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Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending the Council Regulation (EU) No 560/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking PDF (620 KB) DOC (94 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EU) No 560/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking
Amendments (12)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Bio-based Industries Consortium Aisbl (‘BIC’), which is a member of the BBI Joint Undertaking other than the Union, continues to be ready to support the operational costs of the BBI Joint Undertaking for the amount set out in Article 12(4) of the Statutes. It has however proposed an alternative mode of financing through financial contributions made by its constituent entities at the indirect actions’ level.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The objective of the BBI Initiative to carry out activities through collaboration of stakeholders along the entire bio-based value chains, including SMEs, research and technology centres and universities can be achieved only by enablingif BIC and its constituent entities to deliver the financial contribution not only as payments to the BBI Joint Undertaking but also asoperational programme in 2014, as they have committed to doing. This should not preclude BIC from making additional financial contributions to indirect actions funded by the BBI Joint Undertaking at project level.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is therefore necessary to amend the Statutes in order to enable BIC and its constituent entities to deliver the financial contribution for the full amount set out in Article 12(4) of the Statutes, allowing thoseto make additional financial contributions to be made not only as payments to the BBI Joint Undertaking but also as financial contributions to indirect actions funded by the BBI Joint Undertaking and to be reported them to the BBI Joint Undertaking,
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article –1 (new)
Article –1 (new)
Council Regulation (EU) 560/2014
Recital 11
Recital 11
Article -1 (new) Recital 11 is replaced by the following “ (11) Bio-based industries and their value chains are facing complex and substantial technology and innovation challenges. As a nascent sector, bio-based industries have to overcome the dispersion of technical competences and the limited publically available data on real resource availability in order to build sustainable and competitive value chains. In order to tackle these challenges, critical mass has to be achieved in a focused and coherent way at European level in terms of scale of activity, excellence, and potential for innovation. In particular, these industries need to ensure a sustainable management of the bio- feedstock and focus on the development of bio-products based essentially on the use of bio-wastes and residues, to contribute to fulfil the aims of the circular economy; to enable this, the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy should be integrated and ‘cascade utilization’ of biomass should be supported: first directed to high-value applications such as biochemicals and biomaterials then lower value applications (biofuels, bioenergy). “ Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0560&qid=1504012500697&from=EN)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article –1 a (new)
Article –1 a (new)
Council Regulation (EU) 560/2014
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article –1 b (new)
Article –1 b (new)
Council Regulation (EU) 560/2014
Recital 13
Recital 13
Article -1 b (new) Recital 13 is replaced by the following text: “ (13) The BBI Initiative should be a public- private partnership aiming at increasing investment in the development of a sustainable bio-based industry sectorsolutions in Europe. It should provide environmental and socioeconomic benefits for European citizens, increase the competitiveness of Europe and contribute to establishing Europe as a key player in research, demonstration and the deployment of advanced sustainable bio-based products and biofuels. . “ Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0560&qid=1504097287595&from=EN)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article –1 c (new)
Article –1 c (new)
Council Regulation (EU) 560/2014
Recital 14
Recital 14
Article -1 c (new) Recital 14 is replaced by the following text: “ (14) The objective of the BBI Initiative is to implement a programme of research and innovation activities in Europe that will assess the availability of bio-waste, including from agriculture and forestry, and renewable biological resources that can be used for the production of bio-based materials, and on that basis support the establishment of sustainable bio-based value chains that ensure a sustainable management of bio-feedstock and preservation of resources according to the principles of the circular economy. Those activities should be carried out through collaboration between stakeholders along the entire bio- based value chains, including primary production and processing industries, consumer brandsincluding non-conventional agriculture sector, SMEs, research and technology centres and universities. content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0560&qid=1504097287595&from=EN) and civil society organisations. “ Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article –1 d (new)
Article –1 d (new)
Article -1 d (new) “ (b) to contribute to the objectives of the BBIiobased Industries Joint Technology Initiative of a more resource esufficient and sustainable low-carbon economy and increasing economic growthenvironmental friendly sustainable renewable-based economy and to contribute to economic development and employment, in particularly in rural areas, by developing sustainable, and competitive bio-based industries in Europe based on advanced biorefine-industries that source their biomass sustainably, and in particular to: and on the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy supporting a ‘cascade utilization’ of biomass; and in particular to: “ Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0560&qid=1504097287595&from=EN)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article –1 e (new)
Article –1 e (new)
Council Regulation (EU) 560/2014
Annex – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point ba (new)
Annex – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point ba (new)
Article -1 e (ba) four representatives of the Scientific Committee, of which at least one from a civil society organisation;
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article –1 f (new)
Article –1 f (new)
Council Regulation (EU) 560/2014
Annex 1 – Article 10 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article -1 f (new) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following “ 1. The Scientific Committee shall consist of no more than fifteen members. It shall elect a chairperson from among its members. content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0560&qid=1504097287595&from=EN) and four representatives to the Governing Board, of which at least one shall be from a civil society organisation.. “ Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Council Regulation (EU) No 560/2014
Annex – Article 12 – paragraph 4
Annex – Article 12 – paragraph 4
These financial contributions shall be made as payments to the BBI Joint Undertaking or as financial contributionperational programme. Additional financial contributions shall be possible as payments to indirect actions funded by the BBI Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Council Regulation (EU) 560/2014
Annex 1 – Article 10 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 1 a (new) Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following text: “ 2. The members shall reflect a balanced representation of worldwide recognised experts from academia, industry, SMEs, non-governmentalresearch organisations, SMEs, civil society organisations and regulatory bodies. Collectively, the Scientific Committee members shall have the necessary scientific competencies and expertise covering the technical domain needed to make science- based recommendations to the BBI Joint Undertaking. content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0560&qid=1504097287595&from=EN)“ Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-