24 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2021/0205(COD)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Sustainable aviation fuels are liquid, drop-in fuels, fully fungible with conventional aviation fuel and compatible with existing aircraft engines. Several production pathways of sustainable aviation fuels have been certified at global level for use in civil or military aviation. Sustainable aviation fuels are technologically ready to play an important role in reducing emissions from air transport already in the very short term. They are expected to account for a major part of the aviation fuel mix in the medium and long term. Further, with the support of appropriate international fuel standards, sustainable aviation fuels might contribute to lowering the aromatic content of the final fuel used by an operator, thus helping to reduce other non-CO2 emissions. In view of the fact that they currently only make up less than 0.1% of the fuel used by aircraft, that the feedstocks needed for their production are limited and that there is a high demand for biofuels in other transport sectors, provisions should be made for situations where the specified volumes of sustainable aviation fuels are not available. Other alternatives to power aircraft, such as electricity or liquid hydrogen are expected to progressively contribute to the decarbonisation of air transport, beginning with short-haul flights.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) To avoid distortions of competition in the international aviation market and tackle carbon leakage, the most ambitious solution would be to adopt a global regulation that would implement a blending mandate for international flights. The EU shall push for the opening of negotiations on a mandatory international quota in global aviation at the ICAO General Assembly in 2022.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Although the blending mandate shall apply to all departures from EU airports, including to journeys via airports outside the EU, it shall only apply to the first flight to an airport outside the EU, not to the rest of the journey to the final destination. This will create an incentive to take routes via non-EU airports, thus distorting competition to the detriment of European companies and to the advantage of non-European companies. It will also lead to carbon leakage, making this Regulation less effective.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) AirportsThe entities responsible for the supply of fuel covered by this Regulation should ensure that all the necessary infrastructure is provided for delivery, storage and refuelling of sustainable aviation fuel, so as not to constitute an obstacle with respect to the uptake of such sustainable aviation fuel at EU airports. If necessary, the Agency should be able to require a Union airportn entity responsible the supply of fuel to provide information on the infrastructure available allowing for seamless distribution and refuelling of aircraft operators with sustainable aviation fuels. The role of the Agency should allow airports and airlines to have a common focal point, in the event where technical clarification is necessary on the availability of fuel infrastructure.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to ensure a level playing field of the aviation internal market and the adherence to the climate ambitions of the Union, this Regulation should introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties on aviation fuel suppliers and aircraft operators in case of non- compliance. The level of the penalties needs to be proportionate to the environmental damage and to the prejudice to the level-playing field of the internal market inflicted by the non-compliance. When imposing administrative fines, the authorities should take into account the evolution of the price of aviation fuel and sustainable aviation fuel in the reporting year;. Aviation fuel suppliers that have failed to comply with the provisions of this Regulation because production shortages meant that the volumes set out were not available on the market should not be sanctioned.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The penalties for the suppliers who fail to meet the targets set in this Regulation should be complemented by the obligation to supply the market with the shortfall of meeting the quota in the subsequent year;, unless they were unable to meet the targets because production shortages meant that the volumes set out were not available on the market.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) A transitional period of 5 years should be provided to allow for a reasonable amount of time for aviation fuel suppliers, Union airports and aircraft operators to make the necessary technological and logistical investments. During this phase, aviation fuel containing higher shares of sustainable aviation fuel may be used to compensate for lower shares of sustainable aviation fuels or for the reduced availability of conventional aviation fuel at other airports. The Commission may extend this transitional period if the targets set out in this Regulation are met by weighting the shares of sustainable aviation fuels used in EU airports.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
— 'entity responsible for the supply of fuel' means an entity that, alongside other activities or not, is responsible for supplying fuel to an airport or airport network under national legislation, regulation or contract;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
— ‘sustainable aviation fuels’ (‘SAF’) means drop-in aviation fuels that are either synthetic aviation fuels, recycled carbon fuels as defined in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, advanced biofuels as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 34 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, or biofuels produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX to that Directive, which comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) of that Directive and are certified in accordance with Article 30 of this Directive;
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
— ‘sustainable aviation fuels’ (‘SAF’) means drop-in aviation fuels that are either synthetic aviation fuels, advanced biofuels as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 34 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, or biofuels produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX to that Directive, or any biofuel produced from waste and residues, which comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) of that Directive and are certified in accordance with Article 30 of this Directive;
