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801 Amendments of Răzvan POPA

Amendment 7 #

2018/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Joint Undertaking coordinates scientific and technological research and development activities in the field of fusion;
2018/10/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 9 #

2018/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Union has created a Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the purpose of managing the EU contribution to ITER;
2018/10/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2018/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the vital role of education and training as the best investment in the EU’s future; strongly believes that digital transformation has a great impact on education systems; stresses that digital competencies areliteracy is of growing importance for every individual and underlines that in the future, nearly all jobs will require digital skills;
2018/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2018/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission communication of 17 January 2018 on the Digital Education Action Plan (COM(2018)0022) and recallemphasizes the importance of completing the digital single market; points out that digitalisation has a twofold impact on education systems: firstly, citizens should be prepared for lifelong learning in a world that is becoming increasingly digitalised, and secondly, digital transformation should also be appliimplemented toin education systems themselves;
2018/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2018/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the vitcrucial role of high- capacity broadband networks, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence as the backbone of future education and training schemes; underlines the importance of introducing coding classes in all schools and encouraging schools to participate in the EU Code Week; Stresses that these sort of classes should be introduced in the educational of all EU Member States.
2018/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2018/2090(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the urgent need to develop the full range of digital skills that individuals and companies will require in an increasingly digital economy; underlines the need to strengthen connections between education and employment; recallurges the need to encourage young people to pursue ICT studies; emphasises that recommendations for a minimum level of digital competencies that students should acquire during their studies should be drawn up and introduced in the curriculum.
2018/09/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas human error is estimated to play a decisive role in the majority of road accidents, and hence driverless vehicles are expected to improve road safety; whereas a safe development of autonomous driving is a prerequisite for accepting this technology in our society; whereas driverless vehicles could bring mobility to those who are unable to drive, encourage car-sharing schemes and optimise the use of infrastructure by relieving traffic congestion, increase fuel efficiency and facilitate alternative energy sources since autonomous vehicles will not need proximate urban parking and thereby contribute to meeting climate targets;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas human error is estimated to play a crucial and decisive role in the majority of road accidents, and hence driverless vehicles are expected to improve road safety substantially; whereas driverless vehicles could bring mobility to those who are unable to drive, encourage car-sharing schemes and optimise the use of infrastructure by relieving traffic congestion, and thereby contribute to meeting climate targets;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas automated and connected vehicles will have a major societal impact in many different areas and already today, the development of connected and automated mobility poses questions about socio-economic impacts and structural change that need to be addressed;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that to contribute to the fulfilment of our transport policy goals, autonomous driving should be implemented in a way that significantly contributes to a sustainable transport system that takes into account the environment, climate, road safety, noise and good accessibility for all;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. whereas automated mobility could contribute to realising EU ambitions by making its industry more powerful and competitive, creating jobs and stimulating economic growth;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights that Europe accounts for 23% of global motor vehicle production and that our vision must be for Europe to be a world leader for fully autonomous safe mobility; supports the Commission in its view that for Europe to remain competitive and foster employment, it will be essential that the key technologies, services and infrastructure are developed and produced in Europe and that the necessary regulatory framework is in place; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure and facilitate the necessary investments needed, in particular for SMEs, to develop the relevant technologies, to create the necessary infrastructure support and to ensure social acceptance for automated mobility;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 41 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. whereas it is essential to develop and produce key technologies, services and infrastructures in Europe and ensure that the necessary regulatory framework is in place;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Urges Member States and regions to use the opportunities offered by EU regional policy and European structural and investment funds to co-finance investment in research, innovation and the implementation of autonomous driving in European transport.
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Considers that in order to deploy successfully and massively automated vehicles on the roads in the EU, it is also necessary to encompass it with deployment of very High Capacity telecommunication Networks as well as an efficient use of the European GALILEO satellite technology and applications;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to invest in unambiguous road signs, road markings and street furniture, ensuring that they are more visible;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 64 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that autonomous driving will represent a major paradigm-shift that will significantly alter current models of mobility and ownership of vehicles; considers that, if well framed, autonomous driving can represent a major improvement in vehicle-use efficiency, as well as significantly contribute to reduce congestion and consequently reduce CO2 emissions and other pollutants;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on all relevant actors, Member States and authorities to show collaborative leadership and coordinate and cooperate in order to promote innovation, safeguard investments in automated mobility infrastructure and facilitate cross-border testing;
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2018/2089(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the deployment of connected and automated mobility technologies in commercial road traffic has structural effects on the labour market, in particular in the transport sector; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively facilitate a dialogue with and between stakeholders, including the social partners, on how to manage and mitigate this structural change. It is essential to ensure a just transition for potential workers whose jobs may change or disappear due to automation, offering them every opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge they need to master new technology as well as to support them during labour market transitions.
2018/09/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2018/2085(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the potential of the integration of DLTs with other technologies such as the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing, and calls for further research into their applicability to the digital transformation and automation of international trade and cooperation with academia to find the best solutions to keep step with constantly developing new technologies;
2018/10/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2018/2085(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to collaborate with Member States in coordinated actions using DLTs to improve monitoring, control, security and verification mechanisms to fight unlawful payments, facilitate anti-money laundering policies and, detect misappropriation of assets and identify the best conflict resolution options, especially regarding cross-border transactions;
2018/10/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2018/2085(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for measures to encourage SMEs and start-ups to explore the use of DLT tohat will improve international trade operations and the development of an innovation ecosystem that reduces entry barriers and facilitates access to financing;
2018/10/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2018/2059(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 4(1) of the EGF Regulation are met and that France is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 9 894 483 under that Regulation, which represents 60 % of the total cost of EUR 16 490 805, comprising expenditure for personalised services of EUR 16 410 805 and expenditure for preparatory, management, information and publicity, control and reporting activities of EUR 80 000;
2018/05/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2018/2059(BUD)

2a. Notes that France started providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on the 19 May 2015, thus the period of eligibility for a financial contribution from the EGF will be from 19 May 2015 to 23 October 2019;
2018/05/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 4 #

2018/2059(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that this is the second application from France, and the third concerning air transport, for a financial contribution from the EGF in relation to redundancies at Air France, following application EGF/2013/014 FR/Air France in December2013, EGF/2015/004 IT Alitalia in 20135 and a positive decision thereon;
2018/05/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #

2018/2059(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that France also argues that the huge orders of aircraft made by Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways are not in line with the fundamentals of air transport with the purpose to significantly increase the power of their correspondence system on 'long-haul'–'long-haul' flows to capture via their hubs in Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi a preponderant share of flows between Europe, Africa and the Americas on the one hand, and Asia and Oceania on the other, as well as between Europe and Africa;
2018/05/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #

2018/2059(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that a study of the main American air companies, American Airlines, Delta, United, estimated that the aid received by the Gulf companies, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways, exceeds 50 billion $, following Qatar’s and the United Arab Emirates funnelling of billions of dollars in government subsidies to their state-owned airlines, thus distorting the international aviation market and undermining fair competition;
2018/05/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2018/2059(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that 24 Member States have signed agreements with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, offering their carriers access to the Union market; notes that while the Union law prohibits state aid which distorts or threatens to distort competition and affects trade between the Member States, no similar regulation exists in the Qatar and the United Aarab Emirates, as illustrated by the almost unlimited state support so far;
2018/05/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2018/2059(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the redundancies that occurred at Air France are expected to have a significant adverse effect on the local economy, which has issues related with long-term unemployment and the redeployment for workers aged 50+; notes that these redundancies are due to the massive increase in the capacity of subsidized airlines based in countries with much better investment and production conditions thus resulting in a decline of Union companies in terms of market share;
2018/05/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2018/2059(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the application relates to 1 858 workers made redundant at Air France, the majority of whomwith 76.2% of all redundancies taking place in Ile-de-France; notes that the majority of workers made redundant are between 55 and 64 years old; further notes that 47.6% of the redundant workers are women, almost an equal number of workers from the gender perspective; acknowledges, in view of this, the importance of active labour market measures co-funded by the EGF for improving the chances of reintegration in the labour market of these groups;
2018/05/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that research, SMEs and competitiveness will continue to make a decisive contribution to job creation and growth across the EU; considers that the budget allocated to the successful Horizon 2020 and Cosme programmes in 2019 should be sufficient to ensure their continuation.
2018/09/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that the 2019 EU budget should be used to underpin all relevant instruments to combat youth unemployment, particularly in economically lagging regions of the EU, focusing on the promotion of business and digital skills.
2018/09/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that cohesion policy plays a primary role in the development and growth of the Union, acting as a key investment instrument and should continue providing balanced development and further convergence in Member States and region; emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensuring adequate appropriations for those programmes that represent one of the core policies of the Union;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #

2018/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas multilingualism is one of Europe’s greatest assets, but at the same time also one of its biggest challenges in the context of the demand for genuine EU integration;
2018/03/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2018/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas language technologies will facilitate communication and cooperation in other languages, allow speakers of other languages equal access to information and knowledge and improve IT network functionalities;
2018/03/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2018/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas European human language technologies constitute an enormous opportunity for the European Union both in economic terms and from a cultural perspective;
2018/03/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2018/2025(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the global tyre market share of Asian manufacturers from China, Taiwan and Singapore rose from 4 % in 2001 to 20 % in 2013;
2018/02/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2018/2025(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that Germany started providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on 1 January 2018. The expenditure on those actions will therefore be eligible for a financial contribution from the EGF;
2018/02/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #

2018/2025(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Germany argues that the redundancies are linked to major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and its negative impact on B- segment car tyre production in the Union due to the fact that the global market share of motor vehicles manufactured in Europe shrunk from 35 % in 2001 to 23 % in 2016 whilst China’s global market share rose over the same period from 5 % to 30 %;
2018/02/27
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that althoughs currently more than 65 % of battery electric vehicles and plug- in hybrid electric vehicles are produced outside the Union and new mobility will lead to a shift in required skills, it is crucial to ensure the momentum to boost our industry, maintain technological leadership in the automotive sector and create new quality jobs in Europe; calls on the Member States to accelerate the uptake of research related to electro-mobility including by making full use of EU funds; calls, therefore, for adequate and ambitious EU funding under the next multiannual financial framework to address potential gaps;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the aforementioned Commission communication on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, notes, however, that the National Framework Plans (NFPs) do not add up to a sufficient deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure for the projected uptake of alternative-fuel mobility by 2025; therefore calls upon the Commission to require Member States to include in their NPFs mandatory minimum targets, while also taking into account the projected and realised uptake of alternative-fuel vehicles and their technological progress, as well as with a view to realising a trans-European infrastructure network for alternative fuels;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 21 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that the Commission's evaluation sees an additional investment need of EUR 5.2 billion by 2020 and an additional EUR 16-22 billion by 2025; welcomes the Commission's effort to provide an additional EUR 800 million through European funding; highlights, however, that additional support instruments at Union and Member State level are needed to mobilise appropriate public and private investment;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Suggests setting up a European Clean Mobility Fund to address the projected investment shortfall; calls for the fund to be co-financed between the public and private sector with the European Union and Member States contributing 10% and industry, notably manufacturers, suppliers, energy produces, charging point operators and other interested partners contributing 90% of the total size of the fund; recommends that contributing parties shall have preferential access to financing provided through CEF, the EIB and the EC IPE;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes with concern that the level of ambition of Member States differs greatly; urges Member States to ensure the rapid deployment of sufficient alternative fuels infrastructure, especially along TEN-T Core and Comprehensive networks and urban areas at the first stage; calls upon Member States to develop and adjust their national policy frameworks to this end and scale up implementation efforts where goals are sufficiently ambitious;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on transmission system operators and distribution system operators to ensure the stability of local grids and to mitigate a future energy consumption peak and thus a de facto potential increase in energy prices; stresses, therefore, the crucial need to develop and invest in smart charging technologies, including smart grids; underlines that although smart charging will go hand in hand with self- consumption and active consumers, security of supply is essential and smart charging technologies can contribute to a successful energy transition;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of ensuring fair access for electricity providers to recharging points in order to avoid a monopoly situation; calls on the Commission to promote open access for all relevant actors, including local authorities, municipal enterprises to the market to ensure that consumers have a free choice of energy suppliers and energy source; calls on the Commission to make sure that the legal framework for the provision of charging points allows for local authorities and municipal enterprises in the field of energy provision also to act as providers of charging points;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 45 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages close cooperation between public authorities, the private sector and national promotional banks in projects related to the build-up of alternative fuel infrastructure with particular attention to TEN-T projects in non-urban areas where additional efforts are needed to stimulate private investment;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages partnerships between the public and private sectors to capitalize on the potential of the transport sector, especially the core network corridors of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), focusing on better cross-border interconnectivity and creating a interoperable basic infrastructure in the EU by 2025;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2018/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that progress regarding the availability of alternatively powered vehicles, in particular busses, is slow and calls on manufacturers to step up efforts in this regard;
2018/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2018/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the 2019 budget, as proposed in the Secretary-General’s report, is being prepared against the backdrop of a yearly increase, both in terms of inflation and real increase, in the ceiling for heading V, allowing more room for growth and investment as well as continuing to implement the policies of achieving savings and, seeking to improve efficiency and oriented towards a performance-based budget;
2018/03/14
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2018/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that savings compared to the proposal of the Secretary-General are required, but the priority is the efficient use of theand that efforts should be aimed at achieving a transparent performance- based budget, without undermining the core competences of the European Parliament;
2018/03/14
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2018/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the communication campaign as a helpful effort to explain the purpose of the Union and the Parliament to the citizens; underlines that this campaign should aim, among other things, at explaining the role of the Union, the power of the Parliament, its functions, including the election of the President of the Commission, and its impact on the lives of citizens; considers that this campaign should include a parallel of the most important achievements of pro-European policies in comparison with policies from populist and nationalist parties;
2018/03/14
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 37 #

2018/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, as approved in the 2018 budget procedure, the total budget of the campaign amounts to EUR 33,3 million for the two years, of which EUR 25 million for 2018 (due to the time needed to run procurement procedures and conclude the contracts) and EUR 8.33 million for 2019; notes that the strategy for the campaign based on an analysis of the lessons learnt at the last elections was approved at the Bureau in November 2017;
2018/03/14
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 41 #

