34 Amendments of Manfred WEBER related to 2018/0196(COD)
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall submit to the Commission by 31 March 2025 a request for the amendment of each programme in accordance with Article 19(1). T or notify the Commission that the programme is not revised. If revised, the Member State shall justify the amendment on the basis of the elements set out in paragraph 1.
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the revised allocations of the financial resources by priority including the amounts for the years 2026 and 2027;
Amendment 933 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) specific territories targeted, including the planned use of integrated territorial investment, community-led local development or other territorial tools;
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. For ERDF, ESF+ and Cohesion Fund programmes submitted in accordance with Article 16, the table referred to in paragraph (3)(f)(ii) shall include the amounts for the years 2021 to 2025 only7.
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) another territorial tool supporting initiatives designed by the Member State for investments programmed for the ERDF under theall policy objectives referred to in Article 4(1)(e).
Amendment 1120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) a description of the involvement of partners in accordance withunder Article 6(1) in the preparation and in the implementation of the strategy.
Amendment 1122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Selecupported operations shall comply with the territorial strategy.
Amendment 1136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The supported operations can be supported under more than one priority of the same programme.
Amendment 1145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Where a strategy implemented in accordance with Article 23 involves investments that receive support from one or more Funds, from more than one programme or from more than one priority of the sam or from more than one programme, actions may be carried out as an integrated territorial investment ('ITI').
Amendment 1147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the list of operations to be supported has not been included in the territorial strategy, the relevant urban, local or other territorial authorities or bodies shall select or shall be involved in the selection of operations.
Amendment 1148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Where an urban, local or other territorial authority or body carries out tasks falling under the responsibility of the managing authority other than the selection of operations, the authority shall be identified by the managing authority as an intermediate body.
Amendment 1373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the total cost of an operation does not exceed EUR 200 000, the contribution provided to the beneficiary from the ERDF, the ESF+, the AMIF, the ISF and the BMVI shall take the form of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates, except for operations for which the support constitutes State aid or operations supported on the basis of investment costs of a heterogeneous nature for which the calculation of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates has no sufficient grounding. Where flat-rate financing is used, only the categories of costs to which the flat-rate applies may be reimbursed in accordance with point (a) of the first sub-paragraph.
Amendment 1459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For point (d) of paragraph 1, management fees shall be performance based. Where bodies implementing a holding fund and/or specific funds, pursuant to Article 53(3), are selected through a direct award of contract, thHowever, for the first 24 months after the signature of the funding agreement, base remuneration can be added. The base remuneration for a financial instrument providing equity shall not exceed per annum 2.5% of programme contributions committed under the relevant funding agreement. The base remuneration for a financial instrument in all other cases shall not exceed per annum 0.5% of the programme contributions committed under the relevant funding agreement. The aggregate amount of management costs and fees paid to those bodies that can be declared as eligible expenditure shall be subject to a threshold of up to 5 % of the total amount of programme contributions disbursed to final recipients over the eligibility period shall not exceed the following limits: (a) for a fund of funds, 7% of the total amount of programme contributions paid to the fund of funds, (b) for a financial instrument providing equity, 20% of the total amount of programme contributions paid to the financial instrument, (c) for a financial instrument providing loans, equity or quasi-equity investments or set aside as agreed in guarantee contracts8% of the total amount of programme contributions paid to the financial instrument, (d) for a financial instrument providing guarantees, 10% of the total amount of programme contributions paid to the financial instrument, (e) for a financial instrument providing micro-credit, 10% of the total amount of programme contributions paid to the financial instrument.
Amendment 1480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that all exchanges of information between beneficiaries and the programme authorities arcan be carried out by means of electronic data exchange systems in accordance with Annex XII.
Amendment 1513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) record and store in an electronic systems the data on each operation necessary for monitoring, evaluation, financial management, verifications and audits, and shall ensure the security, integrity and confidentiality of data and the authentication of the users.
