2012/0202(COD) | [ParlTrack]

Proposal for a decision
Title

Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/87/EC clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (Text with EEA relevance)deleted

Amendment 10 #

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 c (new)

(1c) The Commission's Communication "A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery" (COM(2012)582) recalls that "affordable and reliable access to energy and raw materials are becoming increasingly important as they account for a significant part of the cost in many industries" while "European industry is on the average facing higher prices than industries in other developed economies such as the US, Canada, Mexico and Korea, and this price gap has increased over the last decade" and the Communication therefore concludes that "the impact on the price of energy in Europe should be carefully considered when defining future energy policies".

Amendment 11 #

Proposal for a decision
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12) thereof,

Amendment 11 #

Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that~~, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, the Commission is able in exceptional circumstances to adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC. ’~~ the Commission is called upon to examine the following points before considering any adaptation to be made in exceptional circumstances to the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC. 1. It should be ascertained whether such an adaptation would be compatible with the Commission’s reindustrialisation target, whereby industry is to account for 20% of European GDP by 2020; 2. It should be ensured that the auction timetable may not be adapted unless there were a danger that the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 might not be possible to achieve; 3. Before such far-reaching action is envisaged, an impact assessment should be carried out in order to gauge the effects on competitiveness and employment; it should be ensured, in keeping with the ‘smart regulation’ approach, that competitiveness-proofing checks will be carried out; 4. SME tests should likewise be employed to gauge the impact of the adaptation on small and medium-sized enterprises; 5. In addition, it is necessary to determine which aids and subsidies are harming the CO2 balance and which ones are having beneficial effects, the object being to ascertain whether amendment of the Directive would improve the CO2 balance or whether there are further opportunities to act in other areas; 6. If, after through examination, the auction timetable were to be altered by means of a change to the quantities of allowances to be auctioned, such action should not be followed by permanent deletion of allowances or bring about an adjustment of the maximum emission limit laid down for 2020; to compensate for the resulting disruption to the market, it should be ensured in addition that the list of carbon leakage sectors would not be shortened.

Amendment 12 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1

Amendment 12 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, the Commission is able in exceptional circumstances to adapt the auction timetable pursuantclarification, a reference to Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC should be added to Article 10(4) of that Directive ~~2003/87/EC~~.

Amendment 13 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1

Amendment 13 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, the Commission is ~~able in exceptional circumstances~~not empowered to adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.

Amendment 14 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) In accordance with Article 2(b) of Council Decision 1999/468/EC, the regulatory procedure can only be used to change non-essential provisions of the basic legal act. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC the Commission determines the absolute Community-wide quantity of allowances on an annual basis. The Commission has no discretionary power with respect to the absolute amount of allowances. Article 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC provides for the auctioning of allowances on the basis of the absolute amount determined under the procedure provided for in Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC. The auctioning process is designed to amend non- essential elements of the directive. The Commission's proposal to amend Article 10, paragraph 4, subparagraph 1, last sentence of Directive 2003/87/EC – namely the determination of the appropriate corrections to the annual volumes of emission trading allowances to be auctioned in 2013 – 2020 – are in essence an intervention in the basic requirements laid down in Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC. Such interventions can only be determined in the ordinary legislative procedure and cannot be considered as a non-essential adjustment of the basic legal act. Hence such corrections cannot be decided through a comitology procedure (regulatory procedure with scrutiny) as proposed by the Commission; they require a legislative act by both the European Parliament and the Council upon a proposal from the Commission.

Amendment 14 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market and prevent excessive price fluctuations, the Commission is able in exceptional circumstances to adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.

Amendment 15 #

Romana JORDAN, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) Recalling the aim of Directive 2003/87/EC, the European emission trading system was established in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner.

Amendment 15 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

Amendment 16 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 c (new)

(1c) The Commission Communication entitled "A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery" (COM(2012)0582) recalls that "affordable and reliable access to energy and raw materials are becoming increasingly important as they account for a significant part of the cost in many industries" while "European industry is on the average facing higher prices than industries in other developed economies such as the US, Canada, Mexico and Korea, and this price gap has increased over the last decade". That communication concludes that "the impact on the price of energy in Europe should be carefully considered when defining future energy policies".

