2 Amendments of Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES related to 2007/0197(COD)
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Representatives of national regulatory authorities shall establish within the Agency regional cooperation committees covering geographic areas defined in accordance with Article 2h(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 (as amended) and Article 2h(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 (as amended). These regional cooperation committees shall prepare and adopt regional guidelines which are in line with the Commission’s strategic guidelines pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 and which are intended to guide transmission system operators in the context of the activities provided for in Article 2h(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 and Article 2h(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 and in the practical application of Article 11(2) of the Electricity Directive. The European Network of TSOs shall submit to the regional cooperation committee for approval the draft technical documents drawn up in accordance with the procedures laid down in the regional guidelines. When the regional cooperation committee takes decisions, representatives of the national regulatory authorities of each Member State in the region concerned shall have a decision-making vote, whereas representatives of other national regulatory authorities shall have only a consultative vote. The latter may nevertheless veto a decision adopted by the representatives of the region concerned if at least half of them oppose it.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Cross-border issues referred to in paragraph 7 concerning at least two Member States in a region shall be brought before the regional committee and decisions shall be taken in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 6(7), third indent.