2018/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that Parliament alone lacks the resources necessary to reach out to 400 million eligible voters and must therefore make the best use of its own multiplier networks to do that; considers that communications via social media websites should play an important role as well; points out that at European level, a series of citizens and stakeholders conferences will be organised in 2018 and that at national level, the role of the Liaison Offices will be crucial; considers that as in the final run-up to the elections, the European political parties and the national parties will play an essential role alongside, in particular in the framework of the “Spitzenkandidaten” process; proposes, therefore, to enable them to carry out this mission with funding specifically increased for 2019;
2018/03/14
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 46 #

2018/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that IT tools are important instruments for Members and staff to carry out their work, but are nevertheless vulnerable to the cyber- attacks; welcomes therefore to slightly increase the appropriations foreseen to successfull, allowing the institution to better protect its assets and information by continue theing its Cyber-security Action Plan;
2018/03/14
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 108 #

2018/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Notes the ongoing dialogue between the European Parliament and national parliaments; calls onfor this to be strengtheneddialogue to be stepped up in order to developpromote a better understanding of the contribution of the Parliament and the Union in Member States;
2018/03/14
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 112 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3)3. Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross-border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps), which could generate job creation.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) As the objective of the Fund is to support the competitiveness and innovation, innovation and industrial autonomy of the Union defence industry by leveraging and complementing collaborative defence research and technology activities and de- risking the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the research and development of a defence product or technology should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade, including the interoperability thereof, of existing defence products and technologies.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The Commission should establish annual or multiannual work programmes in line with the objectives of the Fund. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States. In order to benefit from its expertise in the defence sector, the European Defence Agency will be given the status of an observer in the committee. Given the specificities of the defence area, the European External Action Service should also assist in the committee of Member States. The European Parliament may send representatives to the committee.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) Entities which have been found guilty in a court of law of a criminal offence such as, but not limited to, bribing official or breaching EU restrictive measures, should not be eligible for funding. The Commission may decide that any such entity, or an entity where senior executives have been found guilty, shall be barred from applying for funding for a period of no less than 36 months following conviction. The Commission shall maintain a publicly accessible database of all barred undertakings. Where an entity is under a credible and relevant investigation for a criminal offence, the Commission should reserve the right to await the outcome of the investigation before awarding funding.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 186 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support collaborative research projects that could significantly boost the performance of future European capabilities, aiming at maximising innovation and introducing new defence products and technologies, including disruptive ones;
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 248 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Fund may provide funding in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, in particular grants, prizes and procurementthe forms of grants, prizes and procurement as laid down in the Financial Regulation. It may also provide financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations by providing the non- repayable forms of support to blending operations.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, an applicant established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity may be eligible for funding if this is necessarycritical for achieving the objectives of the action and provided that its participation will not put at risk the security interests of the Union and its Member States. In order to ensure protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States, the call for proposals shall require the applicant to provide information demonstrating notably that:
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 286 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the non-associated third country or third country entity provides a technological and/or industrial input which could not be supplied by a European entity.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 316 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) the development of technologies or assets increasing efficiency and reducing the environmental impact across the life cycle of defence products and technologies;
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 347 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. For the award of funding for development actions, the Commission shall act by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28 paragraph 2delegated acts.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 349 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) contribution to the industrial autonomy of the European defence industry by enhancing defence technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy;
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribution to the security and defence interests of the Union in line with the priorities referred to in Article 3 paragraph 2 and, where appropriate, regional and international cooperative agreements, provided that they serve the Union’s security and defence interests and do not exclude the participation of any Member State;
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 420 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund shall be implemented by annual or multi annual work programmes established in accordance with Article [110] of the Financial Regulation. Work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. The European Parliament may select a representative group of Members to assist the committee.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 423 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt the work programmes by means of implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28 paragraph 2delegated acts.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 435 #