Amendment 16 #

Judith A. MERKIES

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) The Commission should by 31 April 2013, taking into account the underlying assumptions and circumstances at Member State level, present a cost- effective policy proposal for delivering the reductions in the Low-Carbon Economy Roadmap to 2050 for the period to 2030, including policy options changing the linear reduction pathway of the EU ETS up to 2030 and taking on board a consistent 2030 renewable energy target.

Amendment 17 #

Holger KRAHMER, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

Amendment 17 #

Fiona HALL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) In addition to this Decision and given the need to maintain the effectiveness and investment incentives of the EU ETS, it is necessary to adopt without delay structural measures to reform the system in order to permanently withdraw an amount of 1,4 billion allowances from the auctions foreseen for years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Amendment 18 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, the Commission ~~is able in exceptional circumstances to~~shall not adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.

Amendment 18 #

Romana JORDAN, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) If the Commission decides to temporarily withhold a certain number of allowances, it should ensure that these allowances will be reintroduced in the market in a linear manner starting from the year following the date of the respective market intervention.

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

Amendment 19 #

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) The given emission reduction aims for 2020 will be reached at any price – even at 0 Euros per certificate – due to the limited number of allowances representing the overall cap of the EU ETS.

Amendment 2 #

Robert GOEBBELS

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 (new)

1. Rejects the Commission proposal;

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market and to prevent excessive price fluctuations, the Commission is able in exceptional circumstances to adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.

Amendment 20 #

Romana JORDAN, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) In addition to this Decision, the Commission will include in the next revision of the EU ETS proposals for implementing a more dynamic approach for the allocation of allowances. That approach should be based on actual production factors rather than on historic reference periods which have proven to make the EU ETS unable to properly adapt to economic upturns and downturns. While ensuring the required absolute reductions over the entire period, the allocation system should allow for ex- post adjustments in order to avoid the need for further interventions by the Commission, such as to mitigate over- allocation as well as unjustified shortages of allowances.

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) If the Commission decides to temporarily withhold a certain number of allowances it should ensure that these allowances will be reintroduced in the market in a linear manner starting from the year following the date of the respective market intervention.

Amendment 21 #

Holger KRAHMER, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) In order to be consistent with a cost- effective trajectory towards the European Council objective to achieve 80-95% greenhouse gas reductions by 2050, it is necessary to adjust the linear factor under Directive 2003/87/EC.

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) The given emission reduction aims for 2020 will be reached at any price – even at EUR 0 per certificate – due to the limited number of allowances representing the overall cap of the emission trading system.

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)

(3b) In light of the need to maintain the incentives of the EU ETS, to make it more effective and to restore the level of ambition envisaged at the time of the adoption of the climate package, it is necessary to permanently withdraw an amount of 1,4 billion allowances from the auctions foreseen for years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3

~~(3) Directive 2003/87/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,~~deleted

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a decision
Article -1 (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Article -1 In Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC the following paragraph is inserted after the second paragraph : "From 2014 onwards the linear reduction factor shall be 2.5%."

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) In addition to this amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC the Commission should include in the next revision of the Emission Trading Scheme proposals for implementing a more dynamic approach for the allocation of allowances. That approach should be based on actual production factors rather than on historic reference periods, which have proven to make the ETS unable to properly adapt to economic upturns and downturns. While ensuring the required absolute reductions over the entire period, the allocation system should allow for ex-posts adjustments in order to avoid the need for further interventions by the Commission such as to mitigate over-allocation as well as unjustified shortages of allowances.

Amendment 24 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Article -1 a (new)

2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Article -1a In article 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC, the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. As a one-off derogation to paragraph 1, a total of 1,4 billion allowances shall be permanently withdrawn from the amount of allowances to be auctioned for years 2015, 2016, 2017 subject to point (b) of paragraph 2."

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

Amendment 25 #

Romana JORDAN, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – introductory part

In the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC the following sentence iss are added:

Amendment 26 #

Peter LIESE, Anja WEISGERBER

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) In the light of potentially higher prices for certificates the guidelines on certain State aid measures in the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme post-2012 (SWD(2012) 130 final) (SWD(2012) 131 final) (indirect emissions) and the criteria laid down in Article 10 a (14-17) of Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 (direct emissions) should be considered for a revision in the light of the risk of carbon leakage and distortion of competition between sectors.

Amendment 26 #

Romana JORDAN, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

~~The Commission shall, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so~~ Where an impact assessment shows that the Union is not on track to reach a reduction of emissions in 2020 in the Community scheme as required by this Directive and that the impact on installations exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage is limited the Commission may, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for the period referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 for a maximum number of 900 million allowances. Where the Commission proposes to withhold a number of allowances it has to be ensure ~~an orderly functioning of the market.~~ d that those allowances are re-introduced in a linear manner. The Commission shall make no more than one such adaptation.

Amendment 27 #

Jo LEINEN, Fiona HALL, Dan JØRGENSEN, Corinne LEPAGE

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

3a. In order to maintain an orderly functioning of the market, the Commission should, where appropriate, make a proposal for permanent structural solutions in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in the period 2013-2020, with the aim of the proposed act entering into force by June 2014.

Amendment 27 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The ~~Commiss~~regulation shall~~, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market~~ be in accordance with other provisions of this Directive, namely the provisions set out in Article 9.

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)

(3b) In light of the need to maintain the incentives of the system and to make it more effective, and to restore the level of ambition envisaged at the time of the adoption of the climate package, it is necessary to permanently retire an amount of 1,4 billion allowances from the auctions foreseen for years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission ~~shall, where appropriate, adap~~may, in exceptional circumstances, propose to adjust the timetable for ~~each~~the period ~~so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market~~referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. The Commission shall propose no more than one such adjustment and only after stakeholder consultation. In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance with this paragraph any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned is strictly prohibited.

Amendment 29 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Andrzej GRZYB, Markus PIEPER, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

Article 1 In the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC the following sentence is added: "The Commission shall, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market."deleted

Amendment 29 #

Judith A. MERKIES

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission ~~shall, where appropriate~~may, in exceptional circumstances, adapt the timetable for ~~each~~the period ~~so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market~~beginning on 1 January 2013 referred to in Article 13 (1) so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. The Commission shall limit itself to one adaptation before structural measures are considered to address market imbalances.

Amendment 3 #

Bernd LANGE

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 (new)

1. Rejects the Commission proposal.

Amendment 30 #

Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph - 1(new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)

-1. In Article 9, the following paragraph is inserted: "From 2014 onwards the linear reduction factor shall be 3.9 %."

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Amendment 31 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Corinne LEPAGE

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph - 1 (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)

-1. In Article 9, the following paragraph is inserted: "From 2014 onwards the linear reduction factor shall be 2.5%."

Amendment 31 #

Adam GIEREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

"TWhe ~~Commis~~re appropriate, decisions shall~~, where appropriate,~~ be taken, in accordance with Article 192(2) of the TFEU, on adapting the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market." Or. pl (See Article 192(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.)

Amendment 32 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph - 1a (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)

-1a. In Article 10, the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. As a one-off derogation from paragraph 1, a total of 1.4 billion allowances shall be permanently retired from the amount of allowances to be auctioned for years 2015, 2016, 2017 subject to paragraph 2(b)."

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

2003/87/CE
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

"The Commission shall, where appropriate, submit to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal to adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market."

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

In the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC the following sentence iss are added:

Amendment 33 #

Holger KRAHMER, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

“The Commission shall~~, where appropriate,~~ refrain from adapting the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market.”

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission shall~~, where appropriate,~~ not adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market.

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraphs 1 a and 1 b (new)

1a. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraphs are inserted: "Any adaptation should be accompanied by the impact assessment on the Member States level of the above mentioned adaptation on the Member States auctioning revenues. Where the adaptation referred to in the first subparagraph leads to a decrease in any Member State in the auctioning revenues in 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, the Commission shall propose compensatory measures minimizing the negative impact on Member States' revenues."

