15 Amendments of Oreste ROSSI related to 2012/0305(COD)
Amendment 237 #
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 540 tonnes of CO2 or more, shall be prohibited from 1 January 2020[...]1. This clause shall not apply to the use of recovered or reclaimed fluorinated greenhouse gases or to equipment intended for use at operating temperatures of below -50 °C. __________________ 1 Please insert the date: three years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. From [dd/mm/yyyy] [insert date 3 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 installationequipment and products whose operation relies on hydrofluorocarbons shall not be imported into the European Union charged with hydrofluorocarbons unless the importer is registered on the quota registry as referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to hermetically sealed equipment or to equipment that contains a quantity of hydrofluorocarbons corresponding to less than 2 % of the equipment’s foreseen maximum capacity.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall ensure that the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons that producers and importeras listed in Annexes I and II that producers and importers of hydrofluorocarbons or products containing hydrofluorocarbons are entitled to place on the market in the Union each year does not exceed the maximum quantity for the year in question calculated in accordance with Annex V. Each producer and importer of hydrofluorocarbons or products containing hydrofluorocarbons shall ensure that the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons calculated in accordance with Annex V that it places on the market does not exceed the quota allocated to it pursuant to Article 14(5) or transferred to it pursuant to Article 16.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Producers and importers that have not reported production or imports under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 for the reference period referred to in paragraph 1 may declare their intention, as well as importers of equipment containing hydrofluorocarbons, shall declare whether or not they intend to produce or import hydrofluorocarbons in the following year.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Exporters of equipment containing hydrofluorocarbons shall declare whether they intend to apply for quota credits on the basis of the quantities exported in the previous year.
Amendment 281 #
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 and for each importer of equipment containing hydrofluorocarbons for each year beginning with the year 2015, applying the allocation mechanism laid down in Annex VI.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) importers of products or equipment containing hydrofluorocarbons who declare they have opted for the quota allocation mechanism and submit a declaration within the meaning of Article 14(2);
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) exporters of products or equipment containing hydrofluorocarbons who declare they have opted for the quota allocation mechanism and submit a declaration within the meaning of Article 14(2);
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Each exporter of products containing fluorinated greenhouse gases entered in the registry referred to in Article 15(1) may be credited the quantities it has exported from the Union during the previous year, from the quota allocated to another undertaking operating in the Union, provided it is also registered.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall monitor the transfers made under paragraph 1a and shall publish an annual report on the functioning of the transfer system and present this to the Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 March 2014 and every year after that, each producer, importer and exporterundertaking that produced, imported or exported more than one metric tonne or 1 000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent of fluorinated greenhouse gases and gases listed in Annex II during the preceding calendar year shall report to the Commission the data specified in Annex VII on each of those substances for that calendar year.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. By 31 March 2014 and every year after that, each undertaking that placroduced, imported or exported more than 10 000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent of fluorinated greenhouse gases and gases listed in Annex II contained in products or equipment on the market during the preceding calendar year shall report to the Commission the data specified in Annex VII on each of those substances for that calendar year.
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex VI – point 1 – paragraph 1
Each undertaking for which a reference value has been established receives a quota corresponding to 9580% of the reference value multiplied by the percentage indicated in Annex V for the respective year.