2018/0254(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Independent experts shall be Union's citizens identified and selected on the basis of calls for expressions of interest addressed to relevant organisations such as Ministries of Defence and subordinated agencies, research institutes, universities, non-governmental organisations, business associations or enterprises of the defence sector with a view to establishing a list of experts. By derogation from Article [237] of the Financial Regulation, this list shall not be made public that is gender balanced.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2018/0251(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The Programme should also ensure dissemination of knowledge gained from the Programme to all Member States, in coordination and synergy with the other relevant Union programme for decommissioning activities in Bulgaria, Slovakia and the Commission's Joint Research Centre; as such. In order for these measures to bring the greatest Union added value, the funding for dissemination of knowledge should not be part of the funding for decommissioning works, but should come from other financial sources of the Union.
2018/10/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2018/0251(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The programme should be conducted with a joint financial effort of the Union and Lithuania. A maximum Union co-financing threshold should be established in line with the co-financing practice established under the predecessor programmes. Taking into account the practice of comparable Union programmes and the strengthened Lithuanian economyProtocol 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession stipulates that the Union contribution under the Ignalina Programme may, for certain measures, amount to up to 100% of the total expenditure. A Union co-financing threshold should be established in line with the co-financing practice established under the predecessor programmes. Taking into account the findings of the 2018 Commission report on the evaluation and implementation of the EU nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania and the political commitment by Lithuania to contribute as a maximum 14% of the overall decommissioning cost, the Union co-financing rate, from the inception of the Ignalina decommissioning programme until the end of the implementation of the activities financed under this Regulation, the Union co- financing rate should be no highlower than 806 % of eligible costs. The remaining co- financing should be provided by Lithuania and sources other than the Union budget, notably from international financial institutions and other donors.
2018/10/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2018/0251(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 - 2027 shall be EUR 552780 000 000 in current prices, dedicated exclusively for decommissioning activities as part of the implementation of the main objective of the Programme.
2018/10/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2018/0251(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The overall maximum Union co-financing rate applicable under the Programme shall be no highlower than 806%. The remaining financing shall be provided by Lithuania and additional sources other than the Union budgetLithuania shall contribute as a maximum 14% of the overall decommissioning costs.
2018/10/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) The nuclear accidents in Chernobyl in 1986 and in the nuclear power plant Fukushima Daiichi in 2011 have clearly shown that nuclear accidents have devastating global consequences for citizens and the environment. This underlines the necessity for the highest nuclear safety standards and safeguards and continuous efforts to improve these standards and safeguards globally, as well as for the Community’s engagement in supporting these goals in third countries. These standards and safeguards should reflect state of the art practices, in particular in governance and regulatory independence.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
(3 b) Only the Union and the Community together can create the critical mass necessary to react to global challenges such as nuclear safety. Only they are apt to deliver valuable external assistance and to cooperate with third countries through their significant expertise in the field of nuclear safety, building on their own activities and successful policies within the Union.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 c (new)
(3 c) As international regulation on nuclear safety is extensive, but not exhaustive, the Community, as a leading organisation in nuclear safety, has the role to contribute to filling gaps in nuclear safety regulation with this instrument.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The Community is member of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (1994) and member of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (1997).
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) Transparency and public information in relation to nuclear safety, safeguards, decommissioning and waste management activities such as required by e.g. the Aarhus Convention (1998) are an important element to prevent negative impacts of radioactive material on citizens and the environment and should thus be guaranteed under this instrument.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The Community should continue its close cooperation, in accordance with Chapter 10 of the Euratom Treaty with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in relation to nuclear safety and nuclear safeguards, in furtherance of the objectives of Chapters 3 and 7 of Title II. It should further cooperate with other highly regarded international organisations in the field such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Nuclear Energy Agency, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership, which pursue similar goals in nuclear safety as the Community. Coherence, complementarity and cooperation between this instrument and these organisations and their programmes can increase the scope, efficiency and effectiveness of nuclear safety measures around the world. Unnecessary duplications and overlaps should be avoided.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) To continuously improve nuclear safety and to enhance regulation in this area in the Union, the Council adopted the Council Directives 2009/71/Euratom as amended by Directive 2014/87/Euratom, 2011/70/Euratom and 2013/59/Euratom. These directives, as well as the high nuclear safety and decommissioning standards in the Community, shall serve as a guideline for actions financed under this instrument and shall motivate cooperating third countries to implement regulations and standards with the same level of safety.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
(6 b) The concepts of nuclear safety and nuclear security are inextricably linked, as lacks in nuclear safety, e.g. in safe operation processes, can lead to nuclear security risks, and as nuclear security risks, especially new risks e.g. in cyber- security, may lead to new challenges for nuclear safety. Thus, the Union’s nuclear security activities in third countries, as laid down in Annex II of Regulation No 2018/0243 (NDICI) and activities funded through this instrument should be coherent and complementary.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) In order to be able to implement the highest nuclear safety standards and to detect flaws in existing safety measures and regulations in third countries, stress tests should be carried out in third countries, especially in those building new reactors. Their results should then be used to implement measures to address the detected flaws immediately. The European Parliament should be informed regularly by the Commission about the activities in nuclear safety undertaken in third countries and about the status of their implementation.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
(7 b) The projects funded by this instrument should be coherent with the internal and external policies of the Union by e.g. contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals such as Good health and well-being, Clean water and sanitation and Climate Action. The instrument itself should follow the principles of good governance and by that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goal Peace, justice and strong institutions.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 c (new)
(7 c) The instrument should, through projects funded by it, contribute to the climate-mainstreaming of the European budget.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 d (new)
(7 d) In order to fully support nuclear safety measures in third countries, soft and hard support is necessary. Hence, this instrument should seek to fund actions in both areas.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 e (new)
(7 e) According to Art. 3 TEU, it is the Union’s goal to improve its people’s well- being. This instrument offers the opportunity for the Union to improve sustainably the socio-economic and health situation of people globally, within and beyond its borders, and especially of those living near nuclear power plants and/or uranium mining areas.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 41 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 f (new)
(7 f) This instrument should not, by any means, promote the use of nuclear energy in third countries and the Union, but should exclusively focus on improving nuclear safety standards globally.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) There are still great differences in nuclear safety standards between industrial and developing countries. It is therefore important to further support developing countries in the implementation of nuclear safety standards and regulations. This is why this instrument should focus primarily on such countries.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 48 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The Union and the Community should seek the optimal and most efficient use of available resources and should seek to improve the implementation and quality of spending in order to optimise the impact of their external action. That should be achieved through coherence and complementarity between the Union's external financing instruments, as well as the creation of synergies with other Union policies and Programmes. In order to maximise the impact of combined interventions to achieve a common objective, this Regulation should allow for the combination of funding with other Union Programmes, as long as the contributions do not cover the same costs.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Horizontal financial rules adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the basis of Article 106(a) of the Euratom Treaty and Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should apply to this Regulation. These rules are laid down in the Financial Regulation and determine in particular the procedure for establishing and implementing the budget through grants, procurement, prizes, indirect implementation, financial assistance, budget support, trust funds, financial instruments, if a thorough evaluation confirms the conformity of the sources and destination of funds with the Union’s values and principles, and budgetary guarantees, and provide for checks on the responsibility of financial actors. Rules adopted on the basis of Article 106(a) of the Euratom Treaty and Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU also concern the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in Member States and third countries, as the respect for the rule of law is essential for sound financial management and effective EU funding.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance, while considering their accessibility for potential partners and their ability to create legal certainty. This should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as referred to in Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) As nuclear is an important and sensitive strategic sector, it should be ensured that projects funded under the instrument do not contribute to any illegal nuclear activities or nuclear activities against the Union’s interest, values or principles by thorough monitoring, reporting and evaluation processes.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) In order to foster the implementation of the highest standards of nuclear safety in third countries efficiently and timely, decision and negotiations processes within the Commission and with third countries need to be efficient and fast.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The objective of this Regulation is to complement those nuclear cooperation activities that are financed under [the Regulation NDICI], as well as activities by international organisations such as the IAEA or the OECD/NEA, in particular in order to support the promotion of a high level of nuclear safety, radiation protection, and the application of effective and efficient safeguards of nuclear materials in third countries, building on the activities within the Community and in line with the provisions of this Regulation and helping to ensure a purely civilian use of nuclear material and by that, the protection of citizens and the environment. The Regulation shall not promote the use of nuclear energy in third countries or the Union.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the promotion of an effective nuclear safety culture and governance and implementation of the highest nuclear safety and radiation protection standards, and continuous improvement of nuclear safety;
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste and the fast and efficient decommissioning and remediation of former nuclear sites and installations;
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a Specific Measures 1. The objectives set out in point 2 (a) of Article 2 shall be pursued through, in particular, the following measures: (a) support for regulatory bodies, technical support organisations; (b) reinforcement of the regulatory framework, in particular with regard to review and assessment, licensing and oversight activities for nuclear power plants and other nuclear installations and the necessary measures to ensure the highest level of safety that reflects state of the art practices in the EU in technical, regulatory and operational aspects; (c) promotion, and implementation of effective and transparent regulatory frameworks, procedures and systems to ensure adequate protection against ionising radiations from radioactive materials, in particular from high activity radioactive sources, and their safe disposal; (d) promotion of effective nuclear safety governance systems, which guarantee the independence, responsibility and authority of the regulatory bodies, as well as regional and international cooperation between such bodies; (e) establishment of effective arrangements for the prevention of accidents with radiological consequences, including accidental exposure, as well as the sustainable mitigation of such consequences should they occur, for example, monitoring the environment in case of radioactive releases, design and implementation of mitigation and remediation activities and cooperation with national and international organisations in the case of accidental exposure, and for emergency-planning, preparedness and response, civil protection and rehabilitation measures; (f) support for ensuring safety of nuclear installations and sites regarding practical protective measures and comprehensive safety and risk assessments (stress tests) designed to reduce existing radiation risks to the environment, the health of workers and of the general public; (g) promotion of information, education and professional training policies in the field of nuclear power and relating to the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear waste management and radiation protection. 2. The objectives set out in point 2 (b) of Article 2 shall be pursued through, in particular, the following measures: (a) support for regulatory bodies, technical support organisations, and the reinforcement of the regulatory framework, in particular with regard to the responsible and safe management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste; (b) development and implementation of specific strategies and frameworks for the responsible and safe management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste; (c) development and implementation of strategies and frameworks for decommissioning existing installations, for the remediation of former nuclear sites and legacy sites related to uranium mining, and for the recovery and management of sunken radioactive objects and material at sea. 3. The objective set out in point 2 (c) of Article 2 shall be limited to the technical aspects that ensure that ores, source material and special fissile material are not diverted from their intended uses as declared by the users. It shall be pursued through, in particular, the following measures: (a) the establishment of the necessary regulatory framework, methodologies, technology and approaches for the implementation of nuclear safeguards, including for the proper accounting and control of fissile materials at State and operators' level; (b)support for the infrastructure and training of personnel. 4. The measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 may include actions to promote international cooperation, including implementation and monitoring of international Conventions and Treaties. They shall also include a substantial element of knowledge transfer, such as exchange of information, capacity building and training in the area of nuclear safety and research, in order to reinforce the sustainability of the results achieved. They shall be implemented through cooperation with the competent authorities of Member States of the Union and/or with third countries' authorities, nuclear regulators and their technical support organisations, and/or relevant international organisations, in particular the IAEA. In specific and duly justified cases, the measures concerning points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall be implemented through cooperation with operators and/or competent organisations from the Member States and third countries' operators of nuclear installations, as defined in Article 3(1) of Directive 2009/71/Euratom as amended by Directive 2014/87/Euratom, and nuclear sites.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. In implementing this Regulation, consistency, synergies and complementarity with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX NDICI, other Programmes of Union external action, other relevant Union policies and ProgrammesDirectives such as the Council Directives 2009/11/Euratom as amended by Directive 2014/87/Euratom, 2011/70/Euratom and 2013/59/Euratom, Union goals and values and Programmes such as the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community complementing Horizon Europe, as well as policy coherence for development shall be ensured.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall coordinate its cooperation with third countries with organisations pursuing similar objectives, in particular international organisations, including in particular the IAEA. That coordination will enable the Community and the organisations concerned to avoid any duplication of actions and funding in relation to third countries. The Commission shall also involve the competent authorities of Member States and European operators in the fulfilment of its task, thereby harnessing the quality of European expertise in the field of nuclear safety and safeguards. The Commission shall ensure that there is no duplication between the cooperation in the field of safeguards.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The financial envelope for the implementation of this Regulation for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 300 million in curreonstant prices.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The multiannual indicative programmes shall constitute a general basis for the cooperation, and shall set out the Community's goals for cooperation under this Regulation, having regard to the needs and circumstances of the countries concerned, the Community's priorities, the international situation and the activities of the third countries concerned. The multiannual indicative programmes shall also indicate the added value of the cooperation and how to avoid duplication with other programmes and initiatives, in particular those of international organisations pursuing similar objectives and major donors.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt the multiannual indicative programmes in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13(2). The Commission shall, following the same procedure, revisew them at mid-term and, if necessary, revise and update those indicative programmes.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) expenditures related to the provision of information and communication actions, including the development of communication strategies and corporate communication and visibility of the political priorities, goals and values of the Union.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Financial instruments shall only be used under this instrument after a thorough evaluation of the source and destination of the funds which should be completely in line with the Union’s interest, values and principles and with the objectives of this regulation.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Third countries wishing to cooperate with the Community shall fully subscribe to the principles of non- proliferation. They shall also be parties to the relevant Conventions, within the framework of the IAEA, on nuclear safety, such as the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, or have taken steps demonstrating a firm undertaking to accede to such Conventions. This commitment shall be evaluated annually and, on the basis of that evaluation, a decision will be taken with regard to the continuation of the cooperation. Cooperation with the Community could be made conditional on accession to or the completion of steps towards accession to the relevant Conventions. In cases of emergency, flexibility shall, exceptionally, be shown in the application of those principles.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. In order to ensure and to monitor compliance with the cooperation objectives of this Regulation, the third country concerned shall accept the evaluation of the actions undertaken. This evaluation should allow the monitoring and verification of compliance with the agreed objectives and could be a condition for continued payment of the Community contribution.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Cooperation provided by the Union in the field of nuclear safety and safeguards under this Regulation is not aimed at promoting nuclear energy and should therefore not be interpreted as a measure to promote that energy source in third countries.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) number of legal and regulatory acts prepared, introduced and or revised and their successful implementation, as well as their impact on nuclear safety standards and safeguards in the respective countries, including impact on citizens and environment; and
