3 Amendments of Bill NEWTON DUNN related to 2012/0060(COD)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Commission should assess whether to approve that contracting authorities/entities within the meaning of Directives [2004/17/EC, 2004/18/EC and Directive [….] of the European Parliament and the Council of [….]….on the award of concession contracts13 ] exclude, for contracts with an estimated value equal or above EUR 5.000.000 from procedures for the award of contracts goods and services not covered by the international commitments undertaken by the European Union. This should not concern procedures for contracting goods and services with countries benefiting from the "Everything But Arms" arrangement listed in Annex IV of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 97/2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences, and contracting goods and services originating in developing countries as defined in Annex VII to the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences. __________________ 13 OJ L….
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In the light of the overall policy of the Union with regard to least-developed countries as provided for, inter alia, in listed in Annex IV of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 or developing countries benefitting from the "Everything But Arms" arrangement as well as considered to be vulnerable as defined in Annex VII of the European Parliament and Council Regulation (ECU) No 732/2008 of 22 July 2008978/2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences from 1 January 2009, it is appropriate to assimilate goods and services from these countries to Union goods and services.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Goods or services originating in least- developed countries listed in Annex IV to Regulation (ECthe European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 or in developing countries considered to be vulnerable as defined in Annex VII to the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 732978/200812 shall be treated as covered goods and services.