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From · opinion parliamentary committee draft · 2022-05-23 IMCO-PA-732596 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen
To · opinion parliamentary committee · 2022-11-08 IMCO-AD-732596 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen
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SHORT JUSTIFICATION

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection calls on the Committee on the InternalIndustry, MarketResearch and Consumer Protection,Energy, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:

Amendment 1

Recital 4

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Amendment 2

Proposal for a directive

Recital 96

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Amendment 3

Proposal for a directive

Recital 108

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Amendment 4

Proposal for a directive

Recital 179

Or. en

Amendment 5

Proposal for a directive

Recital 2310

Or. en

Amendment 6

Proposal for a directive

Recital 2411

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Amendment 7

Proposal for a directive

Recital 27

Recital 12 a (new)

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Amendment 8

Proposal for a directive

Recital 3214

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Amendment 9

Proposal for a directive

Recital 34

Recital 16 a (new)

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Amendment 10

Proposal for a directive

Recital 3517

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Amendment 11

Proposal for a directive

Recital 3620

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Amendment 12

Proposal for a directive

Recital 3723

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Amendment 13

Proposal for a directive

Recital 4324

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Amendment 14

Proposal for a directive

Recital 4627

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Justification

Statistics on energy poverty shall be made comparable so that the European Commission can keep track of progress regarding fighting energy poverty.

Amendment 15

Proposal for a directive

Recital 100 a (new)

Recital 29

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Amendment 16

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Recital 30

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Amendment 17

Proposal for a directive

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 71 a (new)

Recital 30 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

The definition aims to cover all services third-party intermediaries are currently covering or might cover in the future. This includes: - Comparing different offers (e.g. price comparison tools)- Switching supplier individually or collectively on behalf of consumers (e.g. collective switching tools, automated switching tools) - Enter a contract on behalf of a household and split the cost among different members of the household (e.g. bill-splitters/sharers) Control household appliances to optimise use in response to price signals (e.g. smart third-party intermediaries).

Amendment 18

Proposal for a directive

Article 4 – paragraph 3

Recital 32

Or. en

Justification

Energy poor and vulnerable households should be able to benefit from public interventions independently of the gas mix of the future.

Amendment 19

Proposal for a directive

Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

Recital 33

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Amendment 20

Proposal for a directive

Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c

Recital 34

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Amendment 21

Proposal for a directive

Article 4 – paragraph 5

Recital 35 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 22

Proposal for a directive

Article 4 – paragraph 6

Recital 36

Or. en

Amendment 23

Proposal for a directive

Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)

Recital 37

Or. en

Justification

Ahead of signing the contract, consumers should have access to an overview with key information on the offer. This overview should be written using a common terminology agreed at the national level, to ensure that consumers can easily compare the information on different offers.

Amendment 24

Proposal for a directive

Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)

Recital 39

Or. en

Justification

Ahead of signing the contract, consumers should have access to an overview with key information on the offer. This overview should be written using a common terminology agreed at the national level, to ensure that consumers can easily compare the information on different offers.

Amendment 25

Proposal for a directive

Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

Recital 42 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 26

Proposal for a directive

Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)

Recital 43

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Amendment 27

Proposal for a directive

Article 10 – paragraph 5

Recital 44

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Amendment 28

Proposal for a directive

Article 10 – paragraph 6

Recital 46

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Amendment 29

Proposal for a directive

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Recital 100 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 30

Proposal for a directive

Article 111 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

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Amendment 31

Proposal for a directive

Article 111 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 14 a (new)

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Amendment 32

Proposal for a directive

Article 122 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1point –41 introductorya part(new)

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Amendment 33

Proposal for a directive

Article 122 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a71 a (new)

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Amendment 34

Proposal for a directive

Article 124 – paragraph 1 –2 subparagrapha 2(new)

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Justification

Consumers shall have access to comparison tools covering the entire market, be able to find the offer that is best for them. To ensure that comparison tools are exhaustive, suppliers shall be required to provide the information about all the available offers to a competent authority managing a database of offers. Comparison tools shall be able to access the offers included in that database.

Amendment 35

Proposal for a directive

Article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)3

Or. en

Justification

Consumers shall have access to comparison tools covering the entire market, be able to find the offer that is best for them. To ensure that comparison tools are exhaustive, suppliers shall be required to provide the information about all the available offers to a competent authority managing a database of offers. Comparison tools shall be able to access the offers included in that database.

Amendment 36

Proposal for a directive

Article 124 – paragraph 14 a– (new)introductory part

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Justification

Comparison tools should cover the whole gas market to ensure that consumers are aware of renewable gas offers if they are entering the market.

Amendment 37

Proposal for a directive

Article 124 – paragraph 64 a– (new)point b

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Amendment 38

Proposal for a directive

Article 134 – paragraph 24 – introductorypoint partc

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Amendment 39

Proposal for a directive

Article 144 – paragraph 2 a (new)5

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Amendment 40

Proposal for a directive

Article 164 – paragraph 26

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Amendment 41

Proposal for a directive

Article 168 – paragraph 3 a (new)4

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Amendment 42

Proposal for a directive

Article 1610 – paragraph 43 – subparagraph 1 a– (new)point a

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Amendment 43

Proposal for a directive

Article 2510 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 44

Proposal for a directive

Article 2510 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b– (new)point h

Or. en

Amendment 45

Proposal for a directive

Article 25 – paragraph 2

Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 46

Proposal for a directive

Article 2510 – paragraph 23 a– (new)subparagraph 2

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Amendment 47

Proposal for a directive

Article 7010 – paragraph 53 – subparagraph 23

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Amendment 48

Proposal for a directive

Article 7110 – paragraph 13 – pointsubparagraph g3 a (new)

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Amendment 49

Proposal for a directive

Article 7110 – paragraph 1 a (new)5

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Justification

Regulators should closely collaborate with consumer representative bodies to promote consumer engagement in the development of energy policies and address consumer expectations during the integration of energy markets.

Amendment 50

Proposal for a directive

Article 7210 – paragraph 1 – point5 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 51

Proposal for a directive

Article 7210 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)6

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Amendment 52

Proposal for a directive

Article 7210 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)10

Or. en

Amendment 53

Proposal for a directive

Article 7211 – paragraph 1 – point q

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Amendment 54

Proposal for a directive

Article 7211 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)2

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Amendment 55

Proposal for a directive

Article 7211 – paragraph 13 – pointsubparagraph s1 a– (new)introductory part

Or. en

Amendment 56

Proposal for a directive

Article 7211 – paragraph 1 – point s4 ba (new)

Or. en

Amendment 57

Proposal for a directive

Article 7212 – paragraph 1 – pointsubparagraph s1 c– (new)introductory part

Or. en

Amendment 58

Proposal for a directive

Article 7212 – paragraph 1 – point s dsubparagraph (new)2

Or. en

Amendment 59

Proposal for a directive

Article 7212 – paragraph 1 – point s e (new)3

Or. en

Amendment 60

Proposal for a directive

Article 7212 – paragraph 1 – point s f (new)4

Or. en

Amendment 61

Proposal for a directive

Article 7213 – paragraph 1 – point s g (new)

Or. en

Amendment 62

Proposal for a directive

Article 7213 – paragraph 14 – point s h (new)a

Or. en

Amendment 63

Proposal for a directive

Article 7214 – paragraph 1 – point iid

Or. en

Amendment 64

Proposal for a directive

Article 7214 – paragraph 12 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 65

Proposal for a directive

Article 7216 – paragraph 10 a (new)2

Or. en

Amendment 66

Proposal for a directive

Article 7216 – paragraph 103 ba (new)

Or. en

Amendment 67

Proposal for a directive

Article 23 – paragraph 1

Amendment 68

Proposal for a directive

Article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Amendment 69

Proposal for a directive

Article 25 – paragraph 1

Amendment 70

Proposal for a directive

Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment 71

Proposal for a directive

Article 25 – paragraph 2

Amendment 72

Proposal for a directive

Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment 73

Proposal for a directive

Article 27 – paragraph 1

Amendment 74

Proposal for a directive

Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point g

Amendment 75

Proposal for a directive

Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

Amendment 76

Proposal for a directive

Article 71 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment 77

Proposal for a directive

Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a

Amendment 78

Proposal for a directive

Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point q

Amendment 79

Proposal for a directive

Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

Amendment 80

Proposal for a directive

Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point s b (new)

Amendment 81

Proposal for a directive

Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point s c (new)

Amendment 82

Proposal for a directive

Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point ii

Amendment 83

Proposal for a directive

Article 72 – paragraph 10 a (new)

Amendment 84

Proposal for a directive

Annex II – point 1

Or. en

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