162 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) Each Member State is responsible for identifying the national networks where patients from any Member State could have free access, with the assurance of a minimum level of quality and safety, requiring a mechanism of certification of treatment processes. The certification could take place through designated international institutes that will assess elements of quality and safety and criteria of sustainability of the public and private health systems. A European board made by representatives of Member States and the most relevant alliances of patients' associations, in charge of supervising and monitoring the implementation ensured by Member States, could be put in place.
Amendment 163 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Realising the potential of the internal market for cross-border healthcareIt requires cooperation between providers, purchasers and regulators of different Member States at national, regional or local level in order to ensure safe, high quality and efficient care across borders. This is particularly the case for cooperation in border regions, where cross- border provision of services may be the mosthealthcare may be an efficient way of organising health servicescare for the local populations, but where achieving such cross-border provision on a sustained basis requires cooperation between the health systems of different Member States. Such cooperation may concern joint planning, mutual recognition or adaptation of procedures or standards, interoperability of respective national information and communication technology systems, practical mechanisms to ensure continuity of care or practical facilitating of cross-border provision of healthcare by health professionals on a temporary or occasional basis. Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications stipulates that free provision of services of a temporary or occasional nature, including services provided by health professionals, in another Member State should not, subject to specific provisions of Community law, be restricted for any reason relating to professional qualifications. This Directive should be without prejudice to those provisions of Directive 2005/36/EC.
Amendment 170 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Where medicinal products are authorised within the patient's Member State in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use and have been prescribed in another Member State for an individual named patient, it should be in principle possible for such prescriptions to be medically recognised and used in the patient's own Member State. The removal of regulatory and administrative barriers to such recognition is without prejudice to the need for appropriate agreement of the patients' treating physician or pharmacist in every individual case, if this is warranted by protection of human health and is necessary and proportionate to that objective. Such medical recognition should also be without prejudice to the decision of the Member State of affiliation regarding the inclusion of such medicinal products within the benefits covered by the social security system of affiliation. The implementation of the principle of recognition will be facilitated by the adoption of measures necessary for safeguarding the safety of a patient, and avoiding the misuse or confusion of medicinal products. Where a prescription is issued in the Member State of treatment for drugs which are not normally available on prescription in the Member State of affiliation it should be for the latter to decide whether to authorise exceptionally or to provide an equivalent drug on the basis of scientific evidence.
Amendment 184 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to adopt the following measures: a list of treatments, other than those requiring overnight accommodation, to be subject to the same regime as hospital care;define for the purposes of this Directive the following measures: accompanying measures to exclude specific categories of medicinal products or substances from the recognition of prescriptions issued in another Member State provided for in this Directive; a list of specific criteria and conditions that European reference networks must fulfil; the procedure for establishing European reference networks. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, or to supplement this Directive by the addition of new non-essential elements, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 314 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introduction
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introduction
1. The Member States of treatment shall be responsible for the organisation and the delivery of healthcare. In such a context and taking into accounton the basis of principles of universality, access to good quality care, equity and solidarity and the public- service missions that derive from those principles, as conferred upon health service providers, they shall define clear quality and safety standards for healthcare provided on their territory, and ensure that:
Amendment 329 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) those quality and safety standards are made publicly available in a clear and accessible format for citizens;
Amendment 330 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the certification and the accreditation of treatment processes take into account elements of both quality and security and criteria of sustainability for public and private medical systems. A cost increase that cannot be estimated nor justified by a real increase in people's health could determine the collapse of public medical systems and progressive discrimination, by insurance systems, against patients affected by pathologies requiring more expensive treatments;
Amendment 361 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) systematic and continuous efforts are made to ensure that these standards are improved, in line with the European Council Conclusions on Common values and principles in European Union Health Systems and taking into account advances in international medical science and generally recognised good medical practices as well as taking into account new health technology;
Amendment 363 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The public authorities in the Member State of treatment monitor regularly the accessibility, quality and financial state of their healthcare systems on the basis of the data collected under Article 18 of this Directive. They take timely measures to maintain the level of public health and the financial sustainability of the social security systems.
Amendment 364 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States define clearly patients’ rights and people’s rights in relation to healthcare in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 398 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The costs of healthcare provided in another Member State shall be reimbursed byor paid for by the social security system of the Member State of affiliation in accordance with the provisions of this Directive up to the level of costs that would have been assumed had the same or similar healthcare been provided in the Member State of affiliation, without exceeding the actual costs of healthcare received. Member States may decide to cover other related costs, such as accommodation and travel costs.
Amendment 480 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. No provision of this Directive requires healthcare providers and/or healthcare systems to accept for planned treatment or to prioritise patients from other Member States to the detriment of other patients with similar health needs, such as through increasing waiting time for treatment.
Amendment 558 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. When healthcare is provided in a Member State other than that where the patient is an insured person, or in a Member State other than that where the healthcare provider resides, is registered or established, such healthcare service is provided according to the legislation of the Member State of treatment in accordance with Art.5.
