2011/0363(NLE)
Nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes 2014-2020 in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia
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| Lead Rapporteur | CHICHESTER Giles (ECR) | |
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Legal basis: Euratom Treaty A 203
Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
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| Lead | ITRE | CHICHESTER Giles (ECR) | VIDAL-QUADRAS Alejo (EPP), KALFIN Ivailo (S&D), PANAYOTOV Vladko Todorov (ALDE), HARMS Rebecca (Verts/ALE), RANSDORF Miloslav (GUE/NGL), PAKSAS Rolandas (EFD) |
Legal Basis Euratom Treaty A 203
Activites
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2013/04/29
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
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A7-0119/2013
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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the report by Giles CHICHESTER (ECR, UK) on the proposal for a Council Regulation on Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. The Committee makes the following amendments to the Commission proposal: Definition of decommissioning: Members specify that the definition of 'decommissioning' is derived from the one found in the ECA Special Report n°16/2011. Decommissioning covers preparatory activities prior to the final and all the activities taking place after the reactors are shut down: (i) the removal and the final disposal of spent fuel elements, (ii) decontamination, (iii) dismantling and/or demolition of the nuclear installations, (iv) the disposal of remaining radioactive waste materials and (v) the environmental restoration of the contaminated site. The decommissioning process ends when the installation is released from any regulatory control and radiological restriction. Objectives: the general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to implement steady process towards the irreversible decommissioning end state of nuclear power plants named in the regulation, in accordance with Union law on nuclear safety. Members stress the need to safely manage the long term storage and disposal of decommissioning waste in accordance with a detailed national waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of stored and disposed of waste. They state that the effective control of the evolution of the decommissioning process should be based on the establishment of meaningful qualitative and quantitative performance indicators, which can be easily monitored and reported on as necessary. Any of the decommissioning programmes may also include measures to maintain the requisite high level of shutdown safety at the nuclear power plants. Budget: annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority without prejudice to the provisions of the Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management. It is specified that the financial envelope shall cover for the period 2014 to 2020 for the three programmes (Kozloduy, Ignalina et Bohunice). Cofinancing: Members request that every effort be made, on the one hand, to continue the co-financing practice established as part of pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for all three Member States' decommissioning efforts, and on the other, to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate. Arbitration procedure: disagreements over the interpretation of the Treaties and the award of contracts shall be submitted to an arbitration procedure. Resultant delays in construction may lead to the postponement of payment and reductions in the financial allocation. The Commission shall submit a report on this issue as part of the annual evaluation report referred to in the regulation. Ex ante conditionalities: Members clarified the ex ante conditionalities to be fulfilled by Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. These three countries must provide the Commission with the information showing that they fulfil the conditionalities by 1 January 2014. The Commission shall assess the information provided, ensuring in particular that critical managerial, legal, financial and technical problems have been resolved or measures have been taken to solve them. If there is a reasoned opinion by the Commission in respect of an infringement for non-compliance with conditionality, the Commission may decide to suspend all or part of the Union financial assistance. Annual work programme and implementing procedures: at the beginning of each year of the 2014-2020 period, the Commission shall adopt one joint annual work programme for Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes respectively specifying the objectives, expected results, target end dates, related performance indicators and timeline for the use of funds under each annual financial commitment. At the end of each year of the 2014-2020 period, the Commission shall submit an evaluation report on the implementation of the joint annual work programmes. That report shall serve as a basis for the adoption of subsequent annual work programmes. The Commission shall submit a yearly progress report on the implementation of the joint annual work programmes to the European Parliament and the Council. Protection of financial interests: Members specify that by 31 March of the year following each accounting year, Member States shall report on the use of the financial envelope. The results of audits carried out by the Commission, the national audit bodies of the Member States in which the nuclear facilities to be declassified are situated and the Court of Auditors shall be communicated to the European Parliament. Interim evaluation: no later than end 2017 (rather than 2015), an interim evaluation report shall be established by the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States and the beneficiaries. On the basis of the results of that assessment, the Commission may review the appropriateness of the appropriations allocated to the Programme and their distribution amongst Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice, in agreement with the Union's budgetary authorities and in accordance with the provisions of multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020. Final evaluation for the period 2014-2020: the Commission shall carry out an ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiaries. Before 31 December 2020, it shall establish a final evaluation report using appropriate qualitative and quantitative indicators. The evaluation report shall identify whether further Union financial assistance is needed under the next financial perspectives.
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A7-0119/2013
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- 2013/03/19 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
- 2012/10/04 Amendments tabled in committee
- 2012/07/16 Committee draft report
- 2012/01/17 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2011/11/24
Legislative proposal
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COM(2011)0783
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PURPOSE: to provide EU support for nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation. BACKGROUND: in the context of their EU accession negotiations, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia made the commitment to close and subsequently decommission respectively the nuclear reactors Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 by a commonly agreed date. This early closure represented an exceptional financial burden for the Member States concerned which was not commensurate with their economic strength. In recognition of this fact and as an act of solidarity the European Union committed itself to continue to provide additional financial assistance for the decommissioning of these reactors, respectively the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes. The closure commitment of the three Member States as well as the commitment of the European Union to provide financial support was foreseen in the corresponding Accession Treaties. The total financial assistance from the European Union to the three Member States until the end of 2013 foresees EUR 2 847,8 million (EUR 1 367 million for Lithuania, EUR 613 million for Slovakia and EUR 867,8 million for Bulgaria). Following the closure of all the nuclear power plants concerned, all the beneficiary countries committed to proceed with the implementation of their decommissioning plan and the first dismantling works of non-active facilities have started. However, the updated decommissioning planning and decommissioning cost estimates provided by the Member States in early 2011 provide clear evidence that substantial additional financial resources will be required to complete decommissioning of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice nuclear power plants in a safe manner. The three Member States do not have the required financial resources to ensure a seamless continuation and completion of safe decommissioning. This is why the Commission is proposing the extension of financial support from the Union with the general objective of reaching an irreversible state within the decommissioning process of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, in accordance with their respective decommissioning plans, while keeping the highest level of safety. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: the proposed Regulation has been the subject of an impact assessment concerning three possible policy options: the baseline option that would consist in no further Union support beyond 2013; the business as usual option with Union support for decommissioning and measures in the energy sector that are consequential to the closure of the nuclear reactor units; further, but reduced Union support dedicated to decommissioning only. No further Union support under the baseline option would stop the decommissioning programmes and consequently jeopardize nuclear safety. The business as usual option would result in a much higher financial Union support with reduced added value. Further support to projects in the energy sector would lead to a distortion of competition and the continuing high level of financial Union support would not be a sufficient incentive for the Member States to take over the full financial responsibility for the completion of decommissioning. The assessment of the impacts of the three options resulted in the conclusion that only the third option would allow the seamless continuation of decommissioning to reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning process, while at the same time supporting the transition towards full Member State funding of the safe completion of decommissioning. LEGAL BASIS: Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty. CONTENT: this proposal for a Council Regulation foresees an extension of financial support from the Union with the general objective to reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning process of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 nuclear power plants. Objectives for each of the nuclear plants: the specific objectives for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes are: Kozloduy Programme: performing dismantling in the turbine halls of units 1 to 4 and in auxiliary buildings; dismantling of large components and equipments in the reactor buildings of units 1 to 4 safely managing the decommissioning waste in accordance with a detailed waste management plan. Ignalina Programme: defueling of the reactor core of unit 2 and the unit 1 and 2 reactor fuel ponds into the dry spent fuel storage facility; safely maintaining the reactor units until defueling is completed; performing dismantling in the turbine hall and other auxiliary buildings and safely managing the decommissioning. Bohunice Programme: performing dismantling in the turbine hall and auxiliary buildings of reactor V1; dismantling of large components and equipments in the V1 reactor buildings; safely managing the decommissioning waste in accordance with a detailed waste management plan. To meet the above presented general objective, specific objectives with their respective indicators are defined for the Kolzoduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes. Conditions for the granting of funds: the proposed Regulation establishes ex ante conditionalities that Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia should satisfy before the Programme's funds are disbursed: compliance with Unions acquis; in particular in the area of nuclear safety the transposition into national law of the Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom on nuclear safety and the Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste; establishment of a national legal framework to provide adequate provisions for the timely accumulation of national financial resources for the safe completion of decommissioning; submission to the Commission of a revised detailed decommissioning plan. The financial support of the Union should be linked and subject to the achievement of the expected results. Consequently, the proposed Regulation foresees the possibility to review the amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programme, as well as the distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes, in the light of the outcome of an evaluation addressing the progress achieved in decommissioning. Co-funding by the Member States concerned: it is expected from the three Member States that they are ready to provide the required additional financing to cover the remaining financial needs in order to ensure efficient and effective use of the additional Union support as well as to ensure the transition towards full Member State funding for the completion of safe decommissioning. Based on the current cost estimations for decommissioning, this means in the order of: EUR 668 million for Bulgaria, EUR 1140 million for Lithuania and EUR 321 million for Slovakia. New commitment appropriations will be entered into the EU budget until the end of 2017 for the Bohunice and Ignalina Programme and until the end of 2020 for the Kozloduy Programme. However, on the basis of these commitments appropriations, payment appropriations will continue for several more years, most likely at least until 2021 for Bohunice and Ignalina and until 2024 for Kozloduy. Implementation and work programme: the Commission will adopt annual financial commitments through one joint annual work programme for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes. An act setting out implementation procedures should define more operational details for the implementation of the financial Union support, inter alia detailed reporting and monitoring requirements. This act should further contain the revised decommissioning plans for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes that would serve as baseline for the monitoring of the progress and the timely achievement of the expected results. This would also allow potential difficulties arising in the course of the implementation of project to be addressed more efficiently and effectively. The current proposal foresees several simplifications: a single Council Regulation is foreseen for the financial Union support to Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia under the 2014 2020 Multiannual Financial Framework, instead of previously three separate and independent Regulations. This Regulation does not foresee any exceptions to the Financial Regulation. Reports and review: a comprehensive review in the framework of an interim evaluation is scheduled for 2015. This will cover the efficiency of the use of resources and the results obtained. BUDGETARY IMPACT: the programme shall cover the period 2014-2020. The overall budgetary envelope is EUR 552 947 000 at current prices. This amount is in line with the Commission proposal for the next Multi-Annual financial framework for the period 2014-2020: ''A Budget for Europe 2020''. That amount shall be distributed among the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes as follows: EUR 208 503 000 for the Kozloduy Programme for the period 2014 to 2020; EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 2017; EUR 114 815 000 for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 2017. The split of the overall amount amongst the three individual programmes takes into account that Bulgaria has to decommission 4 units, Slovakia 2 units and Lithuania 2 units, for which no decommissioning experience is available and type and quantity of materials to be managed are of a different order of magnitude. The duration for the support is based on the principle of equal treatment since accession.
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COM(2011)0783
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Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2011)0783
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2011)1388
- Committee draft report: PE491.251
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE496.524
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A7-0119/2013
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2011/0363(NLE) Nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes 2014-2020 in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia
2012/04/10
ITRE
143 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 203 thereof and Protocol No 4 thereto,
Amendment 29 #
Citation 1 a (new) Having regard to Protocol No. 4 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded,
Amendment 30 #
Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Recognising that the premature shutdown and consequent decommissioning of the Ignalina Power Plant with two 1500 MW RBMK reactor units inherited from the Soviet union is of an unprecedented nature and represent for Lithuania an exceptional financial burden not commensurate with the size and economic strength of the country, Protocol No.4 states that the Union assistance under the Ignalina Programme will be seamlessly continued and extended beyond 2006, for the period of next financial perspectives. This extended programme will be based on the same elements and principles as during the 2004-2006 and 2007-2013 periods.
Amendment 31 #
Recital 4 (4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power plants and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the progress with the actual d
Amendment 32 #
Recital 4 (4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power plants and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the progress with the actual d
Amendment 33 #
Recital 4 (4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power plants and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the progress with the actual d
Amendment 34 #
Recital 4 (4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power
Amendment 35 #
Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Recognising that the premature shutdown and consequent decommissioning of the Ignalina Power Plant with two 1500 MW reactor units, four units of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant with overall capacity of 1760 MW and V1 Bohunice Power Plant with two units with the capacity of 880 MW posed a heavy long term burden on the citizens of the three countries in terms of energetic, financial, economic, environmental and social implications. In the case of Lithuania the closure of the plant represents an exceptional financial burden not commensurable with the size and the economic strength of the country.
Amendment 36 #
Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Recognising that the premature shutdown and consequent decommissioning of the Ignalina Power Plant with two 1500 MW RBMK reactor units inherited from the Soviet Union is of an unprecedented nature and represents for Lithuania an exceptional financial burden not commensurate with the size and economic strength of the country, Protocol No. 4 states that the Union assistance under the Ignalina Programme will be seamlessly continued and extended beyond 2006, for the period of next financial perspectives. This extended programme will be based on the same elements and principles as during the 2004-2006 and 2007-2013 periods.
Amendment 37 #
Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Recognising that the decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is of a long-term nature and represents for Lithuania an exceptional financial burden not commensurate with its size and economic strength, the Protocol No. 4 of the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia states that the Union assistance under the Ignalina Programme will be seamlessly continued and extended beyond 2006, for the period of next financial perspectives. This extended programme will be based on the same elements and principles as during the 2004-2006 and 2007-2013 periods.
Amendment 38 #
Recital 5 (5) The Union has committed to assist Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia in addressing the exceptional financial burden implied by the decommissioning process
Amendment 39 #
Recital 5 (5) The Union has committed to assist Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia in addressing the exceptional financial burden implied by the decommissioning process
Amendment 40 #
Recital 5 (5) The Union has committed to assist Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia in addressing the exceptional financial burden implied by the decommissioning process
Amendment 41 #
Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Underlines the European Court of Auditors'1 conclusions that the main decommissioning process in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia is still ahead and its finalisation faces a significant funding shortfall (around 2,5 billion euro), in particular major infrastructure projects have faced delays and cost-overruns in the main decommissioning process, cost estimates are not complete in the absence of key information on radioactive waste and/or the facilities and technologies required for their treatment, the Commission's supervision has focused on the budgetary execution and project implementation rather than on the achievement of the programme objectives as a whole. __________________ 1 ECA special report 16/2011 on EU financial assistance for the decommissioning of nuclear plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia
Amendment 42 #
Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Whereas under the Programmes established for the period 2007-2013 the Commission's supervision has predominantly focussed on budgetary execution of the financial appropriations and project implementation, rather than on the extent of the progress achieved towards the Programmes' objectives as a whole.
Amendment 43 #
Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Whereas under the Programmes established for the period 2007-2013 the Commission's supervision has focussed mainly on budgetary execution of the financial appropriations and project implementation, rather than on the extent of the progress achieved towards the Programmes' objectives as a whole.
Amendment 44 #
Recital 5 b (new) (5b) Notes with deep concern the European Court of Auditors' conclusion that a broad variety of activities to mitigate the consequences of the nuclear reactors' early closure has been financed but the degree of mitigation achieved is not known; recalls that a high share of the EU funds were used until now for energy projects and not for the main aim of the financial assistance, namely nuclear power plants decommissioning; since the funds were not always used for the purposes for which they were intended, this Regulation should only support programmes for the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear power plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia.
Amendment 45 #
Recital 6 (6) Following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia,
Amendment 46 #
Recital 6 (6) Following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, provision has been made in the Commission proposal for the next Multi- Annual financial framework for the period 2014-2020:
Amendment 47 #
Recital 6 (6) Following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, provision has been made in the Commission proposal for the next Multi- Annual financial framework for the period 2014-2020: ‘'A Budget for Europe 2020’‘5 for a sum of EUR 700 million from the general budget of the European Union for nuclear safety and decommissioning. From this the amount EUR 500 million in 2011 prices which is about EUR 553 million in the current prices is foreseen for a new Programme to further support the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 units 1-2 and the Ignalina units 1-2 over the period from 2014 to 2017 and the Kozloduy units 1-4 nuclear power plants over the period from 2014 to 2020. Funding under this new Programme should be made available in a gradually decreasing manner. The purpose of decommissioning is to proceed with the implementation as foreseen by the decommissioning plan, with focus on key decommissioning projects and with the aim of reaching an end-state in the process.
Amendment 48 #
Recital 6 (6) Following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, provision has been made in the Commission proposal for the next Multi- Annual financial framework for the period 2014-2020: ‘'A Budget for Europe 2020’‘5 for a sum of EUR 700 million from the general budget of the European Union for nuclear safety and decommissioning. From this the amount EUR 500 million in 2011 prices which is about EUR 553 million in the current prices is foreseen for a new Programme to further support the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 units 1-2 and the Ignalina units 1-2
Amendment 49 #
Recital 6 (6)
Amendment 50 #
Recital 6 (6)
Amendment 51 #
Recital 6 a (new) (6a) In the case of Lithuania, Protocol No. 4 states that "Union assistance under the Ignalina Programme will be seamlessly continued and extended beyond 2006", adding that "the overall average appropriations under the extended Ignalina Programme shall be appropriate for the period of the next Financial Perspectives". On the contrary, in the case of Bulgaria, Article 30 of the 2005 Act of Accession refers only to the period 2007-2009, and in the case of Slovakia the 2003 Treaty of Accession refers only to the period 2004-2006. Therefore, for further funding for Bulgaria and Slovakia, Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty must be applied, whereas Protocol No. 4 serves as a legal basis for Lithuania.
