30 Amendments of Gilles PARGNEAUX related to 2012/0305(COD)
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A Commission report on the application, effects and adequacy of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 concluded that the current containment measures, if fully appliedprovisions of the Regulation, if fully applied, combined with Directive 2006/40/EC relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles (the ‘MAC Directive’), have the potential to reducestabilise EU-27 emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases at their current levels by 2050. Those measures should, therefore, be maintained and clarified on the basis of the experience gained in implementing them. CertainHowever, new, cost-effective measures should also be extenbe taken in ordedr to other appliances in which substantial quantities of fluorinated greenhouse gases are used, such as refrigerated trucks and trailers. The obligation to establish and maintain records of equipment that contains such gases should also cover electrical switchgear. secure an 80-95 % reduction in emissions by 2050. As regards containment and recovery, one measure proposed with a view to further reducing greenhouse gas emissions was the extension of the scope of the Regulation to cover the refrigeration systems of road vehicles, such as trucks and trailers.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission’s report also concluded that more can be done to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the Union, in particular by avoiding the use of those gases where there are safe and energy efficient alternative technologies with no impact or a lower impact on the climate. A decrease of up to two thirds of the 2010 emissions by 2030 is cost- effective because proved and tested alternatives are available in many sectorsGiven that proved and tested alternatives are available in many sectors, a decrease of up to two thirds of the 2010 emissions can be achieved readily and at reasonable cost by 2030.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Comprehensive data acquisition is necessary in order to monitor progress towards achieving the objectives relating to the reduction of emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases. The obligation to establish and maintain records of equipment that contains such gases should, therefore, also apply to electrical switchgear and other equipment covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Given that there are suitable alternatives, the current ban on using sulphur hexafluoride in magnesium die- casting and the recycling of magnesium die-casting alloys should be extended to facilities that use less than 850 kg per year. Similarly, with an appropriate transitional period, the use of refrigerants with very high global warming potential (‘GWP’) of more than 2 500 to service or maintain refrigeration equipment with a charge size equivalent to 50 tonnes of CO2 or more should be banned.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Additional bans on the placing on the market of new equipment for refrigeration, air-conditioning and fire protection that operate using specific fluorinated greenhouse gases should be introduced where suitable alternatives to the use of those substances are available. In the light of future technical developments and the availability of cost-efficient alternatives to the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, the Commission should be empowered to include other products and equipment or. The Commission should also be empowered to exclude, also temporarily, certain categories of products or equipment for which alternative substances which fall below the specified global warming potential limit are not longer available for technical or economic reasons, including insufficient supply of alternative substances on the market to meet the demand, or due to applicable safety standards excludingbecause new scientific or technical evidence on the safety of alternatives has emerged which rules out their use of relevant alternativesn the basis of the precautionary principle.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Commission should continuously monitor the effects of reducing the placing on the market of hydrofluorocarbons, including the effect of reduction on the supply for appliances where the use of hydrofluorocarbons would result in lower life-cycle emissions than if an alternative technology was used The monitoring should also ensure the early detection of health or safety concerns, due to negative impacts on the availability of medicinal products. A comprehensive review should be carried out before 2030after the first five years of implementation in time to adapt the provisions of this Regulation in the light of its implementation and of new developments and to adopt, if appropriate, further reduction measures. Thereafter, reviews will be carried out every five years.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘operator’ means the natural or legal person possessing the equipment and systems covered by this Regulation and exercising actual power over the technical functioning of them equipment and systems covered by this Regulation;
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) ‘refrigerated van’ means a vehicle with a mass of less than 3.5 tonnes that is designed and constructed primarily to carry goods and that is equipped with a refrigeration unit;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16a) ‘container’ means an intermodal transport unit that is designed and constructed primarily to carry goods and that is equipped with a refrigeration unit;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. All measures which are technically and economically feasible shall be taken to minimise leaks of fluorinated gases.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point e
e) refrigerated trucks andion equipment on refrigerated trailns, trucks, vans, trailers and containers.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The persons carrying out the leak checks of the equipment referred to in Article 3(2)(a) shall on each occasion draw up a check report containing the following information: a) the type of equipment checked, its charge size, the type of greenhouse gas charged and the date of its entry into service; b) the type of work performed on the equipment and the date on which the check was carried out; c) any damage noted; d) the amount of fluorinated greenhouse gases added and the type of gas used; e) the quantity of fluorinated greenhouse gases recovered; f) whether the equipment has been decommissioned; g) the name of the operator and, in the case of the equipment referred to Article 3(1)(e), the vehicle or container identification number. The persons carrying out the leak checks shall keep a record containing the information listed in paragraph 1 and shall provide the operator with a copy of the check report. The operators of equipment containing the greenhouse gases referred to in Article 3(2)(a) shall keep all check reports throughout the life of the equipment concerned.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This paragraph shall apply to operators of electrical switchgear that contains SF6 and of the equipment referred to in Article 3(2)(b) and (c).
