24 Amendments of Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS related to 2007/0196(COD)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Any system to be implemented should be effective in removing any conflict of interests between generators and transmission system operators, and should not create an onerous and cumbersome regulatory regime for national regulatory authorities that would be difficult and expensive to implement.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Energy regulatory authorities and financial market regulators need to cooperate in order to enable each other to have an overview over the markets concerned, and should have the power to obtain relevant information from energy companies through appropriate and sufficient powers for investigation and for dispute settlement, and to impose effective sanctions.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Existing rights for consumers need to be strengthened and guaranteed, and should include greater transparency and representation. Consumer protection must ensure that all customers benefit from a competitive market. Consumer rights should be enforced by national regulatory authorities through creating incentives and imposing sanctions on companies which do not comply with consumer protection and competition rules.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point (– a a) (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point (– a a) (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 9
Article 2 – point 9
(–aa) point 9 shall be replaced by the following: "9. ‘storage facility’ means a facility used for the stocking of natural gas and owned and/or operated by a natural gas undertaking, including the part of LNG facilities used for storage but excluding the portion used exclusively for production operations, and excluding facilities reserved exclusively for transmission system operators in carrying out their functions;"
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. 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 30 (3).
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 5a – paragraph 3
Article 5a – paragraph 3
3. The Commission, the other Member States and market participants shall be kept informed of this cooperation.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 5b
Article 5b
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 consistency of their legal and regulatory framework. 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) No1775/2005 with the aim of creating a competitive internal market, and facilitate the harmonisation of their legal and regulatory framework.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 2
Article 7a – paragraph 2
2. An agreement aimed at establishing a common framework for investments in the energy sector and opening of the energy market of a third country also for the companies established in the Union, concluded with one or several third cCountries to which the Community is a party may allow for a derogation from paragraph 1.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 13 a (new)
Article 7b – paragraph 13 a (new)
"13a. The procedures set out in this Article with particular reference to 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."
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24b – point (c)
Article 24b – point (c)
(c) the suppression of regulatory restrictions to natural gas 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 natural gas flow across the Community;
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24b – point (d)
Article 24b – point (d)
(d) ensuring the development of secure, reliable and efficient systems, promotinghaving regard to 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 381 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (a)
(a) ensuring compliance of transmission and, distribution, LNG and storage system operators, and where relevant system owners, as well as of any natural gas undertakings, with their obligations under this Directive and other relevant Community legislation, including as regards cross border issues and unbundling;
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Article 24c – 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 gas security of supply criteria, without discrimination between supply undertakings in different Member States;
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (e)
Article 24c – 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, storage, LNG and supply activities;
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – point (c)
Article 24c – paragraph 3 – point (c)
(c) to requestobtain any information from natural gas undertakings relevant for the fulfilment of its tasks, including justifications for refusal to grant third party access, and any information on measures necessary to reinforce the network; and to cooperate with financial market regulators where necessary;
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (a)
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (a)
(a) connection and access to national networks, including transmission and distribution tariffs, and terms, conditions and tariffs for access to LNG facilities. These tariffs shall reflect actual costs incurred, insofar as such costs correspond to those of an efficient and structurally comparable operator and shall be transparent. They allow the necessary investments in the networks and LNG facilities to be carried out in a manner allowing these investments to ensure the viability of the networks and LNG facilities;
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (b)
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (b)
(b) the provision of balancing services which shall be cost reflective and revenue neutral to the extent possible, whilst providing appropriate incentives on network users to balance their input and offtake of gas. They shall be fair and non- discriminatory and based on objective criteria.
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (b a) (new)
Article 24c – paragraph 4 – point (b a) (new)
"(ba) the provision of gas quality services to the market."
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 7
Article 24c – paragraph 7
7. Any party having a complaint against a transmission, LNG, storage or distribution system operator may refer the complaint to the regulatory authority which, acting as dispute settlement authority, shall issue a decision within two months after receipt of the complaint. This period may be extended by two months where additional information is sought by the regulatory authorities. This period may be extended with the agreement of the complainant. Such a decision shall have binding effect unless and until overruled on appeal.
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24f – paragraph 3
Article 24f – paragraph 3
3. The regulatory authority may decide to make available to market participants elements of this information, with a view to improving general transparency arrangements, elements of this 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 536 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/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 that there is an agreed format for the data and a procedure for suppliers and where necessary consumers to have access to the data. No specific additional costs can be charged to the consumer for thisshall be made for this particular service.
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (i)
Annex A – point (i)
(i) shall be properly informed every month ofinformed of their actual gas consumption and costs. No additional costs can be frequently enough to enable them to regulate their consumption. No specific additional charged to the consumer for thisshall be made for this particular service.