European parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment (COM(2003)0740 - C5-0643/2003 - 2003/0301(COD))
Date: 2005-07-05
Institutions: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Subjects: electrical energy, energy policy, energy supply, investment, security of supply

6.7.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 157 E/61

Tuesday 5 July 2005

Article 5

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at …, on …

For the European Parliament
The President

For the Council
The President

The following points shall be added to Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC:

ANNEX

[XX.] The following phthalates (or other CAS- and Einecs
numbers covering the substance):
— bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
— CAS No 117-81-7
— Einecs No 204-211-0
— dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
— CAS No 84-74-2
— Einecs No 201-557-4
— benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)
— CAS No 85-68-7
— Einecs No 201-622-7

[XXa.] The following phthalates (or other CAS- and Einecs
numbers covering the substance):
— di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP)
— CAS No 28553-12-0 and 68515-48-0
— Einecs No 249-079-5 and 271-090-9
— di-‘isodecyl’ phthalate (DIDP)
— CAS No 26761-40-0 and 68515-49-1
— Einecs No 247-977-1 and 271-091-4
— di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP)
— CAS No 117-84-0
— Einecs No 204-214-7

Shall not be used as substances or as constituents of
preparations, at concentrations of greater than 0,1 % by
mass of the plasticised material, in toys and childcare
articles.
Such toys and childcare articles containing these phtha-
lates in a concentration greater than the limit men-
tioned above shall not be placed on the market.

Shall not be used as substances or as constituents of
preparations, at concentrations of greater than 0,1 % by
mass of the plasticised material, in toys and childcare
articles which can be placed in the mouth by children.
Such toys and childcare articles containing these phtha-
lates in a concentration greater than the limit men-
tioned above shall not be placed on the market.

P6_TA(2005)0267

Security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment ***I

European parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infra-
structure investment (COM(2003)0740 — C5-0643/2003 — 2003/0301(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)

0740) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0643/2003),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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— having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health
and Food Safety (A6-0099/2005),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

P6_TC1-COD(2003)0301

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 5 July 2005 with a view to the
adoption of Directive 2005/…/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning
measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning
common rules for the internal market in electricity (3) has made a very important contribution towards
the creation of the internal market for electricity. The guarantee of a high level of security of supply is
a key objective for the successful operation of the internal market and that directive gives the Member
States the possibility of imposing public service obligations on electricity undertakings, inter alia, in
relation to security of supply. Those public service obligations should be defined as precisely and
strictly as possible, and should not result in the creation of generation capacity that goes beyond
what is necessary to prevent undue interruption of distribution of electricity to final customers.

(2) Demand for electricity is usually forecast over a medium-term period on the basis of scenarios
elaborated by transmission system operators or by other organisations capable of constructing
them at the request of a Member State.

(3) A competitive single EU electricity market necessitates transparent and non-discriminatory policies on
security of electricity supply compatible with the requirements of such a market. The absence of such
policies in individual Member States, or significant differences between the policies of the Member
States would lead to distortions of competition. The definition of clear roles and responsibilities of the
competent authorities, as well as of Member States themselves and all relevant market actors, is
therefore crucial
in safeguarding security of electricity supply and the proper functioning of the
internal market while at the same time avoiding creating obstacles to market entrants, such as com-
panies generating or supplying electricity in a Member State that have recently started their oper-
ations in that Member State, and avoiding creating distortions of the internal market for electricity
or significant difficulties for market actors, including companies with small market shares, such as
generators or suppliers with a very small share in the relevant Community market.

(1) OJ C 120, 20.5.2005, p. 119.
(2) Position of the European Parliament of 5 July 2005.
(3) OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37. Directive as amended by Council Directive 2004/85/EC (OJ L 236, 7.7.2004, p. 10).