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

TWhe ~~Commission shall~~re an impact assessment shows that the Union is not on track to reach a reduction of emissions in 2020 in the Union scheme as required by this directive and that the impact on installations exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage is limited the Commission may, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for ~~each~~the period ~~so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market~~referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 for a maximum number of 900 million allowances. Where the Commission proposes to withhold a number of allowances it has to be ensured that those allowances are re-introduced in a linear manner. The Commission shall make no more than one such adaptation.

Amendment 35 #

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 subparagraph 1 c (new)

1b. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation should apply only to Member States with full auctioning for the power sector and in no way affect the volume of allowances to be auctioned of the Member States opting to use transitional free allocation for the modernisation of the electricity generation in accordance with Article 10c."

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission ~~shall, where appropriate, adap~~may, in exceptional circumstances, propose to adjust the timetable for ~~each~~the period ~~so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market.~~ referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. The Commission shall propose no more than one such adaptation. In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance to Article 10(4) any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned is strictly prohibited.

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)

1c. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, shall not apply to Member States set out in Annex IIb."

Amendment 37 #

Oreste ROSSI

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

~~The Commissi~~Should exceptional circumstances require one s~~hall, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market~~ingle intervention on the auctioning timetable over the whole third period of EU-ETS, Member States shall immediately adopt financial measures to offset the short and medium-term indirect costs on carbon leakage-sectors passed- through in electricity prices, derived from such an intervention. Such financial measures must be in accordance with state aid rules in this area.

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 e (new)

1d. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, shall not apply to Member States set out in Annex IIa."

Amendment 38 #

Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

~~The Commissi~~Should exceptional circumstances require one s~~hall, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market~~ingle intervention, over the whole third period of EU-ETS, on the auctioning timetable, Member States shall immediately adopt financial measures to offset the short and medium-term indirect costs on carbon leakage-sectors passed through in electricity prices, derived from such an intervention. Such financial measures must be in accordance with state aid rules in this area.

Amendment 38 #

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 e (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 f (new)

1e. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance with this paragraph any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned require unanimity among all Member States."

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

1a. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance to Article 10(4) any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned requires unanimity among all Member States."

Amendment 39 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Markus PIEPER, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Paul RÜBIG, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

1a. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance with this paragraph any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned require unanimity among all Member States."

Amendment 4 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Markus PIEPER, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Paul RÜBIG, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12) thereof,

Amendment 40 #

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)

1b. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation should be accompanied by an Impact Assessment on that adaptation's impact on Member States' auctioning revenues. Where the adaptation referred to in paragraph 1 leads to a decrease in any Member State in the auctioning revenues in 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, the Commission shall propose compensatory measures minimizing the negative impact on Member States' auctioning revenues."

Amendment 40 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Markus PIEPER, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Paul RÜBIG, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)

1b. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation should be accompanied by the impact assessment on the Member States level of the above mentioned adaptation on the Member States auctioning revenues. The Commission shall propose compensatory measures minimizing the negative impact on Member States' revenues."

Amendment 41 #

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 c (new)

1c. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: " Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, should not apply to the Member States set out in Annex IIA."

Amendment 41 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Markus PIEPER, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 c (new)

Amendment 42 #

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)

1d. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, should not apply to the Member States set out in Annex IIb."

Amendment 42 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Markus PIEPER, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1a Paragraph 1 of Article 29a is replaced by the following: "1. If, for more than six consecutive months, the allowance price is less or more than three times the average price of allowances during the two preceding years on the European carbon market, the Commission shall immediately convene a meeting of the Committee established by Article 9 of Decision No 280/2004/EC."

Amendment 44 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 b (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – point a

Article 1b Point (a) of Article 29a(2) is replaced by the following: "(a) a measure which allows Member States to delay or bring forward the auctioning of a part of the quantity to be auctioned;"

Amendment 45 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 c (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

Article 1c In Article 29a(2), the following point is added: "(ba) a measure which allows Member States to abandon the auctioning of a part of the quantity to be auctioned."

Amendment 5 #

Romana JORDAN, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1

(1) Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community ~~and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC3~~ does not specify how volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned are to be distributed over the trading period whereas Article 9 of that Directive, inter alia, specifies that the Community-wide quantity of allowances to be issued each year starting in 2013 should decrease in a linear manner beginning from the mid-point of the period from 2008 to 2012. The quantity should decrease by a linear factor of 1,74 % compared to the average annual total quantity of allowances issued by Member States, in accordance with the Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period from 2008 to 2012.

Amendment 6 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1

Amendment 7 #

Eija-Riitta KORHOLA, Françoise GROSSETÊTE

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) Recital 13 of Directive 2009/29/EC specifies the purpose of the linear factor set out in Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC which is to ensure that the emissions trading system delivers gradual and predictable reductions of emissions over time and that the Community scheme contributes cost-effectively to achieving the commitment of the Community to an overall reduction in emissions of at least 20 % by 2020.

Amendment 8 #

Proposal for a decision
-

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

Amendment 8 #

Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Giancarlo SCOTTÀ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) In accordance with Article 2(2) of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999, the regulatory procedure with scrutiny can only be used to amend non- essential elements of a basic instrument. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2003/87 the Commission determines the absolute Community-wide quantity of allowances on an annual basis. The Commission has no discretionary power with respect to the absolute amount of allowances and Article 10 of Directive 2003/87 provides for the auctioning of allowances on the basis of the absolute amount determined under the procedure provided for in Article 9 of that Directive. The auctioning process is designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 2003/87/EC. The Commission's proposal to amend the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87 – namely the determination of the appropriate corrections to the annual volumes of emission trading allowances to be auctioned in 2013 – 2020 – are in essence an intervention in the basic requirements laid down in Article 9 of Directive 2003/87. Such interventions can only be determined in the ordinary legislative procedure and cannot be considered as an amendment of non-essential elements of the basic instrument. Hence such corrections cannot be decided in a comitology procedure (regulatory procedure with scrutiny) as proposed by the Commission; they require a legislative act adopted by both the European Parliament and the Council upon a proposal from the Commission.

Amendment 9 #

Proposal for a decision
-

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

Amendment 9 #

Romana JORDAN, Eija-Riitta KORHOLA, Bogusław SONIK, Elisabetta GARDINI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) According to Article 1 of Directive 2003/87/EC, the European emission trading system was established in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner.

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Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a decision
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a decision
Title

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a decision
Title

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ~~amend~~repealing Directive 2003/87/EC ~~clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances~~

Amendment 24 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Linda McAVAN, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Title

Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ~~amending Directive 2003/87/EC~~ clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances and amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community

Amendment 25 #

Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Zbigniew ZIOBRO

Proposal for a decision
Recital -1 a (new)

(-1a) A reduction in carbon dioxide emissions is being achieved in the Union, in line with the targets set in the EU’s ‘climate and energy’ package, principally owing to the economic crisis that Europe has been suffering since 2008.

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital -1 a (new)

(-1a) The Conclusions of the European Council of 22 May 2013 state that the EU's energy policy must ensure security of supply for households and companies at affordable and competitive prices and costs, in a safe and sustainable manner.

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1

(1) ~~Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a~~There are clear structural shortcomings in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading ~~with~~in the Community ~~and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC does not specify how volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned are to be distributed over the trading period~~(EU ETS) established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003: on the one hand, rather than preventing carbon leakage, it has actually encouraged this, while on the other hand it has added to energy costs in ETS sectors where there is no leakage.

Amendment 29 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Linda McAVAN, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

(1) ~~Article 10(4) of~~ Directive 2003/87/EC ~~of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC~~1 does not specify how volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned are to be distributed over the trading periods. ____________ 1 OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32.

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1

(1) Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, as amended several times and most recently by Directive 2009/29/EC of 23 April 20091, does not specify how volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned are to be distributed over the trading period. ____________ 1 OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 63.

Amendment 31 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Linda McAVAN, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) By the end of 2011, a surplus of 955 million allowances had accumulated. That surplus is set to grow if no structural measures concerning the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) are undertaken.

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The collapse in demand for emissions allowances triggered by the economic crisis and by leakage has resulted in a sharp fall in the market value of allowances. Paradoxically, it is only in this way that the EU ETS has shown itself apt to meet the target set in Article 1(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, which is ‘to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner.’ It is easy to predict that when the EU economy starts to grow again, carbon dioxide emissions will also begin to increase, and with them the market value of allowances.

