 having regard to the Commissions opinion on Parliaments amendments to the common position
(COM(2001) 77  C5-0063/2001),
 having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0237/2001),
1. Rejects the joint text;
2. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission;
7. Electricity from renewable energy sources ***II
A5-0227/2001
European Parliament resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parlia-
ment and Council directive on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy
sources in the internal electricity market (5583/1/2001  C5-0133/2001  2000/0116(COD))
(Codecision procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to the Council common position (5583/1/2001  C5-0133/2001) (1),
 having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal (COM(2000) 279) (3),
 having regard to the Commissions amended proposal (COM(2000) 884) (4),
 having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, having regard to Rule 80 of its Rules of Procedure, having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Industry, External
Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0227/2001),
1. Amends the common position as follows;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
COUNCIL
COMMON POSITIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Recital 7
(7) The Commission should assess to what extent Member
States have made progress towards achieving their nationalindicative targets, and to what extent the national indicative
targets are consistent with the global indicative target of 12 %
of gross domestic energy consumption by 2010, considering(7) The Commission should assess to what extent Member
States have made progress towards achieving their nationalindicative targets, and to what extent the national indicative
targets are consistent with the global indicative target of 12 %
of gross domestic energy consumption by 2010, considering14.3.2002 EN C 65 E/113 Official Journal of the European Communities
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(1) OJ C 142, 15.5.2001, p. 5.
(2) Texts Adopted, 16.11.2000, Item 4.
(3) OJ C 311, 31.10.2000, p. 320.
(4) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 89.
that the White Papers indicative target of 12 % for the Com-
munity as a whole by 2010 provides useful guidance forincreased efforts at Community level as well as in Member
States, bearing in mind the need to reflect differing national
circumstances.that the White Papers indicative target of 12 % for the Com-
munity as a whole by 2010 provides useful guidance forincreased efforts at Community level as well as in Member
States, bearing in mind the need to reflect differing national
circumstances. If necessary for the achievement of the targets,
the Commission should submit proposals to the EuropeanParliament and the Council which may include mandatorytargets.
Amendment 11
Recital 8
(8) Where they use waste as an energy source, Member States
must comply with current Community legislation on wastemanagement. The application of this Directive is without preju-dice to the definitions set out in Annex 2a and 2b of CouncilDirective 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste.(8) Where they use waste as an energy source, Member States
must comply with current Community legislation on wastemanagement. The application of this Directive is without preju-dice to the definitions set out in Annex 2a and 2b of CouncilDirective 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste. Support for
renewable energy sources should be consistent with otherCommunity objectives, in particular respect for the wastetreatment hierarchy. Therefore, the incineration of non-separ-ated municipal waste should not be promoted under a futuresupport system for renewable energy sources, if such pro-
motion would undermine the hierarchy.
Amendment 3
Recital 16
(16) It is however necessary to adapt, after a sufficient transi-
tional period, support schemes to the developing internal elec-tricity market. It is therefore appropriate that the Commissionmonitor the situation and present a report on experiencegained with the application of national schemes. If necessary,the Commission should, in the light of the conclusions of thisreport, make a proposal for a Community framework withregard to support schemes for electricity produced from renew-able energy sources. That proposal should contribute to theachievement of the national indicative targets, be compatiblewith the principles of the internal electricity market and takeinto account the characteristics of the different sources ofrenewable energy, together with the different technologies andgeographical differences. It should also promote the use of
renewable energy sources in an effective way, and be simple
and at the same time as efficient as possible, particularly interms of cost, and include sufficient transitional periods for
national support systems of at least seven years tomaintain
investors confidence and avoid stranded costs. This frameworkwould enable electricity from renewable energy sources tocompete with electricity produced from non-renewable energysources and limit the cost to the consumer, while, in themedium term, reduce the need for public support.(16) It is however necessary to adapt, after a sufficient transi-
tional period, support schemes to the developing internal elec-tricity market. It is therefore appropriate that the Commissionmonitor the situation and present a report on experiencegained with the application of national schemes. If necessary,the Commission should, in the light of the conclusions of thisreport, make a proposal for a Community framework withregard to support schemes for electricity produced from renew-able energy sources. That proposal should contribute to theachievement of the national indicative targets, be compatiblewith the principles of the internal electricity market and takeinto account the characteristics of the different sources ofrenewable energy, together with the different technologies andgeographical differences. It should also promote the use of
renewable energy sources in an effective way, be simple and
at the same time as efficient as possible, particularly in termsof cost, include sufficient transitional periods for national sup-port systems of at least seven years, maintain investors con-fidence and avoid stranded costs. This framework would enableelectricity from renewable energy sources to compete withelectricity produced from non-renewable energy sources andlimit the cost to the consumer, while, in the medium term,reduce the need for public support.C 65 E/114 EN 14.3.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
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BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 5
Article 3, paragraph 4, subparagraph 2a (new)
If the report concludes that the national indicative targets are
likely to be inconsistent, for reasons that are unjustified and/or unrelated to new scientific evidence, with the global indi-cative target, the proposals shall address national targets,possibly including mandatory targets, in the appropriateform.
Amendment 6
Article 4, paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, not later than , present a well-
documented report on experience gained with the applicationand coexistence of the different mechanisms referred to inparagraph 1. This report shall, if necessary, be accompaniedby a proposal for a Community framework with regard to sup-
port schemes for electricity produced from renewable energy
sources.2. The Commission shall, not later than , present a well-
documented report on experience gained with the applicationand coexistence of the different mechanisms referred to inparagraph 1. The report shall assess the success, including
cost-effectiveness, of the support systems referred to in para-
graph 1 in promoting the consumption of electricity produced
from renewable energy sources in conformity with thenational indicative targets referred to in Article 3(2). This
report shall, if necessary, be accompanied by a proposal for aCommunity framework with regard to support schemes forelectricity produced from renewable energy sources.
Any proposal for a framework should: Any proposal for a framework should:(a) contribute to the achievement of the national indicative
targets;(a) contribute to the achievement of the national indicative
targets;
(b) be compatible with the principles of the internal electricity
market;(b) be compatible with the principles of the internal electricity
market;
(c) take into account the characteristics of different sources of
renewable energy, together with the different technologies,and geographical differences;(c) take into account the characteristics of different sources of
renewable energy, together with the different technologies,and geographical differences;
(d) promote the use of renewable energy sources in an effec-
tive way, and be simple and, at the same time, as efficientas possible, particularly in terms of cost;(d) promote the use of renewable energy sources in an effec-
tive way, and be simple and, at the same time, as efficientas possible, particularly in terms of cost;
(e) include sufficient transitional periods of at least seven years
tomaintain investor confidence.(e) include sufficient transitional periods for national support
systems of at least seven years and maintain investor con-
fidence
Amendment 7
Article 7, paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the maintenance of the reliability
and safety of the grid , and within the limits of the grids
capacity , Member States shall take the necessary measures to
ensure that transmission system operators and distribution sys-
tem operators in their territory guarantee the transmission anddistribution of electricity produced from renewable energysources. They may also provide for priority access to the gridsystem of electricity produced from renewable energy sources.1. Without prejudice to the maintenance of the reliability
and safety of the grid, Member States shall take the necessarymeasures to ensure that transmission system operators and dis-
tribution system operators in their territory guarantee the
transmission and distribution of electricity produced fromrenewable energy sources. They may also provide for priorityaccess to the grid system of electricity produced from renew-able energy sources. When dispatching generating instal-
lations, transmission system operators shall give priority togenerating installations using renewable energy sources inso far as the operation of the national electricity system per-mits.14.3.2002 EN C 65 E/115 Official Journal of the European Communities
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COMMON POSITIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 8
Article 7, paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Where appropriate, Member States may require trans-
mission system operators and distribution system operatorsto bear, in full or in part, the costs referred to in para-graph 2.
Amendment 9
Article 7, paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that the charging of trans-
mission and distribution fees does not discriminate againstelectricity from renewable energy sources, including in par-ticular electricity from renewable energy sources produced inperipheral regions, such as island regions and regions of lowpopulation density.
Where appropriate, Member States shall put in place a legal
framework or require transmission system operators and dis-tribution system operators to ensure that fees charged for thetransmission and distribution of electricity from plants usingrenewable energy sources reflect realisable cost benefitsresulting from the plants connection to the network. Suchcost benefits could arise from the direct use of the low-volt-age grid.
Amendment 10
Article 8, paragraph 2, indent 1
 consider the progress made in reflecting the external costs
of electricity not produced from renewable energy sources
and the impact of State aid granted to electricity produced
from renewable energy sources. consider the progress made in reflecting the external costs
of electricity produced from non- renewable energy sources
and the impact of public support granted to electricity
production.
8. Institutions for occupational retirement provision ***I
A5-0220/2001
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the activities of institutions for
occupational retirement provision (COM(2000) 507  C5-0596/2000  2000/0260(COD))
The proposal was amended as follows:
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Title
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the activities of institutions for occupational retire-
ment provisionProposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the activities and supervision of institutions offer-
ing occupational retirement provision services
(1) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 136.C 65 E/116 EN 14.3.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
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COMMON POSITIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT