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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund PDF (292 KB) DOC (362 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Natural disasters in the European Union have increased significantly in number, severity and intensity as a consequence of climate change since the Fund was established. Therefore, the functioning of the Fund needs to be improved also taking into account the Union’s objectives on environmental protection and climate change adaptation.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Fund should contribute to the restoration of infrastructure to working order, to the cleaning up of disaster- stricken zones and, to the costs of the rescue services and for temporary accommodation for the population concerned during the whole implementation period and to technical assistance. The time-span during which the accommodation of people made homeless by the disaster may be considered temporary should also be defined.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) It is important to ensure that the eligible States make the requisite efforts to prevent disasters from occurring and to mitigate their effects, including by full implementation of relevant Union legislation on disaster risk prevention and management and the use of available Union funding for relevant investments. Provision should therefore be made that a failure of the Member State to comply with relevant Union legislation on sustainable disaster risk prevention and management, after having received a contribution from the Fund for an earlier natural disaster, may result in the rejection of the application or a reduction of the amount of contribution in the event of a further application for a disaster of the same nature.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Administrative procedures leading up to the payment of a contribution should be as simple and time-efficient as possible. For Member States, detailed provisions on the implementation of the contribution from the Fund should therefore be contained in the implementing decisions awarding that contribution. However, for beneficiary States which are not yet Member States of the Union, separate implementation agreements should be maintained for legal reasons.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
For the purposes of this Regulation, a ‘regional natural disaster’ shall mean any natural disaster resulting, in a region of a Member State or a country involved in accession negotiations with the Union at NUTS 2 level, in direct damage in excess of 1,5 % of the region’s gross domestic product (GDP). Where the disaster concerns several regions at NUTS 2 level, the threshold shall be applied to the weighted average GDP of those regions.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
cleaning up of disaster-stricken areas, including natural zones., following eco- system based approaches,
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
technical assistance, including management, monitoring, information and communication as well as expertise.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
On the basis of the information referred to in paragraph 1, and any clarifications to be provided by the eligible State, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions for mobilising the Fund are met and shall determine the amount of any possible contribution from the Fund as quickly as possible and no later than 1 month after receipt of the application within the limits of the financial resources available.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Once the appropriations are made available by the budgetary authority, the Commission shall adopt an implementing decision awarding the contribution from the Fund including details for the implementation and shall pay that contribution immediately and in a single instalment to the beneficiary State. If an advance has been paid pursuant to Article 4a only the balance shall be paid.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 7
Article 7
Operations financed by the Fund shall be compatible with the provisions of the Treaty and instruments adopted under it, with Union policies and measures, in particular in the fields of financial management and public procurement, and with pre-accession assistance instruments. Those operations shall contribute, where possiapplicable, to the objectives of Union policies on environmental protection, disaster risk prevention and management and climate change adaptation including eco-system based approaches.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The implementation report shall detail the preventive measures introducedtaken or proposed by the beneficiary State to limit future damage and to avoid, to the extent possible, a recurrence of similar disasters, including the use of Union structural and investment funds for this purpose, and the state of implementation of relevant Union legislation on disaster risk prevention and management. It shall also report on experience gained from the disaster and the measures taken or proposed to ensure environmental protection and resilience in relation to climate change and disasters.