This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website
Document 52020AP0223
Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 17 September 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund (COM(2020)0022 — C9-0007/2020 — 2020/0006(COD))
Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 17 September 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund (COM(2020)0022 — C9-0007/2020 — 2020/0006(COD))
Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 17 September 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund (COM(2020)0022 — C9-0007/2020 — 2020/0006(COD))
OJ C 385, 22.9.2021, p. 289–316
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
22.9.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 385/289 |
P9_TA(2020)0223
Just Transition Fund ***I
Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 17 September 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund (COM(2020)0022 — C9-0007/2020 — 2020/0006(COD)) (1)
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
(2021/C 385/32)
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||
|
|
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050. |
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to the people, economy and environment of territories that face serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards the achievement of the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate, and a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050. |
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 — paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy’. |
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article[4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions, people , enterprises and other stakeholders to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy’ by 2050 and the intermediate goals for 2030, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement . |
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
2. The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 11 270 459 000 in current prices, which may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act. |
2. The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 25 358 532 750 in 2018 prices, (‘principal amount’), and shall not result from the transfer of resources from other Funds covered by Regulation (EU)…/… [new CPR]. The principal amount may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act. |
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3a — paragraph 3
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
3. The annual breakdown of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 by Member States shall be included in the Commission decision referred to in Article 3(3) in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I. |
3. At the request of a Member State, the amount referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article shall also be made available for the years 2025-2027. For each period, the respective annual breakdowns of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by Member States shall be included in the Commission decision referred to in Article 3(3) in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I. |
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
|
Article 3b Green Rewarding Mechanism 18 % of the total of the amounts referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 3a(1) shall be allocated in accordance with the speed with which the Member States reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, divided by their latest average GNI. |
Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 c (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
|
Article 3c Specific allocations for outermost regions and islands 1 % of the total of the amounts referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 3a(1) shall be a specific allocation for islands, and 1 % shall be a specific allocation for the outermost regions, as referred to in Article 349 TFEU, given to the Member States concerned. |
Amendment 66
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 d (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
|
Article 3d Access to the JTF Access to the JTF shall be conditional on the adoption of a national objective towards the achievement of climate neutrality by 2050. For those Member States which have not yet committed to a national target for climate neutrality, only 50 % of their national allocation shall be released, while the remaining 50 % shall be made available once they have adopted that target. |
Amendment 24
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point a
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 25
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point b
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 26
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point b a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||
|
|
Amendment 27
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point c
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 28
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point d
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 29
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point d a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||
|
|
Amendment 30
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point d b (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||
|
|
Amendment 31
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point e
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 32
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point f
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 104
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point g
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 33
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point g a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||
|
|
Amendment 34
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point g b (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||
|
|
Amendment 35
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point h
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 36
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point i
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 37
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — point j
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 38
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU , productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan. |
Additionally, the JTF may support, in less developed and transition regions as set out in Article 102(2) of Regulation No …/…[new CPR] , productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan , to create new jobs, and where they comply with social targets for job creation, gender equality and equal pay and environmental targets, and where they facilitate transition to a climate-neutral economy without supporting relocation, in compliance with Article 60(1) of Regulation No . ../… [new CPR]. |
Amendment 39
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 3
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan. |
The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2) of this Regulation and that they comply with the other conditions laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph . Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan. |
Amendment 40
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 — paragraph 1 — point c
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 41
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 — paragraph 1 — point d
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 42
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 — paragraph 1 — point e
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 43
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 — paragraph 1 — point e a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||
|
|
Amendment 44
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 — paragraph 1 — point e b (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||
|
|
Amendment 45
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 — paragraph 1 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||
|
By way of derogation from point (d) of Article 5(1) of this Regulation, for regions heavily relying on the extraction and combustion of coal, lignite, oil shale or peat, the Commission may approve territorial just transition plans which include investments in activities related to natural gas, provided that such activities qualify as environmentally sustainable in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (16a) and comply with the following cumulative conditions: |
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
In duly justified cases, the Commission may also approve investments in non-qualifying activities in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, if they comply with all the other conditions set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, and the Member State is able to justify, in the territorial just transition plan, the need to support those activities and demonstrates consistency of those activities with Union energy and climate objectives and legislation, as well as its National Energy and Climate Plan. |
Amendment 46
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
The JTF resources shall be programmed for the categories of regions where the territories concerned are located, on the basis of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7 and approved by the Commission as part of a programme or a programme amendment. The resources programmed shall take the form of one or more specific programmes or of one or more priorities within a programme. |
The JTF resources shall be programmed for the categories of regions where the territories or economic activities concerned are located, on the basis of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7 and approved by the Commission as part of a programme or a programme amendment. The resources programmed shall take the form of one or more specific programmes or of one or more priorities within a programme. |
Amendment 47
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
The Commission shall only approve a programme where the identification of the territories most negatively affected by the transition process, contained within the relevant territorial just transition plan, is duly justified and the relevant territorial just transition plan is consistent with the National Energy and Climate Plan of the Member State concerned. |
Unless it duly justifies withholding its approval, the Commission shall approve a programme where the territories most negatively affected by the transition process, contained within the relevant territorial just transition plan, are duly identified and the relevant territorial just transition plan is consistent with the National Energy and Climate Plan of the Member State concerned , the climate-neutrality objective for 2050, its intermediate steps by 2030 and the European Pillar of Social Rights . |
Amendment 48
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 — paragraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
2. The JTF priority or priorities shall comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF shall be at least equal to one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority excluding the resources referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 3a but shall not exceed three times that amount . |
2. The JTF priority or priorities shall comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States . Those resources may be complemented by the resources transferred on a voluntary basis in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources to be transferred to the JTF priority shall not exceed one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority . The resources transferred from ERDF and ESF+ shall maintain their original objectives and be included in the levels of thematic concentration of ERDF and ESF+ . |
Amendment 49
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 — paragraph 2 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
|
2a. The JTF is designed for the most vulnerable communities within each region, and therefore eligible projects financed under the JTF contributing to the specific objective in Article 2 shall benefit from co-financing of up to 85 % of relevant costs. |
Amendment 50
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 — paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation ( EC ) No 868/2014 (17) or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. |
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant local and regional authorities of the territories concerned and in accordance with the partnership principle laid down in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) …/… [new CPR] and, where relevant, the assistance of the EIB and EIF , one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation ( EU ) 2016/2066 (17) or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. |
Amendment 51
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 — paragraph 2 — point a
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 52
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 — paragraph 2 — point b
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 53
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 — paragraph 2 — point c
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 54
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 — paragraph 2 — point d
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 55
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 — paragraph 2 — point e
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 56
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 — paragraph 2 — point h
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
||||
|
|
Amendment 57
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 — paragraph 3
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
3. The preparation and implementation of territorial just transition plans shall involve the relevant partners in accordance with Article [6] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. |
3. The preparation and implementation of territorial just transition plans shall involve the relevant partners in accordance with Article [6] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] and, where relevant, the EIB and EIF . |
Amendment 58
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 — paragraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
2. For output indicators, baselines shall be set at zero. The milestones set for 2024 and targets set for 2029 shall be cumulative. Targets shall not be revised after the request for programme amendment submitted pursuant to Article [14(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] has been approved by the Commission. |
2. For output indicators, baselines shall be set at zero. The milestones set for 2024 and targets set for 2029 shall be cumulative. |
Amendment 59
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 — paragraph 1
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Where the Commission concludes, based on the examination of the final performance report of the programme, that there is a failure to achieve at least 65 % of the target established for one or more output or result indicators for the JTF resources, it may make financial corrections pursuant to Article [98] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] by reducing the support from the JTF to the priority concerned in proportion to the achievements . |
Based on the final performance report of the programme, the Commission may make financial corrections in accordance with Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. |
Amendment 60
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
|
Article 10a Transitional provisions Member States shall benefit from a transition period until … [one year from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] for the preparation and adoption of the territorial just transition plans. All Member States shall be fully eligible for funding under this Regulation during that transition period, which shall not be taken into account by the Commission when considering a decision on decommitment or loss of funding. |
Amendment 61
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
|
Article 10b Review At the latest by the end of mid-term review of the next multi-annual financial framework, the Commission shall review the implementation of the JTF and assess whether it is appropriate to amend its scope in line with possible changes in Regulation (EU) 2020/852, the Union’s climate objectives set out in Regulation (EU) 2020/… [European Climate Law] and the evolution in the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Action Plan. On that basis, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, which may be accompanied by legislative proposals. |
(1) The matter was referred back for interinstitutional negotiations to the committee responsible, pursuant to Rule 59(4), fourth subparagraph (A9-0135/2020).
(11) COM(2019)0640, 11.12.2019.
(12) COM(2020)0021, 14.1.2020.
(11) COM(2019)0640, 11.12.2019.
(12) COM(2020)0021, 14.1.2020.
(13) As set out in ‘A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy’, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank — COM(2018)0773.
(13) As set out in ‘A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy’, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank — COM(2018)0773.
(14) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
(14) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
(16) Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).
(16) Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).
(16a) Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
(17) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
(17) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).