With regard to renewable energy, the Commission assessment is to be based on the objective criteria. If the Commission issues a recommendation with regard to a Member State's draft national plan, it should do so as quickly as possible, having regard, on the one hand, to the need for the Commission to add up certain quantified planned contributions of all Member States in order to assess the ambition at Union level, and, on the other, the need to provide adequate time for the Member State concerned to take due consideration of the Commission's recommendations before finalising its national plan, and the need to avoid the risk of delay of the Member State's national plan.
Maidir leis an bhfuinneamh in-athnuaite, bunaítear an measúnú ón gCoimisiún ar na critéir oibiachtúla.. Má eisíonn an Coimisiún moladh maidir le dréachtphlean náisiúnta Ballstáit, ba cheart dó é sin a dhéanamh a luaithe is féidir, ag féachaint, ar thaobh amháin, don ghá go ríomhfadh an Coimisiún rannchuidithe pleanáilte cainníochtaithe áirithe de chuid na mBallstát ar fad chun uaillmhian ar leibhéal an Aontais a mheas, agus ar an taobh eile, don ghá atá le ham leordhóthanach a thabhairt don Bhallstát lena mbaineann aird chuí a thabhairt ar na moltaí ón gCoimisiún sula gcuirfidh sé bailchríoch ar a phlean náisiúnta, agus ar an ngá atá leis an mbaol go gcuirfí moill ar phlean náisiúnta an Bhallstáit a sheachaint.