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ChangedRecital 49 a (new): (49a) In order to decrease methane emissions from operating coal mines the Union should support systems of incentives for the reduction of emission of methane. Those systems may in particular incentivise investments into methane capture and injection to the grid, decrease of methane emission from ventilations shafts and from flaring. The Union should take decisive action to mobilise Union financial resources aimed at investments into methane reduction technologies in all operating and abandoned mines. Where Union support is not sufficient to support this goal dedicated systems of fees and charges, which are clearly structured to facilitate investments into methane reductions inter alia as part of sSateState aid programmes aimed at the decommissioning of coal production capacities should be encouraged.

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ChangedArticle 1 a (new): Article 1a / Union methane emission reduction target / 1. Pursuant to the long-term temperature goal set out in Article 2(1), point (a) of the Paris Agreement, the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions at the latest by 2050 set out in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 and the Global Methane Pledge goal of cutting global anthropogenic methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, the Commission shall propose, by 31 December 2025 and based on an impact assessment, a 2030 Union binding methane emission reduction target covering all relevant emitting sectors. / 2. Pursuant to paragraph 1, Member States shall collectively ensure that methane emissions from the energy sector in the Union are reduced, by 2030, to a level that will capture the social benefits of methane mitigation at less than their costs. / 3. Each Member State shall set national methane emissions reduction targets established under in paragraph 2 of this Article as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Articles 3, 4, 5 and 9 to 14 of Regulation (EU)2018/1999. If, on the basis of the assessment of the first update of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, the Commission concludes that the national contributions of the Member States are insufficient for the collective achievement of the Union target, it shall propose measures and exercise its powers at Union level in order to en…ensure the collective achievement of the target ref…

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ChangedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new): (1a) ‘component’ means any single piece of technical equipment that has the potential to emit fugitive emissions of methane or volatile organic compounds ;compounds;

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ChangedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24: (24) ‘inactive well’ means an oil or gas well or well site, that is onshore or offshore, where operations for exploration or production have ceased for at least one year;.it does not include permanently plugged and abandoned wells.wells;

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ChangedArticle 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new): The verification activities referred to in paragraphsparagraph 1 and 2 of this Article and in this paragraph shall be aligned with current European or international standards and methodologies in order to limit the burden on operators, mine operators or importers, insofar as those importers are required pursuant to Article 27, and on competent authorities and take due account of the nature of the operator's activities.

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ChangedArticle 12 – paragraph 1: 1. By … 10[10 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing the quantification of source-level methane emissions estimated using at least generic emission factors for all sources. Operators may choose to submit simultaneously a report in accordance with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.

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ChangedArticle 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a (new): (a) for operated assets by...[24 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and by 31 May every year thereafter,thereafter; and

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ChangedArticle 12 – paragraph 8 – point (a) new: (a) where the site-level measurement is higher than that in the source-level inventory to a statistically significant degree, the operator shall include documentation in the report to reconcile the source-level inventory with site-level measurement, and shall update its source-level inventory to reflect the higher site-level measurements.measurements;

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ChangedArticle 12 – paragraph 11 a (new): 11 a. Monitoring and reporting shall refer to the global warming potential ,potential, which is on a 100-year time scale 29,8 times greater than carbon dioxide and 82,5 times more potent than carbon dioxide on a 20-year time scale1a. / 1a IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Global Warming Potentials - https://www.ercevolution.energy/ipcc-sixth-assessment-report/

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ChangedArticle 13 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. By...[ six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall submit a report to the Parliament and to the Council on the impact of introducing an ambitious upstream performance standard for methane emissions intensity for the oil and gas imported into or extracted within the Union. The Commission shall specifically assess the setting of a methane intensity standard below or equal to 0.2%.0,2%.

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ChangedArticle 13 – paragraph 1 b (new): 1b. Prior to adopting the delegated act referred to in paragraph 1c ,1c, the Commission shall carry-out an impact assessment, evaluating in particular the implications for both the climate and the security of energy supply of the Union, in full respect of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.

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RemovedArticle 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: Thereafter, leak detection and repair surveys shall be carried out with the following frequencies:

AddedAmendments 128 and 270cp1

AddedArticle 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

AddedAmendment: Thereafter, leak detection and repair surveys shall be carried out with the following frequencies:

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ChangedArticle 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2: The repair or replacement of the components referred to in this paragraph, shall take place immediately after detection, or as soon as possible for afirsta first attempt but no later than five days after detection. Repairs or replacementsreferredreplacements referred to in this paragraph shall use state-of-the-art technologies and materials that provide long-term protection against future leakage. / Where operators can demonstrate that the repair referred to in this paragraph is not successful or possible within five days due to safety or technical considerations, theoperatorsthe operators shall provide evidence for the delay to the competent authorities and shall establish a repair and monitoring schedule no later than 5 days after detection. The repair and monitoring schedule referred to in this subparagraphshallsubparagraph shall be set so that the found leakages are repaired within 30 days after detection.