Amendment 650 #
2008/0142(COD)
Article 15 - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall identify mechanisms of certification and accreditation of the national reference networks in order to guarantee treatment processes compliant with quality and safety standards. These certification mechanisms shall be provided through designated international institutes and an European board which consists of representatives of Member States and of the most relevant patients' associations. They shall be in charge of supervising and monitoring their actual implementation.
Amendment 688 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall facilitate development and functioning of a network connecting the national authorities or bodies responsible for health technology assessment. Member States shall set up a system based on the principles of good governance including transparency, objectiveness, fair procedures, and full stakeholder participation of all relevant groups, including social partners, health professionals, patients, scientists and industry, for the operation of the network.
Amendment 115 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The increased use of energy from renewable sources, together with energy savings, constitutes an important part of the package of 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 greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments beyond 2012. It also has an important part to play in promoting security of energy supply, promoting technological development and providing opportunities for employment and regional development, especially in rural areas.
Amendment 123 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In particular, increased use of biofuels for transport is one of the most effective tools by which the Community can reduce its dependence on imported oil – where the security of supply problem is most acute - and influence the fuel market for transport.
Amendment 132 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Renewable Energy Roadmap demonstrated that a 20% target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources and a 105% target for renewable energy in transport would be appropriate and achievable objectives, and that a framework that includes mandatory targets should provide the business community with the long term stability it needs to make rational investment decisions in the renewable energy sector.
Amendment 153 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States' starting points, renewable energy potentials and energy mixes vary. It is therefore necessary to translate the overall 20% target into individual targets for each Member State, with due regard tofor a fair and adequate allocation taking account of different national starting points and potentials, including the existing level of renewable energies and energy mix, as well as the level of energy efficiency achieved. It is appropriate to do this by sharing the required total increase in the use of energy from renewable sources between Member States on the basis of an equal increase in each Member State's share weighted by their Gross Domestic Product, modulated to reflect national starting points, and by accounting in terms of final energy consumption.
Amendment 157 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) By contrast, it is appropriate for the 105% target for renewable energy in transport to be set at the same level for each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. Because transport fuels are traded easily, Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources will easily be able to obtain renewable transport fuels from elsewhere. While it would technically be possible for the Community to meet its biofuel target solely from domestic production, it is both likely and desirable that the target will in fact be met through a combination of domestic production and imports. To this end, the Commission should monitor the supply of the Community market for biofuels, and should, as appropriate, propose relevant measures to achieve a balanced approach between domestic production and imports, taking into account the development of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations as well as environmental, cost, energy security and other considerations.
Amendment 250 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The costs of connecting new producers of electricity from renewable energy sources to the electricity grid should be objective, transparent and non- discriminatory and due account should be taken of the benefit embedded generators bring to the grid, in particular through a specific scheme for sharing connection costs.
Amendment 257 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Biofuel production should be environmentally sustainable and in keeping with labour legislation. Biofuels used for compliance with the targets laid down in this Directive, and those that benefit from national support systems, should therefore be required to fulfil criteria for environmental sustainability and to comply with International Labour Organization conventions on workers' rights and working conditions.
Amendment 281 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Where biofuels and other bioliquids are made from raw material produced in the EU, they should also comply with EU environmental requirements for agriculture. Applying such criteria to imports from third countries is administratively and technically unfeasible.
Amendment 299 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to permit the achievement of a 105% share of biofuels, it is necessary to ensure the placing on the market of higher blends of biodiesel in diesel than those envisaged by standard EN590/2004.
Amendment 428 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The national action plans must indicate the contribution to the achievement of the above targets in association with the measures for implementing the National Energy-Efficiency Action Plans, which are governed by Directive 2006/32/EC.
Amendment 441 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In assessing the effort made by a Member State the Commission must take into account the progress made by that State in implementing the measures laid down in the National Energy-Efficiency Action Plan referred to in Directive 2006/32/EC.
Amendment 473 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Member States must promote and encourage energy-efficiency and energy- saving as virtuous methods of increasing the percentage share of renewable sources and more easily achieving the target laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 638 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) after the expiry of deadlines to be laid down, the authorisations necessary in order to build and operate plants powered by renewable sources will be deemed to have been granted automatically where they have not been expressly refused by the competent authorities;
Amendment 641 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) less burdensomesimplified authorisation procedures are established for smaller projects; and
Amendment 687 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In the case of biomass, Member States shall promoteould consider conversion technologies that achieve a conversion efficiency of at least 85% for residential and commercial applications and at least 70% for industrial applications.
Amendment 760 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States or competent regulatory authorities shall require transmission and distribution system operators of high and medium voltage networks to provide any new producer wishing to be connected to the transmission or distribution system with comprehensive and detailed information on transmission systems, including unrestricted information on transmission capacity already allocated and that still available.
Amendment 762 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States and competent regulatory authorities shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to provide any new producer wishing to be connected to the system with: (a) a comprehensive and detailed estimate of the costs associated with the connection. Member Stat; (b) a timetable for receiving and processing requests for network connection; (c) a timetable for actual connection to the network; The Member States or competent regulatory authorities shall lay down provisions concerning penalties for failure to meet the requirements set out in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c). Member States or competent regulatory authorities may allow producers of electricity from renewable energy sources wishing to be connected to the grid to issue a call for tender for theprovide for their own connection works needs.
