10 Amendments of Brando BENIFEI related to 2019/2204(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes some of the positive trends witnessed in the progressive implementation of the Defence Procurement Directive, namely the increasing number of contract notices and contract-award notices issued by Member States, and the increasing proportion of procurement that has been tendered competitively through Tenders Electronic Daily (TED); stresses, however, that a very high volume of procurement expenditure is still incurred outside the directive and an overwhelming percentage of contracts are still awarded nationally;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that there is still a strong need to focus on the effective implementation and enforcement of the Defence Procurement Directive, considers that, for that to happen, the Member States should focus on ensuring equal treatment, transparency and competition and that the Commission should focus on implementing common reporting standards and providing the Member States with further guidelines on the application of the provisions laid down in the directive;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that some aspects of the implementation of the Defence Procurement Directive could be improved, such as the Member States’ use of the open procedure as provided for in Directive 2014/24/EC9 and how consistently they apply that directive whenever possible; believes, however, that no revision of the Defence Procurement Directive is needed at this point, since the existing regulatory framework is sufficient if correctly implemented and properly usenforced; __________________ 9 OJ L 094 28.3.2014, p. 65. 9
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to take due account of the Commission recommendations on the scope of application and conditions of GTLs and to avoid adding conditions for transfers under GTLs, which would contradict or undermine the conditions listed in the recommendations; underlines the need to provide translations of national transfer licences regulations;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. CObserves that a number of SMEs active in the defence markets are involved in dual-use, while many remain specialised specifically in defence-related activities and are therefore particularly dependant on military and defence-related businesses; calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase efforts in raising awareness of the directive’s tools and benefits, in particular among SMEs to help increase their participation in the field;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the quality and availability of data, such as TED data,Highlights the disparities in publication rates of contract notices between Member States on TED; stresses the importance of ensuring the accessibility and usability of the Register of the Certified Defence-related Enterprises (CERTIDER) online database; emphasises the need to make data systematically available on intra-EU transfers, including quantitative data as well as a breakdown by categories of licences, to better take into account defence and armament activities; notes that such disparities contribute to the lack of reliable data and could cause a disruption to the internal market and that the lack of reciprocity could disincentive Member States with a higher degree of implementation; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the quality, consistency and availability of data in order to facilitate the monitoring on implementation of these two directives; and provide meaningful scrutiny;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights that certification processes are regarded as costly, lengthy and burdensome, hence neither accessible nor attractive for SMEs;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to continue its work and thoroughly examine the causes behind the lack of SME participation, and consider creating an updated map of data on relevant SMEs, outlining their industrial and technological capabilities, which can be publicly accessed by prime contractors from other Member States in order to identify SMEs with relevant capabilities needed for a project;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to work towards increasing the uptake of the legislative framework on transfers of defence-related products, improving the availability of GTLs throughout the EU and addressing the limited application of the certification scheme, which shouldcan boost the development of the EDEM and thereby improve the functioning of the internal market for defence products;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. CallsWelcomes the launch onf the Member States to boost the EDEM through cooperation on projects under the Permanent Structured Cooperation and the European Defence FundPermanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the Coordinated Annual Review of Defence (CARD), the European Defence Fund (EDF) and the revised Capability Development Plan (CDP) which altogether can boost collaborative defence capability planning, development, procurement and operation; calls on the Member States to boost the EDEM through cooperation on projects under PESCO and the EDF; notes in this regard that lessons learnt and best practices stemming so far from the implementation of the Defence Package should be shared among the Member States in order to remedy an uneven level of their implementation;