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) number of design, concept or feasibility studies for the establishment of facilities in line with the highest standards of nuclear safety and the successful implementation of the results of these studies.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Monitoring, reporting and evaluation processes shall ensure that projects funded under this instrument do not contribute to any illegal nuclear activities or nuclear activities against the interests, values and principles of the Union or against the objectives of this regulation.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2018/0245(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Transparency The Commission and the third countries cooperating with the Union under this instrument shall ensure that necessary information in relation to the nuclear safety measures undertaken in these countries with the help of the instrument and in relation to these countries’ nuclear safety standards in general, is made available to workers and the general public, with specific consideration to local authorities, population and stakeholders in the vicinity of a nuclear installation. That obligation includes ensuring that the competent regulatory authority and the licence holders provide information within their fields of competence. Information shall be made available to the public in accordance with relevant legislation and international instruments, provided that this does not jeopardise other overriding interests, such as security, which are recognised in relevant legislation or international instruments.
2018/11/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) To strengthen the competitiveness of the Union space industry and gain capacities in designing, building and operating its own systems, the Union should support the creation, growth, and development of the entire space industry. The emergence of a business- and innovation-friendly model should be supported at European, regional and national levels by establishing space hubs that bring together the space, digital and user sectors. The Union shouldmust foster the creation and expansion of Union-based space companies to help them succeed, including by supporting them in accessing risk finance in view of the lack, within the Union, of appropriate access to private equity for space start-ups and by creating innovation partnerships, including partnerships with medical and research facilities (first contract approach).
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Any revenue generated by the Programme should accrue to the Union in order to partially offset the investments that it has already made, and that revenue should be used to support the achievement of objectives of the Programme and the development of new segments thereof. For the same reason, it should be possible to provide for a revenue-sharing mechanism in contracts concluded with private sector entities.
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Third countries which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA) may participate in one or more Union programme segments in the framework of the cooperation established under the EEA agreement, which provides for the implementation of the programmes by a decision under that agreement. Third countries may also participate on the basis of other legal instruments. A specific provision should be introduced in this Regulation to grant the necessary rights for and access to the authorizing officer responsible, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) as well as the European Court of Auditors to comprehensively exert their respective competences.
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) To structurally embed the user representation in the governance of GOVSATCOM and to aggregate user needs and requirements across national and civil-military boundaries, the relevant Union entities with close user-ties, such as the European Defence Agency, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Maritime Safety Agency, the European Fisheries Control Agency, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, the Military Planning and Conduct Capability/Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability and the Emergency Response Coordination Centre should have coordinating roles for specific user groups. At the same time, it is necessary to clarify matters regarding access to the information gathered through these activities and the storage thereof. At an aggregated level the Agency and the European Defence Agency should respectively represent the civilian and military user communities and may monitor operational use, demand, conformance to requirements and evolving needs and requirements.
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) To ensure the secure circulation of information, appropriate rules should be established to ensure equivalence of security rules for the different public and private entities, as well as natural persons, involved in the implementation of the Programme, with the establishment of several levels of access to information and, implicitly, the security of access to information.
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 138 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)
(56a) Member States and the Commission should periodically run the Copernicus information campaigns regarding the benefits of the programme, giving all potential users access to the relevant information and data.
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
(63) The SST should further develop the performance and autonomy of SST capabilities. To this end, it should lead to the establishment of an autonomous European catalogue of space objects, building on data from the network of SST sensors. The SST should also continue to support operation and delivery of SST services. As SST is a user-driven system, appropriate mechanisms should be put in place to collect user requirements, including those relating to security and the transmission of useful information to and from public institutions to improve the effectiveness of the system.
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
(69) The Security Committee of the Council recommended the creation of a risk management structure to ensure that data security issues are duly taken into account in the implementation of Decision No 541/2014/EU. For that purpose and taking account of the work already performed, the appropriate risk management structures and procedurescooperation procedures to be applied if necessary should be established by the participating Member States.
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
(70) Extreme and major space weather events may threaten the safety of citizens and disrupt the operations of space-based and ground-based infrastructure. A space weather function should therefore be established as part the Programme with an aim of assessing the space weather risks and corresponding user needs, raising the awareness of space weather risks by informing all users in good time, ensuring the delivery of user-driven space weather services, and improving Member Startes' capabilities to produce space weather service. The Commission should prioritise the sectors to which the operational space weather services are to be provided taking into account the user needs, risks and technological readiness. In the long term, the needs of other sectors may be addressed. The delivery of services at Union level according to the users' needs will require targeted, coordinated and continued research and development activities to support space weather services evolution. The delivery of the space weather services should build on the existing national and Union capabilities and enable a broad participation of Member States and involvement of the private sector.
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 151 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 a (new)
(70a) Member States should provide for adequate training and retraining programmes in line with the rapid development of new technologies to cover the need for space meteorology specialists and related research and innovation activities.
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘space debris’ means any space object including spacecraft or fragments and elements thereof in Earth's orbit or re- entering Earth's atmosphere, that are non- functional or no longer serve any specific purpose, including parts of rockets or artificial satellites, or inactive artificial satellites and may affect human activity on different continents;
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 270 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the establishment of space-related innovation partnerships within the Union and with third countries where appropriate to develop innovative products or services and for the subsequent purchase of the resulting supply or services;
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 280 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) provision of education and, training and further training activities;
2018/09/10
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In providing a framework for actions which supports the single market, fosters Union competitiveness and protects the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States, the Programme should contribute to preventing and fighting tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance; preventing and reducing unnecessary administrative burden for citizens and businesses in cross-border transactions; improving, operating, supporting and implementing European Information Systems for taxation; achieving the full potential of the single market and fostering Union competitiveness; and supporting a joint Union approach in international fora.
2018/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The actions which applied under the Fiscalis 2020 programme have proven to be adequate and should therefore be maintained. In order to provide more simplicity and flexibility in the execution of the Programme and thereby better deliver on its objectives, the actions should be defined only in terms of overall categories with a list of illustrative examples of concrete activities. Through , actions should also provide support for the improvement of administrative procedures and sharing of best administrative practices Through cooperation and capacity building, the Fiscalis programme should also promote and support the uptake and leverage of innovation to further improve the capabilities to deliver on the core priorities of taxation.
2018/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Programme has the specific objective to support tax policy, tax cooperation and administrative capacity building, including human competency and skills of the tax authorities and tax officials in Member States and other candidate countries that have joined the programme, as well as the development and operation of the European electronic systems.
2018/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 27039 000 000 in current prices.
2018/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 may also cover expenses for preparation, monitoring, control, audit, evaluation and other activities for managing the Programme and evaluating the achievement of its objectives. It may moreover cover expenses relating to studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, in so far as they are related to the objectives of the Programme, as well as expenses linked to information technology networks focusing on information processing and exchange, including corporate information technology tools and other technical and administrative assistance needed in connection with the management of the Programme that will reinforce competences and skills of the tax authorities and tax officials in Member States and other candidate countries that have joined the programme.
2018/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) human competency and skills as well as capacity building actions;
2018/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than fourthree years after the start of the programme implementation.
2018/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the implementation of the Programme, but no later than fourtwo years after the end of the period specified in Article 1, a final evaluation of the Programme shall be carried out by the Commission.
2018/09/28
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 72 #