Amendment 866 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall report on requirementsadopt criteria for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomass, other than biofuels and other bioliquids, by 31 December 2010 at the latest. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals for ase criteria must be accompanied by sustainability schemecriteria for other energy uses of biomass, to the European Parliament and the Council. The Member States must ask economic operators to comply with the environmental sustainability criteria laid down by the Commission by 31 December 2011 at the latest.
Amendment 946 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 950 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 988 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the development and share of biofuels made from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, algae, and ligno- cellulosic material;
Amendment 1064 #
Amendment 1071 #
Amendment 84 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) CCS is just one of the measures being developed to combat climate change, in addition to the use of renewable energies and increasing energy saving and efficiency. Member States should therefore not neglect funding measures and other support regarding energy saving policies and environmentally sound renewables. In this context, CCS development should under no circumstances lead to a reduction of these efforts both in research and financial terms.
Amendment 113 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Member States should foresee a contribution from public funds to support CCS private projects only where adequate lowering of energy consumption in managing the new plant is clearly envisaged thanks to the new technologies in comparison to current CCS technology.
Amendment 115 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The competent authority should review and where necessary update or withdraw the storage permit inter alia if it has been notified of significant irregularities or leakages, if the reports submitted by the operators or the inspections carried out show non- compliance with permit conditions or if it is made aware of any other failure by the operator to meet the permit conditions. After the withdrawal of a permit, the competent authority should either issue a new permit or close the storage site. In the meantime, the competent authority should take over the responsibility for the storage site including all ensuing legal obligations. To the extent possible,and ensure that the costs incurred should bby it are recovered from the former operator, according to the 'polluter-pays' principle.
Amendment 125 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) After the transfer of responsibility, monitoring should be allowed to ceasemay be reduced, but should be fully re-activated, if leakages or significant irregularities are identified. There should be no recovery of costs incurred by the competent authority from the former operator after the transfer of responsibility, unless there is damage due to fault or negligence of the operator, even if this damage only occurs after the transfer referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 138 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - paragraph 1
Article 1 - paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a legal framework for the environmentally safe geological storage of carbon dioxide (hereinafter "CO2") in order to contribute to the fight against climate change.
Amendment 168 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 5
Article 3 - point 5
(5) 'leakage' means any measurable release of CO2 from the storage complex to the ground surface, groundwater, atmosphere or hydrosphere confirmed, if necessary, by monitoring systems using best available technology;
Amendment 192 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 16
Article 3 - point 16
(16) 'significant irregularity' means any irregularity in the injection or storage operations or in the condition of the site itself, which implies the risk of a leakage or risk to the environment or human health;
Amendment 213 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 4 - paragraph 2
Article 4 - paragraph 2
2. A geological formation shall only be selected as a storage site, if under the proposed condiapplications of use there is no significantthe criteria specified in Annex I demonstrates no risk of leakage, and if no significantthe absence of negative environmental or health impacts are likely to occur, under the proposed conditions of use.
Amendment 308 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. After a permit has been withdrawn pursuant to paragraph 3, the competent authority shall either issue a new storage permit or close the storage site pursuant to point (c) of Article 17(1). Until a new storage permit has been issued, the competent authority shall take over the responsibility for the storage site, including all ensuing legal obligations. To the extent possible, tmanagement and the immediate safety of the storage site, while overall liability shall remain with the operator. The competent authority shall be entitled to recover any costs incurred from the former operator.
Amendment 327 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 14 – introductory part
Article 14 – introductory part
At a frequency to be determined by the competent authority, and in any event at least once a year, the operator shall submit to the competent authority, in a harmonised reporting format so as to ensure consistency and transparency of the information reported:
Amendment 336 #
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 shall remain responsible for maintenance, monitoring, control, and corrective measures pursuant to the requirements laid down in this Directive as well as for all ensuing obligationsnd under other relevant provisions of Community legislation, while the overall liability shall remain with the operator. 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 pursuant to Articles 7(7) and 9(7), which shall be updated as necessary.
Amendment 341 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Where a storage site has been closed pursuant to points (a) or (b) of Article 17(1), the responsibility for the closed site, including all ensuing legal obligations, shall be transferred to the competent authority on its own initiative or upon request from the operator, if and when all available evidence indicates that the stored CO2 will be completely contained for the indefinite future. To this end, the operator shall prepare a report documenting that this criterion has been met and submit it to the competent authority for the latter to approve the transfer of responsibility. The operator shall remain liable for any damage due to his fault or negligence, even if this damage only occurs after the transfer referred to in this Article.
Amendment 356 #
2008/0015(COD)
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, monitoring may ceasebe reduced. However, if any leakages or significant irregularities are identified, monitoring shall be fully reactivated as required to assess the scale of the problem and the effectiveness of corrective measures.
