Amendment 5Proposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)Regulation (EU) 2024/1787Article 12 – paragraph 3-1.in Article 12, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
Operators and undertakings established in the Union shall submit a report to the competent authorities of the Member State where the asset is located containing quantification of source-level methane emissions, complemented by measurements of site-level methane emissions, thereby allowing assessment of and comparison with the source-level estimates aggregated by site:
‘Operators and undertakings established in the Union shall submit a report to the competent authorities of the Member State where the asset is located containing quantification of source-level methane emissions, complemented by measurements of site-level methane emissions, thereby allowing assessment of and comparison with the source-level estimates aggregated by site:
(a)for operated assets, by 5 February 2027 and by 31 May every year thereafter; and
(a)for operated assets, by 5 February 2030 and by 31 May every year thereafter; and
(b)for non-operated assets, by 5 August 2028 and by 31 May every year thereafter, where those assets have not been reported under point (a).
(b)for non-operated assets, by 5 August 2031 and by 31 May every year thereafter, where those assets have not been reported under point (a).
Before submitting the report to the competent authorities, operators and undertakings shall ensure that the report is assessed by a verifier and includes a verification statement issued in accordance with Article 8.
Before submitting the report to the competent authorities, operators and undertakings shall ensure that the report is assessed by a verifier and includes a verification statement issued in accordance with Article 8.
Where operators deploy continuous site-level monitoring systems meeting the performance requirements laid down in the methodologies and standards adopted under this Regulation, the data from such systems shall be accepted as site-level measurements for the purposes of this paragraph and shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for site-level measurement campaigns.’
Amendment 7Proposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point aRegulation (EU) 2024/1787Article 28 – paragraph 1‘By 31 May 2029 and every year thereafter, importers shall demonstrate, and report in accordance with Article 27(1), to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established that the contracts concluded or renewed on or after 4 August 2024 for the previous calendar year’s supply of crude oil, natural gas or coal produced outside the Union cover only crude oil, natural gas or coal that is subject to monitoring, reporting and verification measures applied at the level of the producer that are equivalent to those set out in this Regulation.’
‘By 31 May 2031 and every year thereafter, importers shall demonstrate, and report in accordance with Article 27(1), to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established that the contracts concluded or renewed on or after 4 August 2024 for the previous calendar year’s supply of crude oil, natural gas or coal produced outside the Union cover only crude oil, natural gas or coal that is subject to monitoring, reporting and verification measures applied at the level of the producer that are equivalent to those set out in this Regulation.’
Amendment 9Proposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point aRegulation (EU) 2024/1787Article 29 – paragraph 1‘By 5 August 2029 and by 31 May every year thereafter, for the supply contracts concluded or renewed on or after 4 August 2024 Union producers and, pursuant to Article 27(1), importers shall report to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established the methane intensity of the production of crude oil, natural gas and coal placed by them on the Union market in the previous calendar year, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article.
‘By 5 August 2031 and by 31 May every year thereafter, for the supply contracts concluded or renewed on or after 4 August 2024 Union producers and, pursuant to Article 27(1), importers shall report to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established the methane intensity of the production of crude oil, natural gas and coal placed by them on the Union market in the previous calendar year, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article.
For supply contracts concluded before 4 August 2024, Union producers and, pursuant to Article 27(1), importers shall undertake all reasonable efforts to report to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established the methane intensity of the production of crude oil, natural gas and coal placed by them on the Union market in the previous calendar year, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article. By 5 August 2029 and by 31 May every year thereafter, Union producers and importers placing crude oil, natural gas or coal on the Union market shall report annually to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established of the results of such efforts.’;
For supply contracts concluded before 4 August 2024, Union producers and, pursuant to Article 27(1), importers shall undertake all reasonable efforts to report to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established the methane intensity of the production of crude oil, natural gas and coal placed by them on the Union market in the previous calendar year, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article. By 5 August 2031 and by 31 May every year thereafter, Union producers and importers placing crude oil, natural gas or coal on the Union market shall report annually to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established of the results of such efforts.’;
Amendment 4Proposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)Regulation (EU) 2024/1787Article 29 a (new)(2a)the following article is inserted:
'Article 29a
Crude oil, natural gas and coal from third countries subject to restrictive measures
1.By way of derogation from Article 28(1), Article 28(2), second subparagraph, and Article 29(1) and (2), for crude oil, natural gas or coal originating in, or exported directly or indirectly from, a third country subject to restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Article 29 TEU or Article 215 TFEU prohibiting or restricting the import into the Union of crude oil, natural gas or coal from that country:
(a)the obligations laid down in Article 28(1) and in the second subparagraph of Article 28(2) shall apply by 31 May 2028 and every year thereafter, for the previous calendar year's supply;
(b)the obligations laid down in Article 29(1) shall apply by 5 August 2028 and by 31 May every year thereafter, for the previous calendar year;
(c)the obligation laid down in Article 29(2) shall apply by 5 August 2030 and by 31 May every year thereafter.
2.Importers shall identify separately, in the information provided pursuant to Article 27(1), the volumes falling under paragraph 1 of this Article, including the volumes contained in mixed cargoes.
3.The Commission shall publish, and keep up to date, an indicative list of the third countries referred to in paragraph 1.
4.This Article is without prejudice to restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Article 29 TEU or Article 215 TFEU and to Regulation (EU) 2026/261. It shall not be construed as authorising the placing on the Union market of any product whose import is prohibited.'