Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund

Tabled by Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Silvia Sardone, Roman Haider, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Viktória Ferenc, Antonín Staněk

Removed: Article 7 Conditionality 1. Where an operator is subject to the obligation to conduct an energy audit as a stand-alone energy audit or within the framework of a certified Energy Management System or Environmental Management System, the operator shall receive financial support from the Fund provided that the operator demonstrates to the satisfaction of the competent authority that one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (a) all recommendations under Article 11 of Directive 2023/1791/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council21 have been implemented; (b) the pay-back time for any remaining relevant investments exceeds five years; (c) the cost of implementing the recommendations referred to in (a) is disproportionate and the operator demonstrates a legal commitment within the meaning of Article 3d of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1842 for investments implementing other measures which will lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent to those recommended by the audit report or by the certified Energy Management System for the installation concerned. 2. The conditions set out in paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), shall apply also to operators that are not subject to the obligation to conduct an energy audit provided that their energy audit is compliant with the minimum criteria set out in Annex VI to Directive (EU) 2023/1791. 3. Alternatively to paragraphs 1 and 2, an operator shall receive financial support from the Fund provided that the operator demonstrates a legal commitment within the meaning of Article 3d of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1842 made for investments to achieve the targets and milestones referred to in a climate neutrality plan and which is at least equivalent to the support amount applied for under this Regulation. 21 Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (OJ L 231, 20.9.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/1791/oj). Added: deleted

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.235