3 Amendments of Kathleen VAN BREMPT related to 2017/0294(COD)
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Member States should take concrete measures to assist the wider use of biogas and gas from biomass, green hydrogen and synthetic methane from renewable energy, the producers of which should be granted non-discriminatory access to the gas system, provided that such access is compatible with the relevant technical rules and safety standards on an ongoing basis.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Member States should ensure that, taking into account the necessary quality requirements, biogas and gas from biomass, green hydrogen and synthetic methane from renewable energy, or other types of gas are granted non- discriminatory access to the gas system, provided such access is permanently compatible with the relevant technical rules and safety standards. Those rules and standards should ensure that those gases can technically and safely be injected into, and transported through the natural gas system and should also address their chemical characteristics.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(-1) in Article 1, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. The rules established by this Directive for natural gas, including LNG, shall also apply in a non-discriminatory way to biogas and gas from biomass, green hydrogen and synthetic methane from renewable energy, or other types of gas in so far as such gases can technically and safely be injected into, and transported through, the natural gas system. " Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:211:0094:0136:de:PDF)