Activities of Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS related to 2007/0195(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Internal market in electricity - Conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers (debate)
Internal market in electricity - Conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 e (new)
Article 1 – point 1 e (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
"10. TAfter due consultation with interested stakeholders, 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)"
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 5a
Article 5a
Member States' competent authorities and national regulatory authorities shall cooperate among themselves for the purpose of integrating their national markets at least at the regional level. In particular, Member Statesthey shall promote the cooperation of network operators at a regional level, and foster the convergence and consistency of their legal and regulatory framework. Member States shall also promote the cooperation of national regulatory authorities at cross- border and regional level. 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.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 11 c (new)
Article 1 – point 11 c (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22b – point (c)
Article 22b – point (c)
(c) the suppression of regulatory restrictions to electricity trade between Member States, including the development of appropriate cross border transmission capacities to meet demand, enhance integration of national markets and to enable unrestrained electricity flow across the Community;
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22b – point (d)
Article 22b – point (d)
(d) ensuring the development of secure, reliable and efficient systems, promotinghaving regard for energy efficiency, system adequacy, and research and innovation to meet demand and the development of innovative renewable and low carbon technologies, in both short and long term;
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 - introductory part
Article 22c – paragraph 1 - introductory part
1. The regulatory authority shall have the following duties to be carried out where appropriate in close consultation with other relevant national and European authorities, transmission system operators and other market stakeholders and without prejudice to their own specific competencies:
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (a)
(a) ensuring compliance of transmission and distribution system operators, and where relevant system owners, as well as of any electricity undertakings, with their obligations under this Directive and other relevant Community legislation, including as regards cross border issues and unbundling;
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (b)
(b) cooperating on cross-border issues with the regulatory authority or authorities of those Member States, including ensuring that there is sufficient interconnection capacity between transmission infrastructures to satisfy an efficient overall market assessment and security of supply criteria, without discrimination between supply undertakings in different Member States;
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (e)
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (e)
(e) monitoring compliance with unbundling requirements under this Directive and other relevant Community legislation and ensuring that there are no cross subsidies between transmission, distribution, and supply activities;
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (l)
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (l)
(l) publishing recommendations, at least on a yearly basis, on compliance of supply tariffs with Article 3; due attention shall be paid in these recommendations to the impact on the functioning of the market of regulated prices (wholesale and end- users’ prices);
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 3 – point (b)
Article 22c – paragraph 3 – point (b)
(b) to carry out in cooperation with the national competition authority investigations of the functioning of 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;
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 4 - points (a) and (b)
Article 22c – paragraph 4 - points (a) and (b)
(a) connection and access to national networks, including transmission and distribution tariffs. These tariffs shall allow the necessary investments in the networks to be carried out in a manner allowing these investments to ensure the viability of the networks; (b) the provision of balancing services and their methodologies or, alternatively, the methodologies and their monitoring for setting or approving the transmission and distribution tariffs. These tariffs shall reflect the actual costs incurred, insofar as such costs correspond to those of an efficient and structurally comparable operator and shall be transparent. They shall allow the necessary investments in the networks to be carried out in a manner allowing these investments to ensure the viability of the networks; (b) the provision of balancing services, which shall be cost-reflective and revenue-neutral to the extent possible, whilst providing appropriate incentives for network users to balance their input and offtakes. They shall be fair and non- discriminatory and based on objective criteria.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 5
Article 22c – paragraph 5
5. In fixing or approving the tariffs, the regulatory authorities shall ensure that network operators are granted adequate incentive, over both the short and long term, to increase efficiencies, and foster market integration and support the related research activities.
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 22c – paragraph 5 a (new)
"5a. The regulatory authorities shall monitor congestion management within national electricity systems and interconnectors. Transmission system operators shall submit their congestion management procedures, including capacity allocation, to the national regulatory authorities for approval. National regulatory authorities may request amendments to these procedures before approving them."
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22f – paragraph 3
Article 22f – paragraph 3
3. TWith a view to improving general transparency arrangements, the regulatory authority may decide to make available to market participants elements of thise information kept at its disposal by supply undertakings, 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.
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14 c (new)
Article 1 – point 14 c (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Annex A – point (a) – introductory part and indents 1 and 2
Annex A – point (a) – introductory part and indents 1 and 2
(14c) In Annex A, point (a), first and second indent shall be replaced by the following: (a) have a right to a contract with their electricity supplier and, in addition, with the distribution system operator where relevant, that specifies where relevant for each type of contract: - the identity and address of the company; - the services provided, the level of commercial and technical quality services offered, as well as the time for service activation;
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 15
Article 1 – point 15
Directive 2003/54/EC
Annex A – point (h)
Annex A – point (h)
(h) have at their disposal their consumption data, and shall be able to, by explicit agreement andbe easily able to switch to a new supplier. Where the switching process requires supply point information, metering data or a standard consumption profile, Member States shall ensure that this is available, free of charge, giveto any undertaking with a supply license access to its meteringauthorised to have access to such data. The party responsible for data management is obliged to give these data to the undertaking. Member States shall define aensure there is an agreed format for the data and a procedure for suppliers and where necessary consumers to have access to the data. No explicit additional costs can be charged to the consumer for thisshall be made for this particular service.
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 15
Article 1 – point 15
Directive 2003/54/EC
Annex A – point (i)
Annex A – point (i)
(i) shall be properly informed every month ofinformed of their actual electricity consumption and costs. No additional costs can be frequently enough to enable them to regulate their consumption. No explicit additional charged to the consumer for thisshall be made for this particular service.