Amendment 52 #
Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programmes, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice programmes may be reviewed based on the results of the mid-term and the final evaluation report, respecting that the highest safety standards and steady process of decommissioning in accordance with respective decommissioning plans will not be endangered.
Amendment 53 #
Recital 7 (7) The support covered by this Regulation should ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to
Amendment 54 #
Recital 7 (7) The support covered by this Regulation should ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to
Amendment 55 #
Recital 7 (7) The support covered by this Regulation should ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to
Amendment 56 #
Recital 7 (7) The support covered by this Regulation should ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to
Amendment 57 #
Recital 7 (7) The support covered by this Regulation should only ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to reach an irreversible state within the safe decommissioning and dismantling process, as such bringing the greatest Union added value, while ensuring the transition towards Member State funding for the completion of d
Amendment 58 #
Recital 7 (7) The support covered by this Regulation should ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to reach an irreversible state within the safe decommissioning process, as such bringing the greatest Union added value, while ensuring the transition towards Member State funding for the completion of decommissioning. The ultimate responsibility for nuclear safety remains with the Member States concerned, which also implies the ultimate responsibility for its financing, including the financing of decommissioning. Failure to comply with this obligation puts Union citizens at risk. This Regulation does not prejudice the outcome of any future State aid procedures that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.
Amendment 59 #
Recital 7 a (new) (7a) As little progress has been made with regard to the final disposal of irradiated fuel elements and highly radioactive waste, and with a view to ending the export of these waste and the reprocessing of irradiated fuel elements abroad, the Union recognises also the need to expedite progress in this regards by means of financial support.
Amendment 60 #
Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The costs of the decommissioning activities covered by this Regulation should be established according to the internationally recognized standards for decommissioning cost estimation, such as for example the International Structure for Decommissioning Costing jointly published by the Nuclear Energy Agency, International Atomic Energy Agency and the Commission.
Amendment 61 #
Recital 11 (11) An effective control of the evolution of the decommissioning process will be ensured by the Commission in order to assure the highest Union added value of the funding allocated within this Regulation, although the final responsibility for the decommissioning rests with the Member States. This includes effective performance measurement and assessment of corrective measures during the programme. The control will be based on the pre- established by the Commission clear quantitative and qualitative relevant performance indicators.
Amendment 62 #
Recital 11 (11) An effective control of the evolution of the decommissioning process will be ensured by the Commission in order to assure the highest Union added value of the funding allocated within this Regulation, although the final responsibility for the decommissioning rests with the Member States. This includes effective performance measurement, through clear pre-set objectives scrutinized via viable performance indicators and assessment of corrective measures during the programme.
Amendment 63 #
Recital 12 (12) The financial interests of the Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penalties. The mechanism to be applied should be similar to the one used for shared management within cohesion policy
Amendment 64 #
Recital 13 a (new) (13a) The contribution under the Ignalina Programme may, for certain measures, amount up to 100 % of the total expenditure. Every effort should be made to continue the co-financing practice established under the pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for decommissioning efforts of Lithuania as well as to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate.
Amendment 65 #
Article 1 This Regulation establishes the multi- annual Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programme 2014 - 2020 (‘the Programme’) laying down rules for the implementation of the Union's financial support for measures connected with the irreversible decommissioning of the Kozloduy (units 1 to 4; the Kozloduy Programme), Ignalina (units 1 and 2; the Ignalina Programme) and Bohunice V1 (units 1 and 2; the Bohunice Programme) nuclear power plants only.
Amendment 66 #
Article 1 This Regulation establishes the multi- annual Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programme 2014 - 2020 (‘the Programme’) laying down rules for further implementation of the Union's financial support for measures connected with the decommissioning of the Kozloduy (units 1 to 4; the Kozloduy Programme), Ignalina (units 1 and 2; the Ignalina Programme) and Bohunice V1 (units 1 and 2; the Bohunice Programme) nuclear power plants.
Amendment 67 #
Article 1 a (new) Article 1a Definition Decommissioning covers preparatory activities prior to the final shut-down (such as elaboration of a decommissioning plan, preparing the licensing documentation and waste infrastructure projects) and all activities after the reactors are shut down, i.e. the removal and the final disposal of spent fuel elements, the decontamination, dismantling and/or demolition of the nuclear installations, the disposal of remaining radioactive waste materials and the environmental restoration of the contaminated site. The decommissioning process ends when the installation is released from any regulatory control and radiological restriction.
Amendment 68 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning process of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, in accordance with their respective decommissioning plans and with Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation, while keeping the highest level of safety
Amendment 69 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning and dismantling process of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 nuclear power plants,
Amendment 70 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to
Amendment 71 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to
Amendment 72 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to
Amendment 73 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning process of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, in accordance with their respective decommissioning plans, while keeping the highest level of safety in line with Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation 1 and Council Directive 2009/71/ Euratom of 25 June 2009 establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations2. 1 OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1. 2 OJ L 172, 2.7.2009, p. 18.
Amendment 74 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to
Amendment 75 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to
Amendment 76 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Within the funding periods the main specific objectives for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes are:
Amendment 77 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii (iii) safely managing at national level the decommissioning waste, including irradiated fuel elements and highly radioactive waste, in accordance with a detailed national waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of conditioned waste;
Amendment 78 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii (iii) in accordance with Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste1, safely managing the decommissioning and long term disposal waste in accordance with a detailed waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of conditioned waste; 1 OJ L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 48.