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The Programme should support the design, implementation and enforcement of Union legislation underpinning the proper functioning of the internal market. The Programme should support the creation of the right conditions to empower all actors of the internal market: businesses, citizens including consumers, civil society and public authorities building on the success of the current program for competitiveness Small and Medium Enterprises (COSME). To that end, the Programme should aim to ensure the competitiveness of businesses, notably SMEs, but also supporting the enforcement of consumer protection and safety rules and by raising the awareness of businesses and individuals by providing them with the right tools, knowledge and competence to make informed decisions and strengthen their participation in Union’s policy- making. Furthermore, the Programme should aim to enhance regulatory and administrative cooperation, notably through exchange of best practices, building of knowledge and competence bases, including the use of strategic public procurement. The Programme should also aim to support the development of high- quality international standards that underpin the implementation of Union legislation. This also includes standard setting in the field of financial reporting and audit, thereby contributing to the transparency and well-functioning of the Union’s capital markets and to enhancing investor protection. The Programme should support rulemaking and standard setting also by ensuring the broadest possible stakeholder involvement. The objective of the Programme should also be to support the implementation and enforcement of Union legislation providing for a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain and the improvement of the welfare of animals.
2018/10/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to meet the objectives of the Programme and to facilitate the lives of citizens and businesses, high-quality user- centric public services need to be put in place and prepared. This implies that public administrations will need to start working in new ways, bring down silos between the different parts of their administrations, and to engage in the co- creation of these public services with citizens and businesses. Moreover, the continuous and steady increase of cross- border activities in the internal market requires provision of up-to- date information on the rights of businesses and citizens, but also information explaining the administrative formalities. In addition, provision of legal advice and helping to solve problems which occur at cross national level becomes essential. Furthermore, connecting national administrations in a simple and efficient manner as well as evaluating how the internal market works on the ground is necessary. The Programme should therefore support the following existing internal market governance tools: the Your Europe Portal which should be a backbone of the upcoming Single Digital Gateway, Your Europe Advice, SOLVIT, the Internal Market Information system and the Single Market Scoreboard in order to improve citizens’ daily lives and businesses’ ability to trade across borders.
2018/10/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Clusters are a strategic tool for supporting the competitiveness and scaling-up of SMEs as they offer favourable business environments, increase competitiveness and sustainable development of industry and services and strengthen the economic development of the regions through the creation of jobs. Joint Cluster Initiatives should achieve critical mass to accelerate the growth of SMEs. By connecting specialised eco- systems, clusters create new business opportunities for SMEs and integrate them better in European and global strategic value chains. Support should be provided for the development of transnational partnership strategies and the implementation of joint activities, supported by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform. Sustainable partnering should be encouraged with continuation funding if performance and participation milestones are reached. Direct support to SMEs should be channelled through cluster organisations for the following: uptake of advanced technologies, new business models, low- carbon and resource-efficient solutions, creativity and design, skills upgrading, talent attraction, entrepreneurship acceleration, and internationalisation. Other specialised SME support actors should be associated to facilitate industrial transformation and implementations of smart specialisation strategies. The Programme should thus contribute to growth and build linkages with the Union’s (digital) innovation hubs and investments made under Cohesion Policy and Horizon Europe. Synergies with the Erasmus programme can also be explored.
2018/10/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) The European Consumer Centres Network is assisting consumers to obtain the benefit of their Union consumer rights when they purchase goods and services cross border in the Internal Market and EEA, either on-line or when travelling. The 30 centres strong network, jointly funded by the Union consumer programmes since more than 10 years has proven its added value to strengthen consumers and traders trust in the Internal Marketproviding free and personalised information, advice and assistance to customers who have problems with cross-border transactions conducted in another country within the network. It deals with more than 100 000 consumers’ requests per year and reaches millions of citizens via its press and online information activities. It is one of the most valued citizens’ assistance network of the Union and most of its centres host contact points for internal market law, such as the Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council59 and its evaluation stresses the importance to continue its operation. The network also intends to develop reciprocity arrangements with similar bodies in third countries. __________________ 59 Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36).
2018/10/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) Citizens still cannot harvest the full benefits of what the Single Market has to offer and are particularly affected by the functioning of financial services markets. These are a key component of the internal market and require a solid framework for regulation and supervision which ensures not only financial stability and a sustainable economy, but also provides a high level of protection to consumers and other financial services end users, including retail investors, savers, insurance policyholders, pension fund members and beneficiaries, individual shareholders, borrowers and SMEs. It is important to enhance their capacity to participate in policy making for the financial sector.
2018/10/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2018/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) A high level of health protection through the food supply chain is necessary to allow the internal market to operate efficiently and promptly. A safe and sustainable food supply chain is a prerequisite for society and for the internal market. Cross border health crises and food scares disrupt the functioning of the internal market by limiting the movements of persons and goods and disrupting production.
2018/10/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The InvestEU Fund should support investments in tangible and intangible assets to foster sustainable growth, investment and employment, and thereby contributing to improved well-being and fairer income distribution in the Union. Intervention through the InvestEU Fund should complement Union support delivered through grants.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The contribution of the InvestEU Fund to the achievement of the climate target will be tracked through an EU climate tracking system developed by the Commission in cooperation with implementing partners and using in an appropriate way the criteria established by [Regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment14 ] for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable. _________________ 14The InvestEU Programme will also contribute to implementing other dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in line with the Communication on the next steps for a sustainable European future which aims to mainstream the SDGs into EU policies and initiatives, with sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all its policies. _________________ 14 COM(2018)353. COM(2018)353.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The InvestEU Fund should operate under four policy windows, mirroring the key Unionmajor policy priorities for the Union, namely sustainable infrastructure; research, innovation and digitisation; SMEs; and social investment and skills.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The InvestEU Fund should also support just transition actions and strategies supporting investments addressing the situation of workers in specific sectors like coal/lignite mining, automotive, that could be affected from the transition to a low-carbon economy. The Invest EU fund should be able to support the transformation of those economies towards sustainable activities and attract alternative innovative businesses, start-ups, and industries with the aim of building a sustainable regional economy. Further synergies with additional supporting schemes like the modernisation Fund to be set up for the period 2021-2030 as well as other national and Union ‘s programmes addressing fair transition should also be promoted.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 125 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) That fund should ensure equality in the funding of projects and projects throughout the EU, with a close focus on the poorest and least developed regions.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 161 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In order to ensure a wide geographic outreach of the advisory services across the Union and to successfully leverage local knowledge about the InvestEU Fund, a local presence of the InvestEU Advisory Hub should be ensured, where needed, taking into account existing support schemes, with a view to provide tangible, proactive,ing tailor-made assistance on the ground to help in the preparation, development, organisation and implementation of projects.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 166 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) The InvestEU Portal should be established to provide for an easily accessible and user-friendly project database to promote visibility of investment projects searching for financing with enhanced focus on the provision of a possible pipeline of investment projects, compatible with Union law and policies, to the implementing partnersand enable investors to pinpoint investment opportunities in their industry or area of interest.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The projects to be financed with the additional amount shall be dedicated exclusively for actions that are eligible under the eligibility criteria set up in the rules of the Union programme under which the amount has been transferred .
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The indicative distribution of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 is set out in Annex I to this Regulation. The Commission may modify the amounts referred to in that Annex I, where appropriate, by up to 15 % for each objective. It shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of any modification.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The InvestEU Portal shall be established by the Commission. It shall bprovide an easily accessible and user- friendly project database, providing relevant information for each projecgiving more visibility to projects and allowing investors to identify investment opportunities in their sector or area of interest.
2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) In order to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to stimulate job creation, the Union needs an up-to-date, high-performance infrastructure to help connect and integrate the Union and all its regions, in the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors. Those connections should help to improve the free movement of persons, goods, capital and services. The trans-European networks should facilitate cross-border connections to improve cross-border worker mobility, foster greater economic, social and territorial cohesion and contribute to a more competitive social market economy and to combating climate change.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 76 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The aim of the Connecting Europe Facility (the ‘Programme’) is to accelerate investment in the field of trans-European networks and to leverage funding from both the public and the private sectors, including public-private partnerships benefiting all parties, while increasing legal certainty and respecting the principle of technological neutrality. The Programme should enable synergies between the transport, energy and digital sectors to be harnessed to the full extent, thus enhancing the effectiveness of Union action and enabling implementing costs to be optimised.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 98 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should therefore mainstream climate action and lead to the achievement of an overall target of 2530% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives18 . Actions under this Programme are expected to contribute 60% of the overall financial envelope of the Programme to climate objectives, based inter alia on the following Rio markers: i) 100% for the expenditures relating to railway infrastructure, alternative fuels, clean urban transport, electricity transmission, electricity storage, energy efficiency, smart grids, CO2 transportation and renewable energy; ii) 40% for inland waterways and multimodal transport, and gas infrastructure - if enabling increased use ofa measurable transition away from fossil fuels through for example renewable hydrogen or bio-methane. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. In order to prevent that infrastructure is vulnerable to potential long term climate change impacts and to ensure that the cost of greenhouse gas emissions arising from the project is included in the project's economic evaluation, projects supported by the Programme should be subject to climate proofing in accordance with guidance that should be developed by the Commission coherently with the guidance developed for other programmes of the Union where relevant. __________________ 18 COM(2018) 321, page 13
