14 Amendments of Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON related to 2008/0016(COD)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In particular, increased use of biofuels for transport is one of the most effective tools by which the Community can reduce its dependence on imported oil – where the security of supply problem is most acute - and influence the fuel market forpromote sustainable modes of transport, particularly for freight, by developing intra-Community shipping lanes, river transport and rail transport.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatory targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable sources. It establishes economic, environmental and social sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquidall renewable energy sources.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 − point b
Article 2 − point b
(b) "biomass" means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal waste, whether or not they are biodegradable;
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 − paragraph 2
Article 3 − paragraph 2
2. With due regard for the conditions laid down in Articles 15 and 18, Member States shall introduce appropriate measures to ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources equals or exceeds that shown in the indicative trajectory set out in Part B of Annex I.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 − paragraph 3 − subparagraph 1 − point a
Article 15 − paragraph 3 − subparagraph 1 − point a
(a) forest undisturbed by significant human activity, that is to say, forest where there has been no known significant human intervention or where the last significant human intervention was sufficiently long ago to have allowed the natural species composition and processes to have become re-established, unless it can be shown that human intervention is, and will continue to be, of an intensity and frequency such as to ensure throughout the exploitation process the permanent conservation of natural species in terms of biodiversity, in the context of forest exploitation;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 − paragraph 3 − subparagraph 2
Article 15 − paragraph 3 − subparagraph 2
The Commission shall establishsubmit proposals to the European Parliament and the Council on the criteria and geographic ranges to determine which grassland shall be covered by point (c). Such a measure designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 21(3).
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 − paragraph 4 − subparagraph 1 − point b
Article 15 − paragraph 4 − subparagraph 1 − point b
(b) continuously forested areas, that is to say land spanning more than 1 hectare with trees higher than 5 metres and a canopy cover of more than 310%, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 − paragraph 5 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 − paragraph 5 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Biofuels and other bioliquids taken into account in the targets referred to in paragraph 1, and which are cultivated outside the Union, shall be obtained in accordance with similar rules. Where similar rules are not applicable, the agricultural raw materials used for the production of biofuels and other bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, produced outside the Union and having an impact on global natural resources, shall be obtained in accordance with the following requirements: (a) no significant increase in emissions liable to cause acidification, eutrophication or destruction of ozone, or which are toxic; (b) no significant deterioration in soil functions or soil fertility (e.g. preservation of levels of organic matter or measures to combat erosion); (c) no significant deterioration in water quality or water resources; (d) environmentally reasonable use of fertilisers and pesticides. The national authorities and/or economic operator shall provide the Commission with reliable information certifying that the environmental protection criteria in the country concerned meet these requirements.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 − paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 − paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 − paragraph 2
Article 17 − paragraph 2
By 31 March 2010 at the latest, Member States shall submit to the Commission a report including a list of those entitieareas of their territory classified as NUTS 2 level in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council where the typical greenhouse gas emissions (N2O) from cultivation of agricultural raw materials can be expected to bare lower than or equal to the emissions reported under the heading "cultivation" in part D of Annex VII to this Directive, accompanied by a description of the method and data used to establish that list. The method shall take into account soil characteristics, climate and expected raw material yields.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 − paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 − paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
By 31 March 2010 at the latest, the Commission shall submit a list of territories in third countries where the typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural raw materials can be expected to be lower than or equal to the emissions reported under the heading ‘Cultivation’ in part D of Annex VII, accompanied if possible by a description of the method and data used to establish that list. Where appropriate, the Commission shall attach to its report relevant proposals concerning the values laid down in Annex VII.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 − paragraph 4
Article 17 − paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall report by 31 December 2012 at the latest, and thereafter every two years, on the estimated typical and default values in Annex VII Part B and Part E, paying special attention to emissions from transport and processing, and may, where necessary, decide to correct the values. Such a measure designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 21(3).
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII − part C − paragraph 16 − subparagraph 2
Annex VII − part C − paragraph 16 − subparagraph 2
In the case of biofuels and other bioliquids, all co-products, including electricity that does not fall under the scope of paragraph 14, shall be taken into account for the purposes of this calculation, except for agricultural crop residues remaining in fields, including straw, bagasse, husks, cobs and nut shells. Co- products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purpose of the calculation.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII, part C, paragraph 16, subparagraph 3
Annex VII, part C, paragraph 16, subparagraph 3
Wastes, agricultural crop residues, including straw, bagasse, husks, cobs and nut shells, and residues from processing chains, other than biofuel processing chains, with no potential food or feed, feed or energy use shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of these materials.