Amendment 361 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. There shall be no recovery of costs incurred from the former operator after the transfer of responsibility to the competent authority pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4, except where there is damage due to the fault or negligence of the operator, even if this damage only occurs after the transfer referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 378 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The access referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided in a transparent, objective and non-discriminatory manner determined by the Member State. The Member State shall apply the objectives of fair and open access, taking into account:
Amendment 3 #
2008/0003(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
However, in accordance with provisions to be adopted by the Commission , it shall be possible for agri-foodstuffs for normal consumption which are naturally suitable for a particular nutritional use to indicate such suitability.
Amendment 6 #
2008/0003(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 5 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
– having regard to the Boogerd-Quaak report of 5 April 2004 on the risks of violation, in the EU and especially in Italy, of freedom of expression and information (Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights),
Amendment 62 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the proliferation of new media (broadband Internet, satellite channels, digital terrestrial television, etc.) and the varied forms of media ownership are not sufficient in themselves to guarantee pluralism in terms of media content,
Amendment 133 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas, in the information society, media education is an essential means of empowering citizens to make an informed and active contribution to democracy,
Amendment 145 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that where Member States are unable or unwilling to respond in the proper way to manifest violations of freedom of expression and information, the EU has a political, moral, and legal obligation to ensure, within its spheres of responsibility, that its citizens are not denied their rights regarding free, pluralistic media;
Amendment 160 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to institute monitoring and implementation systems for media pluralism based on reliable and impartial indicators, taking into account the degree of horizontal media concentration (viewing figures, number of licence- holders, proportion of financing from revenue, frequency restrictions, and shareholdings in broadcasters), vertical concentration, and cross-ownership;
Amendment 161 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that independent productions have an important role to play in safeguarding pluralism; considers the experiences of regional, local, and community media to be interesting from the point of view of promoting pluralism;
Amendment 171 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for the EU and Member State authorities to ensure journalistic and editorial independence by appropriate and specific legal and social guarantees, as well as for the media owners to follow the best practice in each market where they operatend therefore points to the importance of editorial charters to prevent owners or shareholders, or outside bodies such as governments, from interfering with news content;
Amendment 203 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Maintains that the purpose of media education must be, as is laid down in Council of Europe Recommendation 1466 (2000), to provide citizens with the means of bringing critical interpretation to bear on, and utilising, the ever growing volume of information being imparted to them; considers that this learning process will thus enable citizens to formulate messages and select the most appropriate media for communicating them, and hence to exercise their rights to the full where freedom of information and expression is concerned;
Amendment 214 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the threat to pluralism in the EU lies in the control exercised over the media by political bodies or leaders and by certain business organisations such as advertising agencies and that national, regional, or local governments should not, as a matter of principle, abuse their position by influencing the media; considers, further, that even more watertight safeguards should be laid down whenever a member of a government has specific interests connected with the media;
Amendment 215 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Maintains that legislation should be adopted at European level with a view to prohibiting prominent politicians or candidates for office from holding substantial interests in the media industry; believes that legal means should be put in place in order to avert every possible conflict of interests and calls on the Commission to submit proposals aimed at ensuring that members of governments will not be in a position to exploit their media holdings for political ends;
Amendment 1 #
2007/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the EIB pursues a ‘zero- tolerance’ policy towards fraud and corruption, and welcomes the rise in the number of investigations and the increased cooperation with OLAF; calls upon the EIB, before approving the Anti-Fraud Policy and Procedures, to include measures leading to: i) an administrative debarment mechanism for companies found guilty of corruption by the Bank and other Multilateral Development Bands (MDBs), ii) a whistleblower protection policy, and iii) a review of the existing procurement guidelines;
Amendment 4 #
2007/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the existence of a complaints office to receive and deal with external complaints, as well as of an appeals mechanism for complaints received via the European Ombudsman; welcomes and actively supports dialogue between the European Ombudsman and the EIB; calls on the EIB to consequently review its internal grievance mechanism and issue new appeal mechanism guidelines extended to all EIB financed operations;
Amendment 5 #
2007/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the EIB’s desire for transparency in the framework of its disclosure policy, and the large amount of information that it makes available to the general public; encourages the EIB to develop the activities of its ‘Operations Evaluation’ department, which carries out an ex post evaluation of a representative sample of projects and programmes; calls on the EIB to extend its strive for transparency to the global loans it is providing and to disclose the final beneficiaries of global loans lent through financial intermediaries;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the inclusion of promoting reliable, competitive, sustainable energy in the main features of the Bank’s programme of activities; calls on the EIB to inform Parliament by the end of 2008 on a comprehensive plan for investing in renewable energy sources including reporting on the amount of money lent and the list of projects supported;
Amendment 12 #
