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| Postopek : 2003/0189A(COD) |
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Predložena besedila : A6-0301/2005 |  | Razprave : PV 24/10/2005 - 19 |  | Glasovanja : PV 26/10/2005 - 3.1 |  | Sprejeta besedila : P6_TA(2005)0400 |
| PRIPOROČILO ZA DRUGO OBRAVNAVO ***II |
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o skupnem stališču Sveta z namenom sprejetja Uredbe Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta o določenih fluoriranih toplogrednih plinih (16056/5/2004 – C6-0221/2005 – 2003/0189A(COD)) | ||||||||||
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 OSNUTEK ZAKONODAJNE RESOLUCIJE EVROPSKEGA PARLAMENTA |
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o skupnem stališču Sveta glede sprejetja Uredbe Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta o določenih fluoriranih toplogrednih plinih (16056/5/2004 – C6-0221/2005 – 2003/0189A(COD)) (Postopek soodločanja: druga obravnava) Evropski parlament, – ob upoštevanju skupnega stališča Sveta (16056/5/2004 – C6-0221/2005), – ob upoštevanju svojega stališča iz prve obravnave(1) o predlogu Komisije Parlamentu in Svetu (KOM(2003)0492)(2), ob upoštevanju člena 251(2) Pogodbe ES, – ob upoštevanju člena 62 svojega Poslovnika, – ob upoštevanju priporočila za drugo obravnavo Odbora za okolje, javno zdravje in varno hrano (A6-0301/2005), 1. odobri skupno stališče, kakor je bilo spremenjeno; 2. naroči svojemu predsedniku, naj stališče Parlamenta posreduje Svetu in Komisiji.
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1. Response to Climate Change The overall objective of the proposed Regulation is to make a significant contribution towards the European Community’s Kyoto Protocol target by introducing cost-effective mitigation measures. Action to reduce emissions of fluorinated gases needs to be considered in the context of wider efforts being taken to combat climate change. Climate change is recognised as one of the greatest environmental and economic challenges facing humanity. This Regulation provides a legislative framework at the Community level to improve the containment and monitoring of fluorinated gases, and to introduce marketing and use restrictions for certain applications. 2. Gases covered by the Regulation Fluorinated Gases (hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, perfluorocarbons or PFCs and sulphur hexafluoride or SF6) were introduced in the nineties to replace the ozone-depleting CFCs and HCFCs (chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons). Using alternatives such as HFCs enabled EU Member States to meet the requirements of the Montreal Protocol. However, the global warming potential (GWP) of fluorinated greenhouse gases is high and many of them tend to stay in the atmosphere for very long periods of time. For example, the Commission estimates that SF6 has a global warming potential that is 23,900 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2, which has a GWP of 1)). If no action is taken, the Commission estimates that "emissions of fluorinated gases would increase from 65.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 1995 to 98 million tonnes in 2010. 3. The Common Position(s) Whereas the original Commission proposal was in the form of one Regulation with a single market legal base (Article 95), the Council reached a Common Position which took the form of two separate texts, a Directive based on Article 95 and a Regulation based on a dual legal base consisting of Articles 175 and 95. The rationale for the split of the Commission proposal into two different texts was to move all the requirements relating to emissions from air conditioning in motor vehicles from the proposed Regulation to the framework Directive 70/156/EEC for type-approval of motor vehicles. The proposed Regulation would then focus on the remaining stationary applications. Many of the European Parliament's amendments adopted in first reading have been incorporated in the Common Position, notably the idea of linking the ban on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases in air-conditioning systems in vehicles to the type-approval procedure in Directive 70/156/EC, but also ideas linked to the requirements for containment as well as for training and certification of personnel involved in handling greenhouse gases. 4. The Rapporteur's Position The rapporteur welcomes the proposed Regulation from the Council which is an important step in combating Climate change. It is vital for the European Union to show that concrete measures are taken within Europe to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases. It is evident, however, that there is a balance to be struck between being sufficiently ambitious in environmental terms and allowing the internal market to work without too many restrictions or administrative burdens. a) Legal base As a matter of general principle, and in the interests of promoting better, simpler and clearer legislation, the introduction of a dual legal base represents a dangerous direction in European policy making and an attempt to create a precedent. The "centre of gravity" of the Regulation is Environmental protection and according to recent case law of the European Court of Justice, there should be a sole legal base which reflects that preponderant purpose. In order to ensure legal certainty the rapporteur sees no other workable solution than to introduce an amendment changing the dual legal base to a single one so that the whole Regulation is based on Article 175. This will also allow those Member States who already have more ambitious legislation in force to keep that legislation where it is appropriate and not, as would be the case with the current Common Position, force them to lower their environmental standards to a common (lower) EU level. It is important to keep in mind however that Articles 175 and 176 do not give Member States a free hand to introduce whatever measures they want. The internal market will still be protected from measures restricting trade more than necessary. It is clearly stated in Article 176 that the measures have to be compatible with the Treaty, i.e. they have to be proportionate, non-discriminatory and not purely economic in nature. In an enlarged Europe of 25 (soon to be 27) Member States, the Council may well resort to a more frequent use of a dual legal base in order to try to please various national interests. This will result in the fragmentation of the purpose and focus of legislation. This trend towards cobbling together sloppy compromises at the Council negotiating table when Member States cannot reach an acceptable political agreement is extremely worrying. The rapporteur believes that the European Parliament is uniquely placed to overcome the constraints of national positions and to provide policy coherence in areas where Community level action is required. As an Environment Committee, we should resist the dilution and emasculation of environmental legislation, especially in relation to climate change. b) Promotion of innovation and transition to more environmentally benign technologies While the rapporteur believes in containment and recovery as very useful tools for mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases, she also sees the need for promoting the development of alternative technologies which are more environmentally benign than the existing ones. It is also fair to give those companies that have already invested in research and developed more environmentally friendly technologies some credit for doing so. By allowing more ambitious legislation in the Member States (see above, legal base) and by restricting the marketing of certain products where better alternatives exist, the objectives just mentioned will be given impetus. Any more stringent measures proposed by Member States should be notified to the Commission in advance of their enactment to obviate legal challenges at a later stage. Industry must be given long term certainty and it is our duty to lay out the directions for the future. Once adopted, your rapporteur hopes that this Regulation will contribute to the reduction and containment of greenhouse gases and play its part in the European Union's and Member State's effort to combat Climate change. | ||||
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| Zadnja posodobitev: 6. avgust 2006 | Pravno obvestilo |