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Unless the records referred to in paragraph 1a are kept in a database established by the competent authorities of the Member States, the persons carrying out the leak checks referred to in paragraph 1a shall keep the records for at least five years after the check was carried out.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall notify the Commission of their training and certification programmes by 1 January 20158. They shall recognise certificates issued in another Member State. They shall not restrict the freedom to provide services or the freedom of establishment because a certificate was issued in another Member State.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 amending the list set out in Annex III to include other products and equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential of 150 or more, or that rely on them to work, if it has been established that alternatives to the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases or to the use of specific types of fluorinated greenhouse gases are available, and their use would result in lower overall greenhouse gas emissions an. The Commission shall also be empowered to exclude, where appropriate for a specified period of time, certain categories of products or equipment for which alternative substances which fall below the specified global warming potential limit are not longer available, or because new scientific for technical, economic or safety reasonsvidence on the safety of alternatives has emerged which rules out their use on the basis of the precautionary principle.
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, or of mixtures that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, with a global warming potential of 2500 or more, to service or maintain refrigeration equipment with a charge size equivalent to 50 tonnes of CO2 or more, shall be prohibited from 1 January 2020.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. From [dd/mm/yyyy] [insert date 32 years after entry into force of this regulation], refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump equipment shall not be charged with hydrofluorocarbons before it is placed on the market or before it is made available to the end-user for its first installation.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The equipment referred to in Article 3(1)(e) shall be charged by persons certified in accordance with Article 8 in the Member State where the vehicle is registered and made available to the operator.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
No later than 31 December 2020six years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall publish a report on its implementation and on the availability of hydrofluorocarbons on the Union market, in particular for medical applications for the various sectors concerned. The report shall cover the first five years of implementation and shall include a calculation of the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons as provided for in Annex V for the 2021-2030 period.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
No later than 311 December 2024years after the entry into force of this Regulation, it shall publish a full and comprehensive report on the effects of this Regulation during the first 10 years of implementation, including a forecast of the continued demand for hydrofluorocarbons after 2030.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(4), 7(2), 8(7), 9(3), 10(7), 13(54), 14(6), 17(5), 18(3) and 19(1) and (2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time period of five years from [dd/mm/yyyy] [insert date of entry into force of this regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report concerning the delegation of powers no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of identical duration unless the European Parliament or Council opposes such an extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The power to adopt delegated actsdelegation of power referred to in Articles 3(4), 7(2), 8(7), 9(3), 10(7), 13(5), 14(6),4) and (14), Article 6, Articles 17(5), 18(3) and 19(1) and (2) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or on a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 3(4), 7(2), 8(7), 9(3), 10(7), 13(54), 14(6), 17(5), 18(3) and 19(1) and (2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – row 12 a (new)
Annex III – row 12 a (new)
12a. Air conditioning systems in category 1 January 2011 M1 and N1, class I vehicles type approved after 1 January 2011, and air conditioning systems for retrofitting to vehicles type approved after 1 January 2011 and which are designed to contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential higher than 150 as provided for in Directive 2006/40/EC1 ________________________ 1 Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to emissions from air- conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC, OJ L 161 of 14.6.2006, p. 12.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – row 12 b (new)
Annex III – row 12 b (new)
12b. Air conditioning systems for the 1 January 2017 fitting or retrofitting of all category M1 and N1, class I vehicles and which are designed to contain fluorinated greenhouses gases with a global warming potential higher than 150 as provided for in Directive 2006/40/EC1 ______________________ 1 Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to emissions from air- conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC, OJ L 161 of 14.6.2006, p. 12.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – row 3
Annex V – row 3
2018-2020 63% 75%
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – row 4
Annex V – row 4
2021-2023 45 % 55%
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 1 – point a
Annex VII – point 1 – point a
a) the total productionquantity of each substance it has produced in the Union, identifying the main categories of application in which the substance is used;