2007/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the fact that sustainable development remains a fundamental requirement for the EIB; in particular, congratulates the EIB on its excellent results in terms of loan activity for environmental protection and social and economic cohesion; urges the EIB to give the same priority also to its external lending activities and to apply EU environmental standards as binding standards in its evaluation of project proposals outside the EU; calls on the EIB to ensure coherence of its external lending activities, in particular on the African continent with the European Consensus on Development2 and the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals, and asks the EIB to ensure that it engages actively with civil society, inter alia via consultation procedures;
Amendment 15 #
2007/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its encouragement to the EIB to give priority to funding trans-European networks, including cross-border infrastructure that enables national networks to be interconnected, which is an essential element in developing a market economy centred upon social cohesion; calls on the EIB, with regard to the funding of Trans-European Networks (TENs), to give priority to infrastructure or transport projects with a lower or negative carbon footprint and to inform the European Parliament of the total emissions saved yearly, by the end of 2009;
Amendment 20 #
2007/2251(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the EIB to operate in line with the principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, which was endorsed on 2March 2005, particularly in delivering effective aid, enhancing mutual accountability, and adopting measurable development indicators in coherence with the UN Millenium Development Goals;
Amendment 58 #
2007/2038(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Notes that, according to the data supplied by the Secretary-General, the costs related to maintaining Parliament's three places of work stand at EUR 155 000 000, according to the data supplied by the Secretary-General1to which must be added the unavoidable environmental costs; believes that having three places of work is damaging to Parliament's image and substantially reduces its efficiency; reminds the Member States that it is Parliament itself that should decide on a single seat;
Amendment 59 #
2007/2038(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)
Paragraph 84 a (new)
Amendment 59 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to maintain the diversity of the car market and its ability to cater for different consumer needs, CO2 targets for passenger cars should be defined as a function of the utility of the cars on a linear basis. To describe this utility, massfootprint (track width times wheelbase) is the most appropriate parameter, because it provides a satisfactory correlation with present emissions and would therefore result in more realistic and competitively neutral targets and because data on mass is readily available. Data on the alternative utilitybetter incentives for vehicle downsizing than the alternative parameter mass. Data on the parameter of footprint (track width times wheelbase) should, however,in any case be collected in order to facilitate longer-term evaluations of the utility-based approach. In the establishment of the targets, the projected evolution of new cars' mass and footprint until 2012 should be taken into account, and potential incentives to increase vehicle mass or footprint just in order to benefit from a consequential increase of the CO2 reduction target should be avoided. Therefore, the possible future autonomous mass increase evolution as well as the possible future autonomous footprint increase evolution of vehicles produced by the manufacturers and sold on the EU market should be taken into account when defining the targets for 2012. Finally, differentiation of targets should encourage emissions reductions to be made in all categories of cars while recognising that larger emission reductions can be made for heavier cars.
Amendment 76 #
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 reflectbe significantly higher than technological costs. The amounts of the excess emissions premium should be considered as revenue for the budget of the European Union.
Amendment 86 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes CO2 emission performance requirements for new passenger cars in order to ensure proper functioning of the internal market and achieve the EU's overall objective that the average new car fleet should achieve CO2 emissions of 1260 g CO2/km. The Regulation sets the average CO2 emissions for new passenger cars at 130 g CO2/km20 g CO2/km from 2012 onwards and at 80 g CO2/km from 2020 onwards and at 60 g CO2/km from 2025 on onwards by means of improvement in vehicle motor technology as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures. This Regulation will be complemented by additional measures corresponding to 10 g/km as part of the Community's integrated approach.
Amendment 103 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point ea (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point ea (new)
(ea) 'footprint' means the track width multiplied by the wheelbase as stated in the certificate of conformity and defined in section 2.1) and 2.3 of Annex I to Directive 2007/46/EC;
Amendment 117 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Amendment 125 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 2013 and each subsequent year up to and including the year commencing 1 January 2020, each manufacturer of passenger cars shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I paragraph 1, reaching 80g CO2/km on 1 January 2020.
Amendment 128 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 2021 and each subsequent year up to and including the year commencing 1 January 1 January 2025 as well as for each subsequent year thereafter, each manufacturer of passenger cars shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I paragraph 1, reaching 60 g of CO2/km on 1 January 2025.
Amendment 142 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The excess emissions premium under paragraph 1 shall be calculated using the following formula: Excess emissions x number of new passenger cars not in accordance on average with the manufacturer’s specific emissions target x excess emissions premium prescribed in paragraph 3. Where: ‘Excess emissions’ means the positive number of grams per kilometre by which the manufacturer’s average specific emissions exceeded its specific emissions target in the calendar year rounded to the nearest three decimal places; and ‘Number of new passenger cars’ means the number of new passenger cars for which it is the manufacturer and which were registered in that year. produced by the manufacturer and registered in that year; and ‘Number of new passenger cars not in accordance on average with the manufacturer’s specific emissions target’ means the number of new passenger cars produced by the manufacturer and registered in the year concerned whose emissions exceed a threshold set at such a level that the average emissions from all of the manufacturer’s registered vehicles with emissions below that threshold correspond to the manufacturer’s specific target.
Amendment 148 #
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, 95150 euros.
Amendment 159 #
Amendment 161 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The excess emissions premium under paragraph 1 shall be calculated using the following formula: Excess emissions x number of new passenger cars whose mean does not comply with the specific emission target of the manufacturer x excess emissions premium prescribed in paragraph 3. Where: 'Excess emissions' means the positive number of grams per kilometre by which the manufacturer's average specific emissions exceeded its specific emissions target in the calendar year rounded to the nearest three decimal places; and 'Number of new passenger cars whose mean does not comply with the specific emission target of the manufacturer' means the number of new passenger cars for which it is the manufacturer and which were registered in that year whose emissions exceed a limit, such as the mean emissions from all vehicles registered by the manufacturer with emissions below this limit, corresponds to the specific target of the manufacturer.
Amendment 171 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. In 2010, the Commission shall assess, whether between 2006 and 2009 there has been a change in the footprint of new passenger cars greater than 0. If there has been a change in the footprint of new passenger cars, the figure for the autonomous footprint increase in Annex I shall be amended to be the average of the annual changes in the footprint between the calendar year 2006 to 2009.
Amendment 183 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
1. For each new passenger car registered in the Community in the year commencing 1st January 2012, 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 = 1320 + a × (MF – MF0) Where: MF = massfootprint of the vehicle in kilograms (kg) M0 = 1289.0square meters (m2) F0 = 3.91 × f Ff = (1 + AMFI)6 Autonomous massfootprint increase (AMI) = 0 % a = 0.045715.56
Amendment 1 #
2007/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The CARS21 (Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st century) Final Report1 stated that "efforts with a view to increasing international harmonisation of motor vehicle regulations should be maintained where appropriate, with a view to involving the key vehicle markets and to extending harmonisation to areas not yet covered, notably in the framework of both the 1958 and the 1998 Agreements of the UNECE". In line with this recommendation, the Commission should continue to support the development of internationally harmonised requirements for motor vehicles under the auspices of the UNECE. In particular, if a Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles is adopted, the Commission should consider the possibility of adapting the requirements of this Regulation to those of the GTR. 1 http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/automotive/pagesba ckground/competitiveness/cars21finalreport.pdf
Amendment 2 #
2007/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Hydrogen mixtures could be used as a transition fuel to facilitate the introduction of hydrogen-powered vehicles in countries where there is a good natural gas infrastructure. The Commission should therefore develop requirements for the use of mixtures of hydrogen and natural gas/biomethane, especially the mixing ratio of hydrogen and gas, taking into account the technical feasibility and the environmental benefits.
Amendment 5 #
2007/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 1
Article 3 – point 1
1) "hydrogen powered vehicle" means any motor vehicle that uses pure hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas as fuel to propel the vehicle;
Amendment 6 #
2007/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent – 1 (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent – 1 (new)
- use of pure hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas/biomethane;
Amendment 51 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 74 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 b – paragraph 1
Article 2 b – paragraph 1
1. By […] at the latest the transmission system operators for gas shall submit to the Commission and to the Agency the draft of statutes, a list of future members and draft rules of procedure, including the rules of procedure on the consultation of other stakeholders, of the European Network for Transmission System Operators for Gas to be established.
Amendment 81 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 c – paragraph 1
Article 2 c – paragraph 1
1. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas shall adopt: (a) technical and marketprepare and submit to the Agency for approval following the procedure provided for in Article 2e in conjunction with Article X of Regulation (EC) No … establishing the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators: (a) draft technical codes in the areas mentioned in paragraph 3; (b) common network operation tools and research plans; (c) a 10-year investment plan every two years; (d) an annual work programme based on the priorities set by the Agency; (e) an annual report; (f) annual summer and winter supply outlooks.
Amendment 94 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 c – paragraph 2
Article 2 c – paragraph 2
2. The annual work programme referred to in paragraph 1(d) shall contain a list and description of the technical and market codes, a plan on coordination of operation of the network and research and development activities, to be drawn up in that year and an indicative calendar.
Amendment 105 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 c – paragraph 3
Article 2 c – paragraph 3
3. The detailed technical and market codes shall cover the following areas, according to the priorities defined in the annual work programme: (a) security and reliability rules; (b) grid connection and access rules; (c) data exchange and settlement rules; (d) interoperability rules; (e) operational procedures in an emergency; (f) capacity allocation and congestion management rules; (g) rules for trading; (h) transparency rules; (ih) balancing rules including rules on nominations procedures, rules for imbalance charges and rules for operational balancing between transmission system operators systems; (ji) rules regarding harmonised transportation tariff structures; (kj) energy efficiency regarding gas networks.
Amendment 106 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 c – paragraph 4
Article 2 c – paragraph 4
Amendment 112 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 c – paragraph 5
Article 2 c – paragraph 5
5. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas shall publish a Community-wide 10-year network investment plan every two years following approval by the Agency. The investment plan shall include the modelling of the integrated network taking into account storage and LNG facilities, scenario development, a supply and demand adequacy report, technical and economical feasibility of expansion projects and an assessment of the resilience of the system. The investment plan shall, in particular, build on national investment plans and on the Guidelines for Trans-European energy networks in accordance with Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament andtaking into account the regional and European aspects of the Councilnetwork. The investment plan shall identify investment gaps, notably with respect to cross border capacities.