Amendment 79 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new) (iiia) commission and establishment of a national repository for safely managing the long term storage and final disposal of the removed irradiated fuel elements and all other radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning and the dismantling of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, to be measured by the quantity and type of stored and disposed waste;
Amendment 80 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (ii) safely maintaining the reactor units
Amendment 81 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) performing dismantling in the turbine hall and other auxiliary buildings and safely managing at national level the decommissioning waste, including irradiated fuel elements and highly radioactive waste, in accordance with a detailed national waste management plan, to be measured by the
Amendment 82 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (iii) in accordance with Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom, performing dismantling in the turbine hall and other auxiliary buildings and safely managing the decommissioning and long term disposal waste in accordance with a detailed waste management plan to be measured by the type and number of auxiliary systems dismantled and the quantity and type of conditioned waste;
Amendment 83 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new) (iiia) commission and establishment of a national repository for safely managing the long term storage and disposal of the removed irradiated fuel elements and all other radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning and the dismantling of Ignalina units 1 and 2, to be measured by the quantity and type of stored and disposed waste;
Amendment 84 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new) (iiia) measures for the environmental upgrading in line with the acquis and modernisation measures of conventional production capacity to replace the production capacity of the two Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant reactors;
Amendment 85 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii b (new) (iiib) other measures which are consequential to the decision to close and decommission this plant and which contribute to the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors in Lithuania as well as to enhancing the security of energy supply and improving energy efficiency in Lithuania;
Amendment 86 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii b (new) (iiib) Dismantling of reactor cores, reactor buildings and primary circuits;
Amendment 87 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (iii) safely managing at national level the decommissioning waste, including irradiated fuel elements and highly radioactive waste, in accordance with a detailed national waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of conditioned waste;
Amendment 88 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (iii) in accordance with Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom, safely managing the decommissioning and long term disposal waste in accordance with a detailed waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of conditioned waste;
Amendment 89 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii a (new) (iiia) commission and establishment of a national repository for safely managing the long term storage and disposal of the removed irradiated fuel elements and all other radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning and the dismantling of Bohunice VI units 1 and 2, to be measured by the quantity and type of stored and disposed waste;
Amendment 90 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii b (new) (iiib) Dismantling of reactor cores, reactor buildings and primary circuits;
Amendment 91 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Any of the decommissioning programmes referred to in paragraph 2 may also include measures to maintain the needed high level of the shutdown safety at the nuclear power plants, including support with respect to plant personnel.
Amendment 92 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Ignalina Programme referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 may also include measures to maintain a high level of safety at the nuclear power plant's units under decommissioning, including support to plant's personnel
Amendment 93 #
Article 2 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 94 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 95 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR
Amendment 96 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR [552 947 000] in current prices.
Amendment 97 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 98 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 99 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 100 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 101 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) EUR [229 629 000] for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 102 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) EUR [229 629 000] for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 103 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) EUR [229 629 000] for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 104 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 105 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) EUR
Amendment 106 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) EUR 114 815 000 for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 107 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) EUR [114 815 000] for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 108 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) EUR [114 815 000] for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 2017.
Amendment 109 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art
Amendment 110 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 2015 within the framework of the interim evaluation referred to in Art. 8. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programme, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes respecting that the highest safety standards and steady process of decommissioning in accordance with respective decommissioning plans will not be endangered.
Amendment 111 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 2015 within the framework of the interim evaluation referred to in Art. 8. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission
Amendment 112 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 2015 within the framework of the interim evaluation referred to in Art. 8. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programme, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes under the provisions of multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020.
Amendment 113 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 201
Amendment 114 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 201
Amendment 115 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 201
Amendment 116 #
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 The financial allocation for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the programme and the achievement of its objectives; in particular, studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union as far as they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the programme. The allocation may also cover preparatory work for the construction of a final repository. Measures to deal with the consequences of closure and decommissioning may not be covered.
Amendment 117 #
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 The financial allocation for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the programme and the achievement of its objectives; in particular, studies, meetings of experts, training, information and communication actions, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union as far as they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the programme.
Amendment 118 #
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Considering the substantial losses following the early closure of the units, every effort should be made to continue at a sufficient level the co-financing practice established under the preaccession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for all 3 Member States' decommissioning efforts as well as to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate.
Amendment 119 #
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Disagreements on the interpretation of treaties and award of contracts must be submitted to an arbitration procedure. Resultant delays in construction may lead to postponement of payment and reductions in the financial allocation. An annual report on this issue shall be submitted to the European Parliament.
Amendment 120 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. By 1
Amendment 121 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 122 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 123 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 124 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) Comply with Union's acquis
Amendment 125 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 126 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) Establish in a national
Amendment 127 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) Establish a national legal framework to provide adequate
Amendment 128 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan for the period 2014 – 2020 setting up main objectives and tasks broken down to the level of decommissioning activities, anticipated projects pipeline, schedule, cost structure and co-financing proportions. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with an internationally recognized standard for decommissioning cost estimation.
Amendment 129 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan, including concrete milestones and proven boundary conditions for Union added value, which leads to achieve timely real physical progress in defueling and decommissioning and ensuring that the closure is irreversible.
Amendment 130 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) Submit to the Commission a revised solid and complete detailed decommissioning plan, including full cost estimates alongside a clear indication of the national co-financing and the way to secure this national funding in the long term;
Amendment 131 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to in Article 6(1). I
Amendment 132 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to in Article 6
Amendment 133 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to in Article 6(1). It may decide, when adopting the annual work programme, to suspend all or part of the Union financial assistance pending the satisfactory completion of the ex ante conditionalities, provided that such suspension does not jeopardise security at the nuclear power stations referred to in Article 1.
Amendment 134 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the
Amendment 135 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to in Article 6(1). It
Amendment 136 #
Article 5 a (new) Article 5a Annual work programmes 1. At the beginning of each year for the 2014-2020 period, the Commission shall adopt a joint annual work programme for Kozloduy, Bohunice and Ignalina Programmes specifying for each Programme the objectives, expected results, related performance indicators and timeline for the use of funds under each annual financial commitment. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2). 2. At the end of each year of the 2014- 2020 period, the Commission establishes a progress report of the implementation of the work carried out in the previous years. This report shall be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council and shall serve as a basis for the adoption of the next joint annual work programme.
Amendment 138 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1 Amendment 139 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 140 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall, on the basis of the information received from the Member States, adopt one joint annual work programme for Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes specifying the objectives, expected results, related indicators and timeline for the use of funds under each annual financial commitment.
Amendment 141 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 142 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall adopt not later than 31 December 2014, detailed implementation procedures for the duration of the Programme. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2). The act setting out the implementation procedures shall also define in more detail for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes
Amendment 143 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall adopt not later than 31 December 2014, detailed implementation procedures for the duration of the Programmes. The act setting out the implementation procedures shall also define in more detail for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes the expected results, activities and the corresponding performance indicators. It will contain the revised detailed decommissioning plans as referred to under Article 4(1)(c) that shall serve as baseline for the monitoring of the progress and the timely achievement of the expected results.
Amendment 144 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall adopt not later than
Amendment 145 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, not later than 31 December 2014, detailed implementation procedures for the duration of the Programmes, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2). The act setting out the implementation procedures shall also define in more detail for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes the expected results, activities and the corresponding performance indicators. It will contain the revised detailed decommissioning plans as referred to under Article 4(1)(c) that shall serve as baseline for the monitoring of the progress and the timely achievement of the expected results.
Amendment 146 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall adopt, not later than 31 December 201
Amendment 147 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Commission shall ensure the implementation of this Regulation and shall submit a yearly progress report on the implementation of the joint annual work programmes as referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Parliament and the Council. It shall carry out an interim evaluation, as provided for in Article 8 (1).
Amendment 148 #
Article 6 – paragraph 3 Amendment 151 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 2015, an interim evaluation report shall be established by the Commission, in close cooperation with the beneficiaries, on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision amending or suspending the measures. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the appropriateness of the appropriations allocated to the Programme and their distribution amongst Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 152 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 201
Amendment 153 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 154 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 2015, an evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision, within the provisions of multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 amending or suspending the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 155 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 201
Amendment 156 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 201
Amendment 157 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 201
Amendment 158 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 201
Amendment 159 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 201
Amendment 160 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 2015, a
Amendment 161 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 2015, an interim evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision amending or suspending the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 162 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. No later than 31 December 2018, the Commission shall carry out a second interim evaluation report based on the same criteria as referred to in paragraph 1. The second interim evaluation report shall also examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programme and its impact on decommissioning. On the basis of that report, the Commission shall submit, if appropriate, proposals to continue the Programme beyond 2020.
Amendment 163 #
Article 8 – paragraph 2 Amendment 164 #
Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the Member States and beneficiaries. The ex- post evaluation shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programmes and
Amendment 165 #
Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiary Member States
Amendment 166 #
Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiary Member States
Amendment 167 #
Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. Evaluations shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred to in Article 2(2) and against the ability of Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia to finance alone the nuclear power plants decommissioning, including radioactive waste and irradiated fuel elements as referred to in Article 4(1)(b) after 2020 at the latest.
Amendment 168 #
Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall
Amendment 169 #
Article 8 a (new) Article 8a Final Evaluation for the period 2014- 2020 1. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiaries. The ex-post evaluation shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programme and its impact on decommissioning. 2. Before 31 December 2020, the Commission shall establish in close cooperation with the Member States and beneficiaries, a final evaluation report the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programme, as well as the effectiveness of financed measures in terms of impacts, use of resources and added value for the Union. 3. The final evaluation shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred to in Article 2(2). 4. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of this evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council. 5. The Commission, will take into account the various decommissioning expertise and strategies employed by these Member States, to explore possible ways of harmonising approaches of decommissioning in the Union in order to ensure timely accumulation of the necessary knowledge in order to improve the competiveness of the Union nuclear industry in that domain.
Amendment 170 #
Article 8 a (new) Article 8a Final evaluation Before 31 December 2020, the Commission shall establish in close cooperation with the Member States and beneficiaries, a final evaluation report concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programmes, as well as the effectiveness of financed measures in terms of impacts, use of resources and added value for the Union. In case of Lithuania, the evaluation report shall identify further Union financial assistance needs till the decommissioning end state which is foreseen at the end of 2029 .
