DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals
(COM(2022)0672 – C9‑0399/2022 – 2022/0394(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2022)0672),
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0399/2022),
–– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 22 March 2023[1],
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 8 February 2023[2],
– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development,
– having regard to the letter from the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A9-0329/2023),
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(1) Under the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change22 (‘the Paris Agreement’), the international community has agreed to hold the increase in the global