Amendment 123 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 c – paragraph 6
Article 2 c – paragraph 6
Amendment 131 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 d – paragraph 2
Article 2 d – paragraph 2
2. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas shall submit the draft technical and market codes, the draft 10-year investment plan and the draft annual work programme, including the information regarding the consultation process, to the Agency. The Agency may provide an opinion to for approval to the Agency. The Agency shall approve the documents provided for in Article 2c(1)(a)–(f) prepared by the European Networks of Transmission System Operators for Gas within 3 months. The Agency shall provide a duly justified opinion to the Commission wmonitor the implementation of the technical codes, the 10-year investment plan and the annual work programme and include the re it considers that the draft annual work programme or the draft 10-year investment plan do not ensure non- discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market. sults of its monitoring activities in its annual report. In case of non-compliance by the transmission system operators with the technical codes, the 10-year investment plan or the annual work programme of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas the Agency shall provide information to the Commission.
Amendment 144 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 e
Article 2 e
Establishment and evaluation of technical and market codes 1. After consulting the Agency, the Commission may invite the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas, within a reasonable period of time, to prepare codes in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) where it considers that such codes are necessary for the efficient funcation with all stakeholders following Article .. of Regulation (EC) … establishing the Agency for the Cooperationing of the market. 2. The Agency shall provide a duly justified opinion to the Commission where it considers that: (a) a technical or market code adopted byEnergy Regulators, the Agency shall prepare Strategic Guidelines for the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) does not ensure non-discrimination, effectivand (5) . The Agency shall transmit the draft Strategic Guidelines to the cCompetition and the efficient functioning of the market; (b) tmission, which may adopt them in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 13(2). The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas fails to agreeshall, within a reasonable period of time on a technical or marke, prepare draft codes in the areas listed in Article 2c(3); (c) the transmission system operators fail to implement a technical or market code adopted by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas in the areas listed in Article 2c(3). 3. The Commission may adopt, on its own initiative or upon recommendation of the Agency, guidelines on the areas listed in Article 2c(3) when it considers that: (a) a technical or market and a draft 10-year investment plan, included in Article 2c(5) based on the Strategic Guidelines adopted by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 1. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas shall submit to the Agency for approval the draft technical codes and the draft 10-year investment plan. The Agency shall approve the draft technical codes and the draft 10-year investment plan, pursuant to Article ... and Article ... of Regulation … establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. Before approving the codes adopted by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) does not ensure non-discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market;nd the draft 10-year investment plan, the Agency shall ensure that the detailed technical codes and the draft 10-year investment plan comply with the Strategic Guidelines and that they ensure non-discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market. 2. The Agency shall provide a duly justified opinion to the Commission where it considers that: (ba) the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas fails to agree within a reasonable period of time on a technical or market code in the areas listed in Article 2c(3); (cb) the transmission system operators fail to implement a technical or market code adopted by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas in the areas listed in Article 2c(3)code in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) as approved by the Agency in accordance with paragraph 1b. 3. The Commission may adopt upon recommendation of the Agency guidelines on the market codes. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 14(2). 4. Paragraph 3 shall be without prejudice to the Commission's right to adopt and amend guidelines as laid down in Article 9.
Amendment 166 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 2 f
Article 2 f
Amendment 270 #
2007/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where appropriate and after a proposal by the Agency following Article 2e(1), the Commission may adopt Strategic Guidelines in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) and (5) as a basis for the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas to develop the detailed draft technical codes listed in Article 2c(3) and the draft 10-year investment plan included in Article 2c(5).
Amendment 19 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 30 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 2b – paragraph 1
Article 2b – paragraph 1
1. By […] at the latest the transmission system operators for electricity shall submit to the Commission and to the Agency the draft of statutes, a list of future members and draft rules of procedure, including the rules of procedure on the consultation of other stakeholders, of the European Network for Transmission System Operators for Electricity to be established.
Amendment 32 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 2c
Article 2c
1. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity shall adopt: (a) technical and marketgree and submit to the Agency for approval following the procedure provided for in Article 2d in conjunction with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No … establishing the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators: (a) draft technical codes in the areas mentioned in paragraph 3; (b) common network operation tools and research plans; (c) a 10-year investment plan, including a generation adequacy outlook, every two years; (d) an annual work programme based on the priorities set by the Agency; (e) an annual report; (f) annual summer and winter generation adequacy outlooks. 2. The annual work programme referred to in paragraph 1(d) shall contain a list and description of the technical and market codes, a plan on common operation of the network and research and development activities, to be drawn up in that year and an indicative calendar. 3. The detailed technical and market codes shall cover the following areas, according to the priorities defined in the annual work programme: (a) security and reliability rules; (b) grid connection and access rules; (c) data exchange and settlement rules; (d) interoperability rules; (e) operational procedures in an emergencyincluding interoperability and procedures in emergency situations; (b) grid connection and access rules; (fc) capacity allocation and congestion management rules; (g) rules for trading; (hd) transparency rules; (ie) balancing and settlement rules including reserve power rules; (jf) rules regarding harmonised transportation tariff structures including locational signals and rules regarding inter- TSO compensation rules; (kg) energy efficiency regarding electricity networks. 4. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity shall monitor the implementation of the technical and market codes and include the results of its monitoring activities in the annual report referred to in paragraph 1(e). 5. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity shall publish a Community-wide 10-year network investment plan every two years following its approval by the Agency. The investment plan shall include the modelling of the integrated network, scenario development, a generation adequacy report and an assessment of the resilience of the system. The investment plan shall, in particular, build on national investment plans and on the Guidelines for Trans-European energy networks in accordance with Decision No 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council21. The investment plan shall identify investment gaps, notably with respect to cross border capacities. 6. Upon request of the Commission, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity shall advise the Commission on the adoption of Guidelines as laid down in Article 8taking into account regional and European aspects of network planning. The investment plan shall identify investment gaps, notably with respect to cross border capacities.