source: PE-496.524
2012/11/16
BUDG
47 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power plants and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the progress with the actual d
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power plants and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the progress with the actual dismantling operations until an irreversible state within the safe decommissioning process is reached, whilst ensuring that the highest safety standards are applied. Based on the available estimates, completion of decommissioning work will require substantial additional financial resources while taking into account the shared financial responsibility of the Union and these Member States.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The premature shutdown and consequent decommissioning of the Ignalina Power Plant with two 1500 MW RBMK reactor units inherited from the Soviet Union is of an unprecedented nature and represents for Lithuania an exceptional financial burden not commensurate with the size and economic strength of the country, Protocol No. 4 states that the Union assistance under the Ignalina Programme will be seamlessly continued and extended beyond 2006, for the period of next financial perspectives. This extended programme will be based on the same elements and principles as during the 2004-2006 and 2007-2013 periods.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Although the shutdown of all units concerned took place within the respective deadlines, the decommissioning programmes continue to encounter delays that are economically damaging and politically unacceptable; this should be tackled by the revised detailed decommissioning plan.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) As the programmes have not yet triggered the organisational changes needed for effective decommissioning, it should be ensured that the necessary transformation of organisational structures is performed.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia,
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, provision has been made in the Commission proposal for the next Multi- Annual financial framework for the period 2014-2020: ‘'A Budget for Europe 2020’‘ for a sum of EUR
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programmes, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice programmes may be reviewed based on the results of the mid-term and the final evaluation report, respecting that the highest safety standards and steady process of decommissioning in accordance with respective decommissioning plans will not be endangered.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) Proper account should be taken of the Special Report 16/2011: EU financial assistance for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia: achievements and future challenges, from the Court of Auditors which includes conclusions and recommendations.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 b (new) (6b) The conclusions of the fact-finding mission of the Committee on Budgetary Control to Lithuania from 10 to 12 July 2012 which express support to the Commission proposal, on the basis of which additional EUR 230 million could be made available from 2014 to 2017 for the Ignalina Programme but also a statement on the fact that at that stage EU financial assistance should end and that any funding under the new Multiannual Financial Framework should be put in reserve until such times when the conditionality, as outlined in this Regulation, is met, and the effective use of the money can be guaranteed.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The decommissioning of the nuclear power plants covered by this Regulation should be carried out with recourse to the best available technical expertise,
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The activities covered by this Regulation and the operations which they support
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) The financial interests of the Union
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning process of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, in accordance with their respective decommissioning plans, while keeping the highest level of safety and without exposing the health of workers and the general population to excessive risk.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR 552 947 000 in current prices. It shall be paid to the Member States in which the nuclear facilities to be declassified are situated.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority without prejudice to the provisions of the Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014- 2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement xxx/201z between the European Parliament, Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part That amount shall be indicatively distributed among the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes as follows:
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) EUR [229 629 000] for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 20
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) EUR [114 815 000] for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 2017.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Considering the substantial losses following the early closure of the units, every effort should be made to continue at a sufficient level the co-financing practice established under the pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for all 3 Member States' decommissioning efforts as well as to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The allocation may also cover preparatory work for the construction of a final repository. Measures to deal with the consequences of closure and decommissioning may not be covered.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The financial allocation may also cover the technical and administrative assistance expenses necessary to ensure the transition between the Programme and the measures adopted under Council Regulation (EC) 1990/2006, Regulation (Euratom) No 549/2007 and Council Regulation (Euratom) 647/2010. The financial allocation shall not cover other measures than the ones listed under this Article and Article 2.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Disagreements on the interpretation of treaties and award of contracts must be submitted to an arbitration procedure. Resultant delays in construction may lead to postponement of payment and reductions in the financial allocation. An annual report on this issue shall be submitted by the Commission to the European Parliament.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan that includes the specific objectives, projects schedule, project cost structures, co- financing proportions and an overall financial plan identifying sources for the national part of the funding in the long term.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to in Article 6(1). I
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to in Article 6(1).
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. The Programme shall be implemented by one or several of the forms provided for by Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation], in particular, grants and procurements. Public procurement contracts financed by this programme shall preferably be awarded to EU companies or companies in states which comply with the principle of reciprocity in their commercial relations with the EU.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. The annual work programmes and the acts setting out the implementation procedures referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2). These shall be communicated to the European Parliament.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1(a) By 31 March of the year following each accounting year, the Member States shall report on the use of the financial envelope. These reports, certified by national audit bodies, shall be sent to the Commission and the Council to be incorporated into the general EU budget discharge procedure.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. The Commission or its representatives, the national audit bodies of the Member States in which the nuclear facilities to be declassified are situated and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, on the basis of documents and on-the-spot, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors and subcontractors who have received Union funds under the Programme. The results of the audits shall be communicated to the European Parliament.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Union in connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract concerning Union funding. The results of the checks and inspections shall be communicated to the European Parliament.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Without prejudice to the first and second sub-paragraphs, cooperation agreements with third countries and international organisations and grant agreements and grant decisions and contracts resulting from the implementation of this Regulation shall expressly empower the Commission, the national audit body of the Member State concerned, the Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 2015, an interim evaluation report shall be established by the Commission, in close cooperation with the beneficiaries, on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision amending or suspending the measures. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the appropriateness of the appropriations allocated to the Programme and their distribution amongst Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 201
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 2015, an independent mid-term evaluation report shall be established
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiary Member States
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. Evaluations shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred to in Article 2(2). The assessment report shall be submitted to ENSREG (the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group) for review.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. Evaluations shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred to in Article 2(2) and fulfilment of requirements set out in Article 4(1)(c).
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall communicate the
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) source: PE-500.546
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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the report by Giles CHICHESTER (ECR, UK) on the proposal for a Council regulation on Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. The Committee makes the following amendments to the Commission proposal: Definition of decommissioning: Members specify that the definition of 'decommissioning' is derived from the one found in the ECA Special Report n°16/2011. Decommissioning covers preparatory activities prior to the final and all the activities taking place after the reactors are shut down: (i) the removal and the final disposal of spent fuel elements, (ii) decontamination, (iii) dismantling and/or demolition of the nuclear installations, (iv) the disposal of remaining radioactive waste materials and (v) the environmental restoration of the contaminated site. The decommissioning process ends when the installation is released from any regulatory control and radiological restriction. Objectives: the general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to implement steady process towards the irreversible decommissioning end state of nuclear power plants named in the regulation, in accordance with Union law on nuclear safety. Members stress the need to safely manage the long term storage and disposal of decommissioning waste in accordance with a detailed national waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of stored and disposed of waste. They state that the effective control of the evolution of the decommissioning process should be based on the establishment of meaningful qualitative and quantitative performance indicators, which can be easily monitored and reported on as necessary. Any of the decommissioning programmes may also include measures to maintain the requisite high level of shutdown safety at the nuclear power plants. Budget: annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority without prejudice to the provisions of the Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management. It is specified that the financial envelope shall cover for the period 2014 to 2020 for the three programmes (Kozloduy, Ignalina et Bohunice). Cofinancing: Members request that every effort be made, on the one hand, to continue the co-financing practice established as part of pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for all three Member States' decommissioning efforts, and on the other, to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate. Arbitration procedure: disagreements over the interpretation of the Treaties and the award of contracts shall be submitted to an arbitration procedure. Resultant delays in construction may lead to the postponement of payment and reductions in the financial allocation. The Commission shall submit a report on this issue as part of the annual evaluation report referred to in the regulation. Ex ante conditionalities: Members clarified the ex ante conditionalities to be fulfilled by Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. These three countries must provide the Commission with the information showing that they fulfil the conditionalities by 1 January 2014. The Commission shall assess the information provided, ensuring in particular that critical managerial, legal, financial and technical problems have been resolved or measures have been taken to solve them. If there is a reasoned opinion by the Commission in respect of an infringement for non-compliance with conditionality, the Commission may decide to suspend all or part of the Union financial assistance. Annual work programme and implementing procedures: at the beginning of each year of the 2014-2020 period, the Commission shall adopt one joint annual work programme for Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes respectively specifying the objectives, expected results, target end dates, related performance indicators and timeline for the use of funds under each annual financial commitment. At the end of each year of the 2014-2020 period, the Commission shall submit an evaluation report on the implementation of the joint annual work programmes. That report shall serve as a basis for the adoption of subsequent annual work programmes. The Commission shall submit a yearly progress report on the implementation of the joint annual work programmes to the European Parliament and the Council. Protection of financial interests: Members specify that by 31 March of the year following each accounting year, Member States shall report on the use of the financial envelope. The results of audits carried out by the Commission, the national audit bodies of the Member States in which the nuclear facilities to be declassified are situated and the Court of Auditors shall be communicated to the European Parliament. Interim evaluation: no later than end 2017 (rather than 2015), an interim evaluation report shall be established by the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States and the beneficiaries. On the basis of the results of that assessment, the Commission may review the appropriateness of the appropriations allocated to the Programme and their distribution amongst Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice, in agreement with the Union's budgetary authorities and in accordance with the provisions of multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020. Final evaluation for the period 2014-2020: the Commission shall carry out an ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiaries. Before 31 December 2020 it shall establish a final evaluation report using appropriate qualitative and quantitative indicators. The evaluation report shall identify whether further Union financial assistance is needed under the next financial perspectives. New
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the report by Giles CHICHESTER (ECR, UK) on the proposal for a Council Regulation on Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. The Committee makes the following amendments to the Commission proposal: Definition of decommissioning: Members specify that the definition of 'decommissioning' is derived from the one found in the ECA Special Report n°16/2011. Decommissioning covers preparatory activities prior to the final and all the activities taking place after the reactors are shut down: (i) the removal and the final disposal of spent fuel elements, (ii) decontamination, (iii) dismantling and/or demolition of the nuclear installations, (iv) the disposal of remaining radioactive waste materials and (v) the environmental restoration of the contaminated site. The decommissioning process ends when the installation is released from any regulatory control and radiological restriction. Objectives: the general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to implement steady process towards the irreversible decommissioning end state of nuclear power plants named in the regulation, in accordance with Union law on nuclear safety. Members stress the need to safely manage the long term storage and disposal of decommissioning waste in accordance with a detailed national waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of stored and disposed of waste. They state that the effective control of the evolution of the decommissioning process should be based on the establishment of meaningful qualitative and quantitative performance indicators, which can be easily monitored and reported on as necessary. Any of the decommissioning programmes may also include measures to maintain the requisite high level of shutdown safety at the nuclear power plants. Budget: annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority without prejudice to the provisions of the Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 and the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management. It is specified that the financial envelope shall cover for the period 2014 to 2020 for the three programmes (Kozloduy, Ignalina et Bohunice). Cofinancing: Members request that every effort be made, on the one hand, to continue the co-financing practice established as part of pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for all three Member States' decommissioning efforts, and on the other, to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate. Arbitration procedure: disagreements over the interpretation of the Treaties and the award of contracts shall be submitted to an arbitration procedure. Resultant delays in construction may lead to the postponement of payment and reductions in the financial allocation. The Commission shall submit a report on this issue as part of the annual evaluation report referred to in the regulation. Ex ante conditionalities: Members clarified the ex ante conditionalities to be fulfilled by Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. These three countries must provide the Commission with the information showing that they fulfil the conditionalities by 1 January 2014. The Commission shall assess the information provided, ensuring in particular that critical managerial, legal, financial and technical problems have been resolved or measures have been taken to solve them. If there is a reasoned opinion by the Commission in respect of an infringement for non-compliance with conditionality, the Commission may decide to suspend all or part of the Union financial assistance. Annual work programme and implementing procedures: at the beginning of each year of the 2014-2020 period, the Commission shall adopt one joint annual work programme for Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes respectively specifying the objectives, expected results, target end dates, related performance indicators and timeline for the use of funds under each annual financial commitment. At the end of each year of the 2014-2020 period, the Commission shall submit an evaluation report on the implementation of the joint annual work programmes. That report shall serve as a basis for the adoption of subsequent annual work programmes. The Commission shall submit a yearly progress report on the implementation of the joint annual work programmes to the European Parliament and the Council. Protection of financial interests: Members specify that by 31 March of the year following each accounting year, Member States shall report on the use of the financial envelope. The results of audits carried out by the Commission, the national audit bodies of the Member States in which the nuclear facilities to be declassified are situated and the Court of Auditors shall be communicated to the European Parliament. Interim evaluation: no later than end 2017 (rather than 2015), an interim evaluation report shall be established by the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States and the beneficiaries. On the basis of the results of that assessment, the Commission may review the appropriateness of the appropriations allocated to the Programme and their distribution amongst Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice, in agreement with the Union's budgetary authorities and in accordance with the provisions of multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020. Final evaluation for the period 2014-2020: the Commission shall carry out an ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiaries. Before 31 December 2020, it shall establish a final evaluation report using appropriate qualitative and quantitative indicators. The evaluation report shall identify whether further Union financial assistance is needed under the next financial perspectives. |