Europaudvalget 2016-17
EUU Alm.del Bilag 882
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Besvarelse af spørgsmål 15 og 16 i høringssvar til
Kommissionens evaluering af energiinfrastrukturforordningen
(TEN-E-forordningen)
15. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve the PCI framework?
Denmark supports the overall aim of the Regulation to facilitate cross-border
energy infrastructure. We believe this can be achieved through a common
understanding of the implementation of the Regulation. Issues and challenges in
this regard could well be discussed at the annual Energy Infrastructure Forum. On
that basis, Denmark does not see a need to revise the Regulation.
Denmark has encountered different interpretations of the Regulation’s requirements
by the Member States’
national competent authorities. This does not necessarily
require changes to the Regulation but could be remedied through a common
understanding of the Regulation.
Denmark has encountered uncertainties about responsibilities for other Member
States’ one-stop-shops.
It is our assessment that more time and experience with
the Regulation will probably solve these uncertainties.
It would be useful for the Member States to have the manuals of procedures
accessible in more languages
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not just their national language.
It has been a challenge for the project promoters to coordinate the first public
consultation due to different national procedures and understandings of the
Regulation. Some flexibility in the interpretation of the Regulation would be useful.
An example
of this need for more flexibility is the Regulation’s requirements that
even projects only crossing a Member State’s territory offshore must hold public
meetings in the Member State concerned, even though there are no obvious
parties to the hearing. It is our experience that there is little or no public interest in
these hearings. Therefore, if possible, it would be helpful if the Regulation could be
interpreted in a way that such situations could be exempted from holding public
meetings
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but of course with the possibility of involving citizens through written
hearings.
Denmark and the rest of the EU has an interest in ensuring that projects of a
common EU interest are implemented on time, as they reinforce security of supply
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and are a prerequisite for achieving the common goals of a genuine internal energy
market. On that basis stronger follow-up mechanisms could be considered to
ensure that projects of such major European importance are completed in due time.
16. If you wish to add further information - within the scope of this questionnaire -
please feel free to do so here.
The Energy Infrastructure Regulation is important due to the significance of energy
infrastructure in reaching EU energy goals.
Firstly, the expansion of adequate electricity connections between EU Member
States is necessary to promote renewable energy integration, ensure a fully
integrated and well-functioning internal market and increase supply security.
Secondly, infrastructure development should primarily take place on a market-
driven basis and in accordance with the Infrastructure Regulation, avoiding
undercutting and over-investment in infrastructure.
Thirdly, regional cooperation - such as Nordic cooperation - is a crucial tool for
overcoming barriers to the expansion of infrastructure.
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