Amendment 63 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 2 d
Article 2 d
1. The Agency shall monitor the execution of the tasks referred to in Article 2c(1) of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity. 2. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity shall submit the draft technical and market codes, the draft 10- year investment plan and the draft annual work programme, including the information regarding the consultation process, to the Agency. The Agency may provide an opinion to for approval to the Agency. The Agency shall approve the documents referred to in Article 2c(1) as prepared by the European Networks of Transmission System Operators for Electricity within 3 months. The Agency shall provide a duly justified opinion to the Commission wmonitor the implementation of the technical codes, the 10-year investment plan and the annual work programme and include the re it considers that the draft annual work programme or the draft 10-year investment plan do not ensure non-discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the marketsults of its monitoring activities in its annual report. In case of non-compliance by the transmission system operators with the technical codes, the 10-year investment plan and the annual work programme of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity the Agency shall provide information to the Commission.
Amendment 72 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 2 e
Article 2 e
1. After consultation with all stakeholders in accordance with Article … of Regulation (EC) … establishing the Agency, for the Commission may invite the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, within a reasonable period of time, to prepare codes in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) where it considers that such codes are necessary for the efficient functioning of the market. 2. The Agency shall provide a duly justified opinion to the Commission where it considers that: (a) a technical or market code adopted by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity inoperation of Energy Regulators, the Agency shall prepare Strategic Guidelines for the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) and (5) which shall constitute the basis for the development of the detailed technical codes and for the 10-year investment plan, including a generation adequacy outlook. Once prepared, the Agency shall transmit the draft Strategic Guidelines to the Commission which may adopt these Strategic Guidelines in accordance with the areas listed in Article 2c(3) does not ensure non-discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market; (b) tgulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 13(2). 1a. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity fails to agreeshall, within a reasonable period of time on a technical or marke, prepare draft codes in the areas listed in Article 2c(3); (c) the transmission system operators fail to implement a technical or market code adopted by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity in the areas listed in Article 2c(3). 3. The Commission may adopt, on its own initiative or upon recommendation of the Agency, guidelines on the areas listed in Article 2c(3) when it considers that: (a) a and a draft 10-year investment plan, including a generation adequacy outlook included in Article 2c(5) based on the Strategic Guidelines adopted by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 1. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity shall submit to the Agency for approval the draft technical codes and the draft 10-year investment plan. 1b. The Agency shall approve the draft technical codes and the draft 10-year investment plan, pursuant to Article X and Article Y of Regulation … establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. Before approving the codes and the draft 10-year investment plan, the Agency shall ensure that the detailed technical or market codes adopted by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) does not ensure non-discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market;nd the draft 10-year investment plan are in line with the Strategic Guidelines and that they ensure non-discrimination, effective competition and the efficient functioning of the market. 2. The Agency shall provide a duly justified opinion to the Commission where it considers that: (ba) the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity fails to agree within a reasonable period of time on a technical or market code in the areas listed in Article 2c(3); (cb) the transmission system operators fail to implement a technical or market code adoptcode prepared by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) and approved by the Agency in accordance with paragraph 1b. 2a. The Commission may adopt upon recommendation of the Agency guidelines on the market codes. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 13(2). 42b. Paragraph 32a shall beapply without prejudice to the Commission's right to adopt and amend guidelines as laid down in Article 8.
Amendment 90 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 2 f
Article 2 f
Amendment 97 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 2 g
Article 2 g
The costs related with the activities of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity mentioned in Articles 2a to 2h shall be borne by the transmission system operators and shall be taken into account in the calculation of tariffs. Regulatory authorities shall approve these costs only if they are reasonable and proportionate.
Amendment 111 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 150 #
2007/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a.. Where appropriate and after a proposal by the Agency following Article 2e(1), the Commission may adopt Strategic Guidelines in the areas listed in Article 2c(3) and (5) as a basis for the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity to develop the detailed draft technical codes referred to in Article 2c(3) and the draft 10-year investment plan referred to in Article 2c(5).