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) Article 1 of Directive 2003/87/EC states that the purpose of the emissions trading scheme is to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost- effective and economically efficient manner.

Amendment 34 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Linda McAVAN, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) Such a significant surplus of allowances is leading to a lower carbon price, compared to that originally envisaged, reducing incentives to invest in low carbon technologies and increasing the risk of lock in to carbon intensive infrastructure.

Amendment 35 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Linda McAVAN, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 c (new)

(1c) In November 2012 and in accordance with Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission presented to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the functioning of the carbon market. The report found that the EU ETS is delivering emission reductions, but that the latter's ability to drive cost-effective decarbonisation was put into question because of the large and growing supply- demand imbalance in the market. The report further identified a number of options for structural measures that should be envisaged in order to tackle that imbalance.

Amendment 36 #

Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The EU ETS has, by itself, therefore proved that it is not working, and for this reason it should be discontinued at the end of the current trading cycle in 2020, bearing in mind also that it is precisely in 2020 that a new global UNFCCC agreement will enter into force.

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) In accordance with Article 2(b) of Council Decision 1999/468/EC, the regulatory procedure can only be used to change non-essential provisions of the basic legal act. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC the Commission determines the absolute Community-wide quantity of allowances on an annual basis. The Commission has no discretionary power with respect to the absolute amount of allowances. Article 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC provides for the auctioning of allowances on the basis of the absolute amount determined under the procedure provided for in Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC. The auctioning process is designed to amend non- essential elements of Directive 2003/87/EC. The Commission's proposal to amend Article 10, paragraph 4, subparagraph 1, last sentence of Directive 2003/87/EC – namely the determination of the appropriate corrections to the annual volumes of emission trading allowances to be auctioned in 2013 – 2020 – are in essence an intervention in the basic requirements laid down in Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC. Such interventions can only be determined in the ordinary legislative procedure and cannot be considered as a non-essential adjustment of the basic legal act. Hence such corrections cannot be decided in a comitology process (regulatory procedure with scrutiny) as proposed by the Commission. They require a legislative act by both the European Parliament and the Council upon a proposal from the Commission.

Amendment 38 #

Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) Recalling the aim set out in Article 1 of Directive 2003/87/EC the EU emissions trading system was established in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner.

Amendment 39 #

Holger KRAHMER, Britta REIMERS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 c (new)

(1c) The Commission Communication entitled "A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery"1 recalls that "affordable and reliable access to energy and raw materials are becoming increasingly important as they account for a significant part of the cost in many industries" while "European industry is on the average facing higher prices than industries in other developed economies such as the US, Canada, Mexico and Korea, and this price gap has increased over the last decade" and the Communication therefore concludes that "the impact on the price of energy in Europe should be carefully considered when defining future energy policies". ___________ 1 COM(2012)0582

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

Amendment 41 #

Holger KRAHMER, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Britta REIMERS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, the Commission ~~is able in exceptional circumstances to~~should not adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) For the purposes of legal certainty ~~and market predictability~~, it should be clarified that~~, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market,~~ the Commission is able in exceptional circumstances to adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC. In order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, the Commission shall consider the possibility of setting up an independent authority responsible for overseeing the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system in the European Union.

Amendment 44 #

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, the Commission is able in exceptional circumstances to adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC provided that such intervention can be justified by an impact assessment showing that impact on sectors exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage is limited. The Commission should be able to make no more than one such adaptation and only during the eight-year period beginning on 1 January 2013. The transition to a low carbon economy represents a major challenge, in particular for energy intensive industry. For this reason active support for demonstration projects in low carbon technologies is needed. To this end the adjustment of the auctioning timetable represents an opportunity to initiate such support. Experience has already been collected in supporting low carbon technologies via the NER 300. Such support should be continued and further increased, also for breakthrough technologies, in the context of the climate and energy policy framework for 2030.

Amendment 45 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Linda McAVAN, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

Amendment 46 #

Holger KRAHMER, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Britta REIMERS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) Emission reductions under Directive 2003/87/EC are guaranteed by the cap on the supply of allowances which is set to fall at 1,74% per year, regardless of the carbon price.

