Activities of Edouard MARTIN related to 2017/0125(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Defence Industrial Development Programme (debate) FR
Amendments (28)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Title V thereof on ‘General provisions on the Union’s external action and specific provisions on the common foreign and security policy’,
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
having regard to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) of 3 September 1992,
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
having regard to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) of 10 April 1972,
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing and acquiring appropriate and sufficient defence capabilities enabling it to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive, transparent, effective and innovative European defence industry – ensuring a sustainable supply chain (promoting the circular economy and banning blood minerals) – and to contribute to the strategic autonomy and technological and industrial independence of the Union. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund, enhancing synergies and budgetary efficiency, to support essential investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies. It clearly complies with international obligations under the CWC and BWC, as well as with the EU’s commitments in connection with goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Undertakings should be understood as referring to entities engaged in an economic activity regardless of their legal status and the way in which they are financed.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In view of the specificities of the sector, in practice no collaborative project between undertakings will be launched if the Member States have not first agreed to support such projects. After having defined common defence capability priorities at Union-level and also taking into account where appropriate collaborative initiatives on a regional basis, Member States identify and consolidate militarydefence-related requirements and define the technical specifications of the project. They may also appoint a project manager in charge of leading the work related to the development of a collaborative project.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union financial support should not affect the export of products, equipment or technologies, and it should not affect the discretion of Member States regarding policy on the export of defence related products. The Union financial support should not affect Member States' export policies on defence related products, except products listed in the Annex 1.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union financial support should not affectmust not have any impact on the export of products, equipment or technologies, and it should not affect the discretion of Member States regarding policy on the export of defence related products. The Union financial support should not affectmust not have any impact on Member States' export policies on defence related products laid down in Decision 2008/944/CFSP.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Given that the Programme aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between undertakings across Member States, an action should be eligible for funding under the Programme only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least three undertakings based in at least two different Member States; the number of Member States involved should be taken into account in the evaluation of proposals for action, as well as the industrial footprint of the sector concerned (for example, not all Member States are necessarily active in every defence sector, but cyber defence concerns all of them).
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security interests of the Uniondefence industry should allow for the maintenance and development of the skills and know-how of the Union's defence industry and contribute to strengthening its technological and industrial independence. It should also take place in a manner coherent with the security interests of the Union. The European Council of 19 and 20 December 2013 stressed the importance of delivering key capabilities and addressing critical shortfalls through tangible projects in areas such as remotely-piloted aircraft, air-to-air refuelling, satellite telecommunications and cyberspace. In addition, in its Communication of 30 November 2016 entitled ‘European Defence Action Plan’, the Commission emphasised the need to maximise civil/military synergies, including in areas such as space policy, cyber security, cyber defence and maritime security. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence capability priorities are identified notably through the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through enhanced cooperation. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, and serving the Union security and defence interest, may also be taken into account.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure that the funded actions will contribute to the competitiveness of the European defence industry, they should be market-oriented and demand driven, including for dual technologies. Therefore, the fact that Member States have already committed to jointly produce and procure the final product or technology, possibly in a coordinated way, should be taken into account in the award criteria.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should establish a multiannual work programme in line with the objectives of the Programme. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States (hereinafter referred to as Programme Committee). In light of the Union policy on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as key to ensuring economic growth, innovation, job creation, and social integration in the Union and the fact that the supported actions will typically require trans-national collaboration, it is of importance that the work programme will reflect and enable such cross-border participation of SMEs and that therefore a proportion of the overall budget will benefit such action, such as the establishment of networks between defence-related regions within the EU; specific support for SMEs and mid-caps in the defence sector facing global competition should be considered; financial support for innovation by SMEs and mid-caps must be consolidated over time in order to facilitate the transition from research to development, with particular focus on dual-use technologies. In order to enhance synergies, a genuine partnership chain should be established at European level between the various parties engaged in SME development – major industrial contractors and regional, national and European stakeholders. Dedicated training programmes must also be developed to give the EU the labour required to promote technological capacities and generate innovation.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation report at the end of the Programme, and an interim report after one year of implementation of the Programme, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. Thise reports should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain. The interim report should be presented to the European Parliament and should be part of the text of the new programme for the period after 2020. The implementation report shall be presented to the European Parliament.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Unionstrategic autonomy and technological and industrial independence of the Union and the innovation capacity and competitiveness of its defence industry by supporting actions in their development phase;
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cooperation between EU Member States and between undertakings, including smallSMEs and medium-sized enterpriseid-caps, in the development of technologies or products in line with defined defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Unionby promoting compatibility, interoperability and standardisation, in particular through the definition of common technical specifications relating thereto;
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The amount for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2019-2020 is set at EUR 500 million in current prices; it does not come from budget reallocations.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall be undertakings established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States during the entire duration of the action. All or part of the assets of an undertaking under a technology transfer contract with an undertaking directly or indirectly controlled by a third country, or by third- country nationals, shall be deemed ineligible.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Actions proposed for funding under the Programme shall be evaluated with regard to the objectives laid down in Article 2 and on the basis of the following cumulative criteria:
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) technological and industrial excellence;
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the number of Member States involved in the project;
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) contribution to the security and defence interests of the Union by enhancing defence technologies which contribute to the implementation of the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union, as part of the capacity development plan or coordinated annual defence review; and,
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) viability, notably via a demonstration by the beneficiaries that the remaining costs of the eligible action are covered by other means of financing such as Member States’ contributions or the dual use of the technologies developed; and
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Intellectual property rights resulting from the Programme shall not be transferable to parties outside the EU for a period of five years; similarly, licensed production by third parties outside Europe shall also be prohibited for five years.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The proposals submitted following the call for proposals shall be evaluated by the Commission, assisted by independent expertsEuropean experts approved by the committee referred to in Article 16, on the basis of the award criteria ofset out in Article 10.
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In due time before the end of this Programme, the Commission shall, as appropriate, put forward a legislative proposal for a continuation of the industrial development programme in the field of defence, together with appropriate financing under the new multiannual financial framework.
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I (new)
Annex I (new)
ANNEX I Non eligible products: - Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies - Banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law - Fully autonomous weapons that enable strikes to be carried out without human intervention Non eligible products, when they are mainly developed for export purposes: - Small arms and light weapons