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REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas PDF (716 KB) DOC (94 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(17) ‘interconnector’ means a transmission line which crosses or spans a border between Member States or between Member States and third countries up to the border of Union jurisdiction, including in the territorial waters and exclusive economic zones;
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
(-a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Major new gas infrastructure, i.e. interconnectors, LNG and storage facilities, may, upon request, be exempted, for a defined period of time not longer than [PO: 5 years from the date of entry into force of this (amending) Directive], from the provisions of Articles 9, 32, 33 and 34 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) under the following conditions: (a) the investment must enhance competition in gas supply and enhance security of supply; (b) the level of risk attached to the investment must be such that the investment would not take place unless an exemption was granted; (c) the infrastructure must be owned by a natural or legal person which is separate at least in terms of its legal form from the system operators in whose systems that infrastructure will be built; (d) charges must be levied on users of that infrastructure; and (e) the exemption must not be detrimental to competition or the effective functioning of the internal market in natural gas, or the efficient functioning of the regulated system to which the infrastructure is connected;, or to the diversification and security of the supply of natural gas to and within the Union or any Member State."
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 36 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
(ba) paragraph 6 subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following: "In deciding to grant an exemption, consideration shall be given, on a case-by- case basis, to the need to impose conditions regarding the duration of the exemption and non-discriminatory access to the infrastructure. When deciding on those conditions, account shall, in particular, be taken of the additional capacity to be built or the modification of existing capacity, the time horizon of the project and national circumstances., and the diversification and security of the supply of natural gas to and within the Union or any Member State.”
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
In respect of gas pipelines to and from third countries completed before [PO: date of entry into force of this Directive], Member States, after the positive opinion from the Commission, may decide to derogate from Articles 9, 10, 11 and 32 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) for the sections of such pipelines between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point, provided that the derogation would not be detrimental to competition on or the effective functioning of the internal market in natural gas in the Union, or the security of supply in the Union. Any such draft derogation shall be notified to the Commission without delay, together with all the relevant information in regard thereto, and with a detailed analysis of the effect of the derogation and the gas pipeline on the internal market in natural gas and the security of supply in the Union. Within three months of the date of such notification, the Commission shall issue an opinion on the compliance of the derogation with applicable rules on competition, effective market functioning, security of supply in the Union and with the relevant Union energy policy principles and core objectives, including those of the Energy Union. No derogation shall be given if the Commission’s opinion states that the derogation is not in compliance with applicable rules on competition, effective market functioning, security of supply in the Union and with the relevant Union energy policy principles and core objectives, including those of the Energy Union. In no event shall a derogation be given before the issuance of the opinion by the Commission or until the expiration of the three-month time limit for issuing the opinion.”
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 3
Where the gas pipeline in question is located in the jurisdiction of more than one Member State, the Member State in the jurisdiction of which the first interconnection point is located shall decide on a derogation for the pipeline. Prior to granting such a derogation, the Member State in the jurisdiction of which the first interconnection point is located shall consult the Member States with which this Member State’s infrastructure is connected, providing these Member States with all relevant information, and shall take the opinion of these Member States into account.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 9 a (new)
(8a) in Article 49, the following paragraph 9a is added: “9a. The derogation referred to in paragraph 9 shall not be granted if a gas pipeline connecting a Member State with a third country outside of the European Economic Area is or will be connected to at least one gas supply contract with a duration of more than one year, concluded or modified after ... [date of entry into force of this amending Directive], that individually or cumulatively with contracts with the same supplier or its affiliates is equivalent to 28 % or more of yearly gas consumption in the Member State where the infrastructure is located to be calculated on the basis of the most recent available data.”