Amendment 47 #

Amendment 48 #

Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) The allowances subject to such an adaptation should be put in a strategic reserve to improve stability in the EU ETS and to support skills development and re- training of workers for the low-carbon transition. To this effect future structural measures adopted by the European Parliament and the Council should provide for their use as part of a reserve which should make the EU ETS able to better adapt to extreme imbalances between supply and demand based on objective and transparent criteria.

Amendment 49 #

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) Despite the carbon price being lower than originally envisaged, the Commission should be guided by the principle of regulatory continuity within a trading period and take into account the current economic circumstances when determining the list of sectors and subsectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage for the years 2015 to 2019.

Amendment 50 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Linda McAVAN, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) Adapting the auction timetable should be considered a short-term action, rather than a structural measure intended to address market imbalances of the EU ETS. With a view to the need of bringing forward the structural measures necessary to correct the failings of the EU ETS system, only one such adaptation should take place during the eight-year period beginning on 1 January 2013.

Amendment 51 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) In the interests of transparency, the Commission should be required to demonstrate to Parliament and the Council that exceptional circumstances obtain and that the criteria governing a possible further adaptation of the timetable for each period subsequent to that referred to in Article 13(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC have been met.

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 b (new)

(2b) The adaptation of the auction timetable should be regarded as a short- term rather than a structural measure intended to address market imbalances affecting the EU ETS.

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3

~~(3) Directive 2003/87/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,~~deleted

Amendment 54 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3

(3) Directive 2003/87/EC should therefore be ~~amended accordingly~~repealed with effect from 1 January 2021,

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) More generally, the climate change policy based on market mechanisms, as provided for in the Kyoto Protocol, has shown itself to be ineffective, especially when those mechanisms are not applied at global level, and to be non-transparent. The EU should therefore consider adopting alternative policies in good time.

Amendment 56 #

Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) In order to maintain an orderly functioning of the market, the Commission should, where appropriate, make a proposal for permanent structural solutions in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in the period 2013-2020, with the aim of the proposed act entering into force by June 2014.

Amendment 57 #

Richard SEEBER, Romana JORDAN, Eija-Riitta KORHOLA, Elisabetta GARDINI, Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies and the development of some renewable energy sources are currently expensive and their cost-effective, affordable deployment will depend on the further development of those technologies. Reform of the emissions trading scheme should be directed towards incentivising efficiently and thus securing the necessary investments in research and development in order to bring low-carbon technologies to the market.

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) Before presenting proposals for structural measures to revise Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission should - in addition to the measures as suggested in the 2012 carbon market report - consider further measures in order to ensure that the scheme remains a fully market-based system. Furthermore, the Commission should propose the mandatory earmarking of auctioning revenues for innovative environmentally friendly technologies; the list of sectors and subsectors affected by a risk of carbon leakage should not be adapted in order to ensure the highest possible certainty for industry.

Amendment 59 #

Richard SEEBER, Romana JORDAN, Elisabetta GARDINI, Eija-Riitta KORHOLA, Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES

(3b) The current low carbon price is due, inter alia, to a large variety of national support schemes for Renewable Energy Sources which are the consequence of the Renewable Energy Directive. In order to increase the effectiveness of the EU ETS in the long-term and to ensure regulatory stability, the Commission should present by the end of 2013 structures for a better integrated system to promote RES at EU- level after 2020. The Commission should also explore possibilities to establish a dedicated reserve (based on the NER 300) for the support of innovative sustainable energy technologies.

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)

(3b) Any measures to reform the scheme should be designed to build confidence in the long-term stability of the emissions cap and trading system while allowing the market to determine the price at which allowances trade; there should be provisions and measures to ensure that direct revenues raised from the auctioning of allowances are invested into research to make low carbon technology cheaper.

Amendment 61 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

Amendment 62 #

Holger KRAHMER, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Britta REIMERS

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

~~In the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC the following sentence is added: "The Commission~~The scheme for greenhouse gas emission trading established by Directive 2003/87/EC is to end on 31 December 2020. Directive 2003/87/EC shall~~, w~~ there ~~appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market."~~fore be repealed with effect from 1 January 2021.