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ChangedArticle 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point a (new): (a) safety of personnel and humans in proximity to the detected leak,leak;

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ChangedArticle 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4: Where, due to one or more of the conditions set out in subparagraphspoints 4(a)-(d)(a)-(d) applying, a system shutdown is required before the repair or replacement can be undertaken, operators shall minimise the leak within one day of detection and shall repair the leak by the end of the next scheduled system shutdown or within a year, whichever is sooner.

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ChangedArticle 15 – paragraph 4 a (new): 4a. Where non-emitting alternative equipment is available to the equipment that vents ,vents, it shall replace that equipment by 31 December 2026, provided that the non-venting equipment meets the standards established pursuant to paragraph 5b;5b.

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ChangedArticle 17 – paragraph 3: 3. Operators shall conduct weekly inspections of flare stacks in accordance with the elements set out in Annex III. As an alternative to weekly inspections of a flare stack, operators may use remote or automated continuous monitoring devices, if approved by competent authorities, to collect the observations of the flare stack referred to in points (i) and (ii) of the third subparagraph of Annex III. Where irregularities are detected, operators shall investigate the cause of the irregularity and remedy it within 6 hours or ,or, in the case of bad weather or other extreme conditions, within 24 hours.

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ChangedArticle 18 – paragraph 3: 3. Reports containing information on quantification of methane emissions to air and water, as applicable, from all wells referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted to the competent authorities by … 18[18 months of the date of entry into force of this RegulationRegulation] and by 30 March every year thereafter and cover the last available calendar year. / Where the competent authorities are provided with reliable evidence that proves that there are no methane emissions from permanently plugged and abandoned wells within the last five years, the reporting obligation set out in this paragraph shall not apply to that well. / Before submission to the competent authorities, the reports set out in this paragraph shall be assessed by a verifier and include a verification statement issued in accordance with Articles 8 and 9.

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ChangedArticle 19 – paragraph 2 – point c: (c) methane emissions occurring during post-mining activitieactivities and within the area of the mine.

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ChangedArticle 22 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. Where Member States intend to implement a dedicated system of incentives to reduce methane emissions, they may use fees, charges or penalties as referred to in Article 30 as an instrument of guaranteeing the compliance of operators of existing mines with the obligations in paragraphs (1)1 and (2)2 of this Article.

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ChangedArticle 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: The mitigation plan shall be submitted to competent authorities by … 18[18 months]months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and include at least the elements set out in Part 4 of Annex VII. The Member States shall implement it by..by... [2 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

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ChangedArticle 27 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. As of 1 January 2026, Importersimporters of coal, oil and gas, shall demonstrate that exporters of coal, oil and gas into the Union comply with the requirements for the measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification, leak detection and repair, and venting and flaring established in Chapters 3 and 4 of this Regulation or otherwise meet the requirements for derogations set out in paragraph 2b of this Article.

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ChangedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point v a (new): (va) flaring efficiency and the type of flare usedused;

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ChangedAnnex IV – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. Pursuant to Article 18, with respect to permanently plugged and abandoned wells, inventories shall also include: / (i) the last known measurements of methane emissions to air and water, if any; / (ii) information showing that the relevant competent authority has attested that the well or well site in question fulfils the criteria set out in Article 2(24a); / (iii) adequate documentation to demonstrate that there have been no methane emissions from that well or well site for at least the last five years.

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ChangedAnnex IV – paragraph 1 b (new): 1b. Pursuant to Article 18, mitigation plans must include at least the following information: / (i) the schedule of addressing each inactive well, including the actions to be performed; / (ii) name and address of the operator, owner or licensee of the inactive well, where applicable; / (iii) projected end date of all remediation, reclamation or plugging of inactive wells.

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ChangedAnnex VIII – paragraph 2 – point vi a (new): (vi a) a reference to its own methane reduction action plan according to Article 15 of [corporate sustainability due diligence]diligence];

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RemovedLETTER OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

RemovedMr Pascal Canfin

RemovedChair

RemovedCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

RemovedMr Cristian-Silviu Buşoi

RemovedChair