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Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1

(1a) In Article 3(3), subparagraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall ensure that all household customers, and, where Member States deem it appropriate, small enterprises, (namely enterprises with fewer than 50 occupied persons and an annual turnover or balance sheet not exceeding EUR 10 million) and energy- intensive businesses as defined in Article 17(1)(a) of Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity1, enjoy universal service that is the right to be supplied with electricity of a specified quality within their territory at reasonable, easily and clearly comparable and transparent prices. To ensure the provision of universal service, Member States may appoint a supplier of last resort. Member States shall impose on distribution companies an obligation to connect customers to their grid under terms, conditions and tariffs set in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23(2). Nothing in this Directive shall prevent Member States from strengthening the market position of the domestic, small and medium-sized consumers by promoting the possibilities of voluntary aggregation of representation for this class of consumers. 1 OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 51. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/75/EC (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 100)." Or. en (Adding new elements to Article 3 paragraph 3 of Directive 2003/54/EC)

2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE

Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 i (new)

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7

(1i) In Article 3, paragraph 7 shall be replaced by the following: "7. Member States shall implement appropriate measures to achieve the objectives of social and economic cohesion, environmental protection, which may include energy efficiency/demand-side management measures and means to combat climate change, and security of supply. Such measures may include, in particular, the provision of adequate economic incentives, using, where appropriate, all existing national and Community tools, for the maintenance and construction of the necessary network infrastructure, including interconnection capacity. Having full regard to the relevant provisions of the Treaty, Member States may promote agreements on a long-term basis between energy consumers and suppliers that contribute to improvement of the energy production and distribution while at the same time allow consumers to share resulting benefits, provided that these agreements can contribute to an optimal level of investments in the energy sector." Or. en (Adding new elements to paragraph 7 of Article 3 of Directive 2003/54/EC)

2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE

Patrizia TOIA, Vittorio PRODI, Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 10

(2) In Article 3, the following paragraph 10 is added: "10. The Commission may adopt guidelines for the implementation of this Article. This 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 27b(3)."deleted

2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE

Patrizia TOIA, Vittorio PRODI, Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 5a

Member States shall cooperate among themselves for the purpose of harmonising and integrating their national markets at least at the regional level. In particular, Member States shall promote the cooperation of network operators at a regional level, and foster the consistency of their legal and regulatory frameworks. The geographical area covered by regional cooperations shall be in line with the definition of geographical areas by the Commission in accordance with Article 2h(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity.

2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE

Patrizia TOIA, Vittorio PRODI, Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)

"1a. In order to allow a gradual transformation, the derogation shall be a temporary measure of no more than 4 years of duration. The result shall be the ownership unbundling."

2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE

Patrizia TOIA, Vittorio PRODI, Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 10 - point (c)

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission may adopt guidelines to ensure full and effective compliance of the distribution system operator with paragraph 2 as regards the full independence of the distribution system operator, the absence of discriminatory behaviour, and that supply activities of the vertically integrated undertaking cannot take unfair advantage of its vertical integration. This 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 27a(3).deleted

2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE

Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 11 e (new)

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)

(11e) In Article 21, the following paragraph shall be added: "2a. The Agency shall perform real-time monitoring of all organized wholesale electricity markets established in the Union, in the EEA and in neighbouring countries in order to detect market power abuses or market design flaws and to promote internal market efficiency improvements." Or. en (Adds new paragraph 2a to Article 21 of Directive 2003/54/EC)

2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE

Patrizia TOIA, Vittorio PRODI, Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (– a) (new)

(–a) setting or approving, independently and in accordance with transparent criteria, regulated network tariffs and network tariff components;

2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE

Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 2 a (new)

"2a. When monitoring national electricity markets according to point (i) of paragraph 1, including monitoring of wholesale and retail prices, national regulatory authorities shall adopt harmonized methodologies agreed and approved by the Agency." Or. en (Adds new paragraph 2a to Article 22c of Directive 2003/54/EC)

2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE

Patrizia TOIA, Vittorio PRODI, Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 3 – point (b)

(b) to ~~carry out in cooperation with~~support the national competition authority investigations of the functioning of the electricity markets, and to decide, in the absence of violations of competition rules, of any appropriate measures necessary and proportionate to promote effective competition and ensure the proper functioning of the market, including virtual power plants;

2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE

Patrizia TOIA, Vittorio PRODI, Pia Elda LOCATELLI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12

Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22f – paragraph 3

3. The regulatory authority may decide to make available to market participants elements of this information provided that commercially sensitive information on individual market players or individual transactions is not released. This paragraph shall not apply to information about financial instruments which fall within the scope of Directive 2004/39/EC.deleted

2008/03/19
Committee: ITRE

11 Amendments of Pia Elda LOCATELLI related to 2007/0195(COD)

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