Amendment 63 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission shall~~, where appropriate,~~ not adapt the timetable for each period ~~so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market~~.

Amendment 64 #

Richard SEEBER, Romana JORDAN, Elisabetta GARDINI, Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

In the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC the following ~~sentence is added: "T~~is added: "Where an assessment shows for the individual industrial sectors that no significant impact on installations exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage is to be expected or subject to EU policy measures being proposed with a view to compensating the potential increase of indirect costs, the Commission ~~shall~~may, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for ~~each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market~~the period referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 for a maximum number of 900 million allowances. Where the Commission proposes to withhold a number of allowances it shall ensure that such allowances are re-introduced in a linear manner starting the year following the date of withholding the allowances. The Commission shall make no more than one such adaptation until the year 2020."

Amendment 65 #

Sophie AUCONIE, Anne DELVAUX

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

In the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC the following ~~sentence is added: "T~~is added: "Where an assessment shows for the individual industrial sectors that no significant impact on sectors or subsectors exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage is to be expected or subject to EU policy measures being proposed with a view to compensating the potential increase of indirect costs, the Commission ~~shall~~may, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for ~~each~~the period ~~so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market."~~ referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 for a maximum number of 900 million allowances. The Commission shall make only one such adaptation until the year 2020."

Amendment 66 #

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

~~The Commission shall, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market.~~ Where an assessment shows, for the individual industrial sectors, that no significant impact on installations exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage is to be expected or where the Commission proposes policy measures with a view to compensating the potential increase of indirect costs, the Commission may, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for the period referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on January 2013 for a maximum number of 900 million allowances. Where the Commission proposes to withhold a number of allowances it shall ensure that such allowances are re- introduced in a predictable manner. The Commission shall make no more than one such adaptation until the year 2020. 600 million of those allowances withheld shall be used for the promotion of demonstration projects for the reduction of CO2 in the energy intensive sectors (“industrial innovation fund”). For this purpose a fund based on the principle of the NER300 (Article 10a(8)) shall be developed. Projects supported by this industrial innovation fund shall be selected no later than 31 December 2020. For this purpose the Commission Decision 2010/670/EU1 laying down criteria and measures for the financing of commercial demonstration projects shall be modified no later than 31 December 2015. ____________ 1 OJ L 290, 6.11.2010, p. 39.

Amendment 67 #

Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Zbigniew ZIOBRO

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission shall, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, only if the following conditions are met: (a) there is systematic economic growth in each Member State of at least 1% for at least one year; and (b) the rate of fuel poverty in each Member State does not exceed 8% in accordance with the UK Fuel Poverty Ratio model.

Amendment 68 #

Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission shall, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. Where such an adaptation results in a significant number of allowances not being auctioned early in phase 3 of the EU ETS, those allowances shall be used to create a new reserve to enhance the stability of the EU ETS and contribute to social and skill-related aspects of the low- carbon transition.

Amendment 69 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission ~~shall, where appropriate~~may, in exceptional circumstances, adapt the timetable for ~~each~~the period ~~so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market~~referred to in Article 13(1), beginning on 1 January 2013, so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. The Commission shall make no more than one such adaptation.

Amendment 70 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Linda McAVAN, Corinne LEPAGE, Sabine WILS

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission ~~shall, where appropriate~~may, in exceptional circumstances, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. In the period referred to in Article 13(1), the Commission shall make no more than one such adaptation.

Amendment 71 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 - paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. By 30 June 2015, the Commission shall forward to the European Parliament and to the Council a feasibility study and cost-benefit analysis of climate change policies based on instruments other than market mechanisms, including the introduction of a carbon tax at the EU’s borders.

Amendment 72 #

Chris DAVIES

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1a The Commission shall be encouraged to bring forward proposals to amend Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC in order to extend the existing EU funding mechanism ('NER 300') for the development of innovative low carbon technologies, and to apply it also for developments that may reduce the costs and carbon emissions of energy intensive industries. The mechanism shall be funded from the sale of some or all of those allowances that this Decision temporarily withholds from the ETS. The financial support available shall be allocated before the end of phase 3 in 2020.

Amendment 73 #