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4 Amendments of Pia Elda LOCATELLI related to 2007/0196(COD)

Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(1b) In Article 3, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall take appropriate measures to protect final customers and to ensure high levels of consumer protection, and shall, in particular, ensure that there are adequate safeguards to protect vulnerable customers, including appropriate measures to help them avoid disconnection. In this context, they may take appropriate measures to protect customers in remote areas who are connected to the gas system, as well as energy-intensive businesses as defined in Article 17(1)(a) of Directive 2003/96/EC. Member States may appoint a supplier of last resort for customers connected to the gas network. They shall ensure high levels of consumer protection, particularly with respect to transparency regarding general contractual terms and conditions, general information and dispute settlement mechanisms. Member States shall ensure that the eligible customer is effectively able to switch to a new supplier. As regards at least household customers these measures shall include those set out in Annex A." Or. en (Adding new elements to Article 3 paragraph 3 of Directive 2003/55/EC)
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 d (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
(1d) In Article 3, paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following: "4. 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 improving the production and distribution of energy while allowing consumers a fair share of the resulting benefits, provided that they can contribute to an optimal level of investments in the energy sector."
2008/04/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 13 a (new)
"13a. The procedures set out in this Article with particular reference to the limitations set out in paragraph 2, shall not apply to upstream pipelines solely aimed at directly connecting networks of countries of origin of gas supplies to a landing point within the territory of the Community, and to their upgrades."
2008/04/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. Within two months after receiving a notification, the Commission may take a decision requiring the regulatory authority to amend or withdraw the decision to grant an exemption. That period shall begin on the day following the receipt of the notification. The two month period may be extended by two additional months where additional information is sought by the Commission. That period shall begin on the day following the receipt of the complete additional information. The two month period can also be extended with the consent of both the Commission and the regulatory authority. Where the requested information is not provided within the period set out in the request, the notification shall be deemed to be withdrawn unless, before the expiry of thatbefore the expiry of any such extension period, eitheor the period has beennot been further extended with the consent of both the Commission and the regulatory authority before it expires, or the regulatory authority has not informed the Commission, in a duly reasoned statement, thast informed the Commission that it considers the notificationt considers the notification to be complete, the notification shall be considered nevertheless to be complete.
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE