Sittings · Document
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
10.9.2026 A10-0202/101
Amendment 101
Anja Arndt, Marc Jongen, Volker Schnurrbusch
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0202/2026
Pascal Canfin
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
(COM(2025)0990 – C10-0353/2025 – 2025/0418(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
| Commission proposal | Amendment |
| ii) documentary evidence of the legal commitment within the meaning of Article 3d of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1842 for the investment referred to in Article 7(3), and the documentary evidence that the investment leads to the achievement of the targets and milestones referred to in the most recent climate neutrality plan in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2441. | ii) suitable documents indicating the type, location and total amount of the investment and its contribution to the targets mentioned in Article 7(3). No separate climate neutrality plan, climate neutrality report or additional certification may be requested for this purpose. |
Or. de
Justification
Article 7(3) is no longer subject to the requirement for a climate neutrality plan. The corresponding evidence requirements in Article 8 therefore need amending, as otherwise the climate neutrality plan and report and additional certification are still required, although the eligibility conditions have changed. Verifiable investment documents must suffice.
10.9.2026 A10-0202/102
Amendment 102
Anja Arndt, Marc Jongen, Volker Schnurrbusch, Marcin Sypniewski
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0202/2026
Pascal Canfin
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
(COM(2025)0990 – C10-0353/2025 – 2025/0418(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
| Commission proposal | Amendment |
| (2a) Operators shall not be required to resubmit information or documents already held by the competent authorities or the Commission. The competent authorities shall draw on available pre-verified data, within the limits of the law. Simplified evidence shall be requested from small and medium-sized enterprises. Additional certification must not be requested solely for the application for support. |
Or. de
Justification
The once-only principle prevents double-reporting and brings down administrative costs. Small and medium-sized enterprises in particular must not be shut out of support as a result of additional evidence and certification requirements.
10.9.2026 A10-0202/103
Amendment 103
Anja Arndt, Marc Jongen, Volker Schnurrbusch, Marcin Sypniewski
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0202/2026
Pascal Canfin
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
(COM(2025)0990 – C10-0353/2025 – 2025/0418(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
| Commission proposal | Amendment |
| (3) The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to further define details related to procedural requirements, the documents and evidence submitted as part of the application procedure to be eligible for financial support by the Fund, particularly the minimum contents to be submitted as part of the production data report and the documentary evidence of the legal commitment within the meaning of Article 3d of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1842. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2). | (3) The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to define purely technical details on the procedural requirements and the minimum content to be included in the documents and evidence specified in paragraph 2. Those implementing acts must introduce no additional material eligibility conditions, reporting requirements, certifications or impact assessments. They shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2). |
Or. de
Justification
Implementing acts must not retroactively add to the application procedure adopted by the legislative authority. This restriction creates legal certainty and spares companies from additional bureaucracy.
10.9.2026 A10-0202/104
Amendment 104
Anja Arndt, Marc Jongen, Volker Schnurrbusch
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0202/2026
Pascal Canfin
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
(COM(2025)0990 – C10-0353/2025 – 2025/0418(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
| Commission proposal | Amendment |
| (a) review the calculation performed by the competent authorities pursuant to Article 9(1); | (a) review the calculations performed by the competent authorities pursuant to Article 9(1) and compliance with the upper limit set in Article 9(2); |
Or. de
Justification
Eligibility has already been checked by the competent national authorities. A second full case-by-case assessment by the Commission would be a duplication of efforts and delay disbursement.
10.9.2026 A10-0202/105
Amendment 105
Anja Arndt, Marc Jongen, Volker Schnurrbusch
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0202/2026
Pascal Canfin
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
(COM(2025)0990 – C10-0353/2025 – 2025/0418(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
| Commission proposal | Amendment |
| (b) assess the inclusion of each operator and installation in the list; | (b) assess the inclusion of each operator and installation in the list, except where there is concrete evidence of a blatant error or an irregularity; |
Or. de
Justification
Eligibility has already been checked by the competent national authorities. A second full case-by-case assessment by the Commission would be a duplication of efforts and delay disbursement.
10.9.2026 A10-0202/106
Amendment 106
Anja Arndt, Marc Jongen, Volker Schnurrbusch, Marcin Sypniewski
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0202/2026
Pascal Canfin
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
(COM(2025)0990 – C10-0353/2025 – 2025/0418(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
| Commission proposal | Amendment |
| (c) assess the information submitted in accordance with Article 8(2); | (c) assess the information forwarded in accordance with Article 8(2), except where there is concrete evidence of a blatant error or an irregularity; |
Or. de
Justification
Eligibility has already been checked by the competent national authorities. A second full case-by-case assessment by the Commission would be a duplication of efforts and delay disbursement.
10.9.2026 A10-0202/107
Amendment 107
Anja Arndt, Marc Jongen, Volker Schnurrbusch, Marcin Sypniewski
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0202/2026
Pascal Canfin
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
(COM(2025)0990 – C10-0353/2025 – 2025/0418(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
| Commission proposal | Amendment |
| (3) Based on its assessment in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission shall adopt an implementing decision on the financial support to the operators upon availability of the resources of the Fund. That decision shall constitute a financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The notification of that decision to the competent authority concerned shall constitute an individual legal commitment within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. | (3) Based on its assessment in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission shall adopt an implementing decision on the financial support to the operators once the resources of the Fund become available, but by 30 June 2029 at the latest. That decision shall constitute a financing decision within the meaning of Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The notification of that decision to the competent authority concerned shall constitute an individual legal commitment within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
Or. de
Justification
The Commission proposal sets no binding deadline for the decision. A deadline of 30 June 2029 provides planning certainty and enables the Member States to make the disbursement well before the year-end.
10.9.2026 A10-0202/108
Amendment 108
Anja Arndt, Marc Jongen, Volker Schnurrbusch
on behalf of the ESN Group
Report A10-0202/2026
Pascal Canfin
Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
(COM(2025)0990 – C10-0353/2025 – 2025/0418(COD))
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
| Commission proposal | Amendment |
| (2) The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(6), Article 4(2) and Article 6(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years ending on … [OP please insert the date: five years after the entry into force of this Regulation]. | (2) The power to adopt delegated acts under Articles 3(6), 4(2) and 6(2) shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2029. |
Or. de
Justification
The fund has been set up as a temporary instrument for 2028 and 2029. The conferral of power beyond this, i.e. for a five-year period, is not necessary and is at odds with the temporary nature of the fund.