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
— ‘synthetic aviation fuels’ means fuels that are renewable fuels of non- biological origin, as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 36 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, or low-carbon synthetic fuels derived from low-carbon hydrogen that over their life cycle offer emission savings of at least 70%, used in aviation;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 16 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 16 a (new)
— ‘final destination’ means the airport of final destination of a journey of one or several legs;
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 16 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 16 b (new)
— 'sustainable aviation fuel contribution' means a contribution that covers the total additional cost of the required sustainable aviation fuel in relation to the cost of fossil kerosene, financing the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel required under this Regulation and taking account of the final destination;
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 16 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 16 c (new)
— 'sustainable aviation fuel purchase support fund' means a fund to be set up by each Member State under its national legislation and using its own administrative resources to collect the sustainable aviation fuel contribution from each airline departing from a given Member State and intended to compensate airlines for purchasing sustainable aviation fuels at airports in the EU;
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
If the aviation fuel supplier fails to provide the minimum shares set out in Annex I for a given reporting period because production shortages meant that the volumes set out were not available, Article 11(3) and (4) shall apply only in proportion to the volumes available on the market. The shortfall shall not be complemented in the subsequent reporting period.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Tax on tickets for passengers leaving the EU (1) Member States shall receive a sustainable aviation fuel contribution for each passenger leaving the EU. The contribution shall be collected from the airline issuing the ticket and shall be due upon the passenger's departure from an EU airport. The proceeds of the sustainable aviation fuel contribution shall be allocated to the sustainable aviation fuel purchase support fund. (2) The Commission shall adopt an implementing act to calculate the contribution per passenger based on the final destination and to set out how the sustainable aviation fuel purchase support fund is to be used to compensate airlines for purchasing sustainable aviation fuels at EU airports. The contribution shall be reassessed on a yearly basis and lifted for third-country airports where a blending mandate equal to that of the EU is in force.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Obligations of Union airports to provide the infrastructure
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Where aircraft operators report difficulties to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (‘the Agency’) in accessing aviation fuels containing sustainable aviation fuels at a given Union airport for lack of adequate airport infrastructure, the Agency may request the Union airportentity responsible for the supply of fuel to provide the information necessary to prove compliance with paragraph 1. The Union airportentity concerned shall provide the information without undue delay.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
The Agency shall assess the information received and inform the Commission if such information allows to conclude that the Union airportentity responsible for the supply of fuel does not fulfil its obligations. Union airportsThe entities concerned shall take the necessary measures to identify and address the lack of adequate airport infrastructure in 5 years after the entry into force of the Regulation or after the year when they exceed one of the thresholds in Article 3(a).
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) The yearly non-tanked quantity, per Union airport. If the yearly non-tanked quantity is negative or if it is lower than 10% of the yearly aviation fuel required, the reported yearly non-tanked quantity shall be reported as 0. Aircraft operators shall not be required to declare the quantity of aviation fuel not tanked owing to proven fuel quality problems at the destination airport;
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
(6) Member States shall ensure that any aviation fuel supplier which has accumulated a shortfall from the obligation laid down in Article 4 relative to the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuels or of synthetic fuels in a given reporting period, shall supply the market in the subsequent reporting period with a quantity of that respective fuel equal to that shortfall, additional to their reporting period obligation. Fulfilling this obligation shall not exonerate the fuel supplier from the obligation to pay the penalties laid out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article. Any aviation fuel supplier that failed to meet the obligation set out in Article 4 because production shortages meant that the volumes set out were not available on the market shall not be required to compensate for the shortfall of that fuel in the following reporting period;
Amendment 393 #
(6a) Member States shall determine the total quantity of sustainable aviation fuel required by their country on an annual basis. Member States shall ensure that the administrative fines imposed pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 of this article are proportionate to the quantity of sustainable aviation fuel available. They shall measure this quantity on the basis of verifiable and objective criteria;
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 4, from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2029, for each reporting period, an aviation fuel supplier may supply the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel defined in Annex I as a weighted average over all the aviation fuel it supplied across Union airports for that reporting period. The Commission may extend this transitional period by delegated act if the weighted average of the total quantities of sustainable aviation fuel reaches the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel, as set out in Annex I, provided by an aviation fuel supplier.