Amendment 1590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. The audit authority shall prepare an audit strategy based on a risk assessment, taking account of the management and control system description provided for in Article 63(9), covering system audits and audits of operations. The audit strategy shall include system audits of newly identified managing authorities and authorities in charge of the accounting function. The audit shall be performed within nine months following their first year of functioning. The audit strategy shall be prepared in accordance with the template set out in Annex XVIII and shall be updated annually following the first annual control report and audit opinion provided to the Commission. It may cover one or more programmes. In the audit strategy, the audit authority may determine a limit for single account audits.
Amendment 1598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission and audit authorities shall first use all information and records available in the electronic systems referred to in Article 66(1)(e), including results of management verifications and only request and obtain additional documents and audit evidence from the beneficiaries concerned where, based on their professional judgement, this is required to support robust audit conclusions.
Amendment 1603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall carry out on-the-spot management verifications in accordance with Article 68(1) only at the level of bodies implementing the financial instrument and, in the context of guarantee funds, at the level of bodies delivering the underlying new loans. If the financial instrument provides control reports supporting the payment application, the managing authority does not need to carry out on-the-spot management verifications.
Amendment 1607 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 3
Article 75 – paragraph 3
3. The audit authority shall carry out system audits and audits of operations in accordance with Articles 71, 73 or 77 at the level of bodies implementing the financial instrument and, in the context of guarantee funds, at the level of bodies delivering the underlying new loans. If the financial instrument provides the audit authority with an annual audit report drawn up by their external auditors by the end of each calendar year that covers the elements included in Annex XVII., the audit authority does not need to carry out further audits.
Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 2
Article 99 – paragraph 2
2. The amount to be covered by pre- financing or payment applications by the time limit established in paragraph 1 concerning the budget commitment of 2021 shall be 60 % of that commitment. 1Concerning the budget commitments for 2022 and 2023, it shall be 80% of that commitment. 20 % of the budget commitment of 2021 shall be added to each budget commitment for the years 2022 to 20255 and 2026, and 20% of the budget commitments of 2022 and 2023 shall be added to the budget commitment for the year 2027 for the purposes of calculating the amounts to be covered.
Amendment 2009 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 3
Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2011 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 6 – paragraph 3
Annex II – point 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2013 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – point 2.1.1.2 – introductory part
Annex V – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – point 2.1.1.2 – introductory part
2.1.1.2 Indicators55 _________________ 55 Prior to the mid-term review in 2025 for the ERDF, the ESF+ and the CF, breakdown for the years 2021 to 2025 only.
Amendment 2015 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – point 2.1.1.3 – introductory part
Annex V – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – point 2.1.1.3 – introductory part
2.1.1.3 Indicative breakdown of the programme resources (EU) by type of intervention56 (not applicable to the EMFF) _________________ 56 Prior to the mid-term review in 2025 for the ERDF, the ESF+ and the CF, breakdown for the years 2021 to 2025 only.
Amendment 2017 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 3 – point 3.2 – introductory part
Annex V – point 3 – point 3.2 – introductory part
3.2 Total financial appropriations by fund and national co-financing59 _________________ 59 the ERDF, the ESF+ and the CF, financial appropriations for the years 2021 to Prior to the mid-term review in 2025 only.for
Amendment 2089 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 001 a (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 001 a (new)
001a Investment in fixed assets in micro 0% 0% enterprises
Amendment 2092 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 002 a (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 002 a (new)
002a Investment in fixed assets in small and 0% 0% medium-sized enterprises
Amendment 2095 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 004 a (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 004 a (new)
004a Investment in intangible assets in 0% 0% micro enterprises
Amendment 2098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 005 a (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 005 a (new)
005a Investment in intangible assets in 0% 0% small and medium-sized enterprises
Amendment 2156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Specific objective – row 2 – column 2
Annex IV – Specific objective – row 2 – column 2
ERDF: All specific objectives under this policy objectives, except for the specific objective in Article 2 (1) (a) (iii) of the Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund