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Article 31

Amendment of Directive 85/337/EEC

Directive 85/337/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1.

Annex I shall be amended as follows:

(a)

point 16 shall be replaced by the following:

'16.

Pipelines with a diameter of more than 800 mm and a length of more than 40 km:

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for the transport of gas, oil, chemicals, and,

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for the transport of carbon dioxide (CO2) streams for the purposes of geological storage, including associated booster stations.';

(b)

the following points shall be added:

'23.

Storage sites pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (*1).

24.

Installations for the capture of CO2 streams for the purposes of geological storage pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC from installations covered by this Annex, or where the total yearly capture of CO2 is 1,5 megatonnes or more.

(*1)   OJ  L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114.';"

2.

Annex II shall be amended as follows:

(a)

the following point shall be added to point 3:

'(j)

Installations for the capture of CO2 streams for the purposes of geological storage pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC from installations not covered by Annex I to this Directive.';

(b)

point (i) of point 10 shall be replaced by the following:

'(i)

Oil and gas pipeline installations and pipelines for the transport of CO2 streams for the purposes of geological storage (projects not included in Annex I).'

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