Activities of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS related to 2012/0305(COD)
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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases PDF (521 KB) DOC (810 KB)
Amendments (40)
Amendment 61 #
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 applied, have the potential to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases. Those measures should, therefore, be maintained and clarified on the basis of the experience gained in implementing them, and should be complemented by requirements in relation to recovery schemes and by the extensive use of recovered and recycled fluorinated greenhouse gases together with the introduced bans. Certain measures should also be extended 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.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) The European Parliament Resolution on a comprehensive approach to non-CO2 climate relevant anthropogenic emissions (B7-0474/2011) welcomed the European Union’s commitment to support action on HFCs under the Montreal Protocol as a prime example of a non market based approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
Amendment 71 #
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 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 available for technical or economic reasons, including insufficient supply of alternative substances on the market to meet the demand, taking into consideration the levels of energy consumption in relation to the current ones or due to applicable safety standards excluding the use of relevant alternatives.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to take technological progress and the development of markets affected by this Regulation into account, and to ensure compliance with international agreements, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission with regard to the following: specifying requirements for standard leakage checks; extamending the list of equipment subject to mandatory recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases; specifying minimum requirements and the conditions for the mutual recognition of training programmes for persons who install, maintain, repair or decommission the equipment and who check leaks and recover fluorinated greenhouse gases, and for the certification of those persons and of companies that perform such tasks; amending labelling requirements; prohibiting the placing on the market of more products and equipment that contain or rely on fluorinated greenhouse gases; amending the maximum quantities of hydrofluorocarbons that may be placed on the market and exempting the supply of hydrofluorocarbons for specific critical uses from the quota requirement for health and safety reasons; determining the rules for recalculating reference values for the placing on the market of hydrofluorocarbons by individual undertakings and amending or supplementing the mechanism for the allocation of quotas; revising the thresholds for reporting requirements; establishing requirements for the reporting systems on emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases and the use of the data on emissions collected by the Member States; including other substances with a significant global warming potential inupdating the lists of substances covered by this Regulation and updating the lists on the basis of new scientific findings, in particular the global warming potential of the substances listed in the annexes to the Regulation.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) installing, servicing, maintaining, repairing or decommissioning equipment referred to in Article 3(1), as well as equipment containing alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases;
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) recovering SF6 when installing, servicing, maintaining, repairing or decommissioning electrical switchgear that contains SF6;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) for the tasks listed in points (a) to (c), fluorinated greenhouse gases can only be delivered to and received by certified persons and undertakings.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) equipment that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential equivalent to 5 tonnes of CO2 or more but to less than 50 tonnes of CO2, shall be checked for leakage at least once every 12 months or where there is a leakage detection system installed, every 24 months;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) equipment that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential equivalent to 50 tonnes of CO2 or more, but to less than 500 tonnes of CO2, shall be checked for leakage at least once every six months or where there is a leakage detection system installed, every twelve months;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) equipment that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential equivalent to 500 tonnes of CO2 or more shall be checked for leakage at least once every three months or, where there is a leakage detection system installed, every six months.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators of equipment listed in Article 3 (1), that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases not contained in foams, shall for each piece of this equipment establish and maintain records of the following information identifying the equipment:
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the quantity and type of fluorinated greenhouse gases installed; when the equipment is installed for the first time and if possible the approximate quantity and type of fluorinated greenhouse gas, when the equipments is serviced;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Member States shall establish mandatory recovery schemes for fluorinated greenhouse gases in products and equipment outside the scope of Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment1 by 1 January 2016. Such recovery schemes shall require a financial deposit on fluorinated greenhouse gases placed on the market to be refunded for the quantity of fluorinated greenhouse gases that is delivered to an approved facility for recycling or destruction, unless recovery schemes comparable in effectiveness have already been established. __________________ 1 1 OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 38
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Prior to disposal of a fluorinated greenhouse gas container, the opersonator who used the container for transport or storageexercises actual power over the technical functioning of it, shall arrange for the recovery of any residual gases to make sure they are recycled, reclaimed or destroyed.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) persons who carry out the tasks referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) on equipments that uses refrigerants alternative to fluorinated green house gases.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall establish certification programmes for undertakings carrying out the activities mentioned in paragraph 1, points (a) to (de), for other parties.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The new certificates provided for in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be valid for a maximum of 5 years. Member States may prolong the validity of the certificates provided for in paragraph 1 when the person concerned is undergoing a compulsory periodic training every five years to update the knowledge on the subjects referred to in paragraph 2subject to renewal every five years, under certification processes. The candidates shall acquire the certification if they completed the process successfully.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For the purposes of carrying out the activities referred to in Article 8(1)(a) to (d), fluorinated greenhouse gases shall only be sold to and purchased by undertakings and persons that hold the relevant certificates in accordance with Article 8.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Based on due consideration of the strategic nature of certain activities and the specificities of local climate, the competent authorities of the Member States are entitled to authorize temporary derogations from the prohibitions set out in Annex III for a maximum of 12 months. In the case of each derogation, the competent authority shall inform the European Commission about the reasons motivating the decision.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The information referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be included in instruction manuals for such products and equipment. In the case of products and equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential of 150 or more this information shall also be included in descriptions used for advertising.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Based on due consideration of the strategic nature of certain activities and the specificities of local climate, the competent authorities of the Member States are entitled to authorize temporary use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, or of mixtures that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, with a global warming potential above the threshold of 2500 referred to in paragraph 3, for a maximum period of 12 months. Competent authorities shall inform the European Commission about the reasons motivating their decision.
Amendment 235 #
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. The existing equipment operating with fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential of 2500 or more, can be serviced and maintained using reclaimed fluorinated greenhouse gases, provided that they have been recovered from such equipment.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall allocate quotas for placing hydrofluorocarbons on the market for each producer and importer for each year beginning with the year 2015 applying the allocation mechanism laid down in Annex VI. From 1 January 2018, producers and importers shall pay an allocation fee on an annual basis at a rate equal to EUR 10 per tonne of CO2 equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons for any part of the quota allocated. The revenues collected shall be used to support the implementation of this regulation and to address regional differences especially targeted in countries with high temperatures, in relation to the extent of use of fluorinated gases per capita, the cost of replacement technologies due to climate conditions, creation of incentives for proper recovery of fluorinated green house gases and market surveillance to counter illegal trade.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By 31st August 2014 the Commission shall introduce a proposal on the detailed mechanism for the collection and allocation of the revenues referred to in paragraph 5.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Collection of emissions data The European Environment Agency shall collect data in order to measure the amount of fluorinated green house gases in the atmosphere and shall be made public.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
No later than 31 December 2020, it shall publish a report assessing the administrative and economic cost of this Regulation to businesses, including proposals on how to reduce this cost
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – introductory part
Annex III – introductory part
Date of prohibition If the equipment contains recycled fluorinated gases recovered from equipment of the same type, the marketing prohibition date shall be deferred by 18 months.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – row 3 a (new)
Annex III – row 3 a (new)
3a. Fire protection Systems and fire 1 January 2020 extinguishers that contain HFCs with GWP of 2500 or more
Amendment 339 #
11. Refrigerators and freezers that contain HFCs with GWP 1 January 20178 for the storage, display or of 2500 or more distribution of products in retail and food service ("commercial use") - hermetically sealed systems
Amendment 351 #
12a. Foams containing fluorinated green 1 January 2020 house gases
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – row 12 b (new)
Annex III – row 12 b (new)
12b. Stationary air-conditioning 1 January 2023 equipment except centrifigural chillers that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – row 12 c (new)
Annex III – row 12 c (new)
12c. New stationary refrigeration 1 January 2020 equipment that contains, or that relies upon for its functioning, HFCs with GWP OF 2500 or more
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – row 12 d (new)
Annex III – row 12 d (new)
12d. New mobile refrigeration equipment 1 January 2025 that contains, or that relies upon for its functioning, HFCs with GWP of 2500 or more