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 114 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) An important objective of this Programme is to deliver increased synergies between the transport, energy and digital sector. For that purpose, the Programme should provide for the adoption of cross-sectoral work programmes that could address specific intervention areas, for instance as regards connected and automated mobility or alternative fuelsfilling the gaps in alternative fuels infrastructure throughout the European Union as there is a strong need to increase the uptake of alternative fuels and create a stable environment for investment.. In addition, the Programme should allow, within each sector, the possibility to consider eligible some ancillary components pertaining to another sector, where such an approach improves the socio-economic benefit of the investment. Synergies between sectors should be incentivized through the award criteria for the selection of actions.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 122 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) An important objective of this Programme is to deliver increased synergies between the transport, energy and digital sector, bearing in mind the rapid development of new technologies in these areas. For that purpose, the Programme should provide for the adoption of cross-sectoral work programmes that could address specific intervention areas, for instance as regards connected and automated mobility or alternative fuels. In addition, the Programme should allow, within each sector, the possibility to consider eligible some ancillary components pertaining to another sector, where such an approach improves the socio-economic benefit of the investment. Synergies between sectors should be incentivized through the award criteria for the selection of actions.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 140 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve the objectives laid down in the TEN-T guidelines, it is necessary to support with priority the cross-border links and the missing linksprovision of the missing links and other new connections where appropriate and to ensure, where applicable, that the supported actions are consistent with the corridor work plans established pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and to the overall network development regarding performance and interoperability.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 169 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to promote public, private and partnership investments in favour of smart, sustainable, inclusive, safe and secure mobility throughout the Union. In 2017, the Commission presented "Europe on the move"20, a wide-ranging set of initiatives to make traffic safer, encourage smart road charging, reduce CO2 emissions, air pollution and congestion, promote connected and autonomous mobility and ensure proper conditions and rest times for workers. These initiatives should be accompanied by Union financial support, where relevant through this Programme. __________________ 20 Commission Communication "Europe on the move: An agenda for a socially fair transition towards clean, competitive and connected mobility for all" – COM(2017) 283
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 175 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The TEN-T guidelines require, with regard to new technologies and innovation, that the TEN-T enables the decarbonisation of all transport modes by stimulating energy efficiency as well as the use of alternative fuels. Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council21 establishes a common framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the Union in order to minimise dependence on oil and to mitigate the environmental impact of transport and requires Member States to ensure that recharging or refuelling points accessible to the public are made available by 31 December 2025. As outlined in the Commission proposals22 of November 2017, a comprehensive set of measures to promote low-emission mobility is necessary including financial support where the market conditions do not provide a sufficient incentive. Furthermore, the current system of National Framework Plans (NFPs) could be improved by more efficient instruments including concrete, binding and enforceable targets. __________________ 21 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1). 22 Commission Communication "Delivering on low-emission mobility A European Union that protects the planet, empowers its consumers and defends its industry and workers" – COM(2017) 675
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 256 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Schools, universities, libraries, local, regional or national administrations, main providers of public services, hospitals and medical centres, transport hubs and digitally intensive enterprises are entities and places that can influence important socio-economic developments in the area where they are located. Such socio- economic drivers need to be at the cutting edge of Gigabit connectivity in order to provide access to the best services and applications for European citizens, business and local communities. The Programme should support access to Gigabit connectivity and advanced 5G mobile connectivity for these socio- economic drivers with a view to maximising their positive spill-over effects on the wider economy and society, including by generating wider demand for connectivity and services.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 273 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Actions contributing to projects of common interest in the area of digital connectivity infrastructure shall deploy the technology best suited for the specific projectbest available and suitable technology, while proposing the best balance between state-of-the-art technologies in terms of data flow capacity, transmission security, network resilience and cost efficiency, and should be prioritised by way of work programmes taking into account criteria set out in this Regulation. Deployments of very high capacity networks can include passive infrastructure, in view of maximising socio-economic as well as environmental benefits. Finally, when prioritising actions, the potential positive spill-overs in terms of connectivity shall be taken into account, for example when a project deployed can improve the business case for future deployments leading to further coverage of territories and population in areas which have remained uncovered so far.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 274 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Actions contributing to projects of common interest in the area of digital connectivity infrastructure shall deploy the technology best suited for the specific project, while proposing the best balance between state-of-the-art technologies in terms of data flow capacity, transmission security, network resilience and cost efficiency for users, and should be prioritised by way of work programmes taking into account criteria set out in this Regulation. Deployments of very high capacity networks can include passive infrastructure, in view of maximising socio-economic as well as environmental benefits. Finally, when prioritising actions, the potential positive spill-overs in terms of connectivity shall be taken into account, for example when a project deployed can improve the business case for future deployments leading to further coverage of territories and population in areas which have remained uncovered so far.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 317 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) Third countries which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA) may participate in Union programmes in the framework of the cooperation established under the EEA agreement, which provides for the implementation of the programmes by a decision under that agreement. Third countries and former EU Member States may also participate on the basis of other legal instruments. A specific provision should be introduced in this Regulation to grant the necessary rights for and access to the authorizing officer responsible, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) as well as the European Court of Auditors to comprehensively exert their respective competences.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 409 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme has the general objective to develop and modernise the trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and digital and to facilitate cross-border cooperation in the field of renewable energy, taking into accountin order to help achieve the long-term decarbonisation commitments and contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth, with emphasis on synergies among sectors.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 418 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme has the general objective to develop and modernise the trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and digital and to facilitate better connection for the purposes of cross-border cooperation in the field of renewable energy, taking into account the long-term decarbonisation commitments and with emphasis on synergies among sectors.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 446 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) to contribute to the comprehensive Union-wide deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013,where the industry, notably manufacturers, suppliers, energy and fuel producers contribute 90 % of the overall investment.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 490 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 is set at EUR 42,24,765,493,000 in current prices.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 504 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i (new)
(-i) EUR 2,500,000,000 for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 639 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) actions contributing to access to very high capacity networks capable of providing Gigabit and 5G connectivity for socio- economic drivers shall be prioritised taking into account the function of the socio- economic drivers, the relevance of the digital services and applications enabled by providing the underlying connectivity, and the potential socio- economic benefits to citizens, business and local communities, including the potential positive spill-overs in terms of connectivity, in accordance with Part V of the Annex;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 642 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) with regard to actions contributing to the deployment of 5G systems, priority shall be given to implementation of 5G pilot projects and deployment of 5G corridors along major terrestrial transport paths, including the trans-European transport networks. The extent to which the action contributes to ensuring coverage along major transport paths enabling the uninterrupted provision of synergy digital services, while maximising potential positive spill-overs for territories and population in the vicinity of the project deployment area shall also be taken into account. An indicative list of projects that could benefit from support is included in Part V of the Annex;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 651 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the extent to which the deployed technology is the best suitedavailable and suitable for the specific project, while proposing the best balance between state- of-the-art technologies in terms of data flow capacity, transmission security, network resilience and cost efficiency.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 789 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) actions related to energy infrastructure projects contributing to improving energy efficiency where these projects have an influence on cross- border energy flows, inter alia through demand response and smart grids.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 799 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) actions supporting Gigabit and 5G connectivity of socio-economic drivers;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 800 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) actions implementing 5G pilot projects and uninterrupted coverage with 5G systems of all major terrestrial transport paths, including the trans-European transport networks;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 804 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) actions supporting access of European households to very high capacity networks and implementing the EU strategic connectivity targets;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 821 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Actions that contribute to the comprehensive Union-wide deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, where the industry, notably manufacturers, suppliers, energy and fuel producers contribute 90 % of the overall investment.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 966 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. For works in the digital sector, the following maximum co-financing rates shall apply: for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (c), the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 30% of the total eligible cost. The co-financing rates may be increased up to 50% for actions with a strong cross-border dimension, such as uninterrupted coverage with 5G systems along major transport paths or deployment of backbone networks between Member States and between the Union and third countries, and up to 75% for actions implementing the Gigabit and 5G connectivity of socio-economic drivers. Actions in the field of providing local wireless connectivity in local communities shall be funded by Union financial assistance covering up to 100 % of the eligible costs, without prejudice to the principle of co- financing.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 1032 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out in a timely manner but at least every two years to feed into the decision- making process.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 1193 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part V – point 1 – heading
1. Gigabit and 5G connectivity to socio- economic drivers
2018/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1195 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part V – point 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Gigabit Connectivity for education and research centres, in the context of the efforts to facilitate the use of inter alia high-speed computing, cloud applications and big data, close digital divides and to innovate in education systems, to improve learning outcomes, enhance equity and improve efficiency.49 _________________ 49 See also COM(2018) 22 final - Commission Communication on the Digital Education Action Plan
2018/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream climate actions and lead to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives74 . Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. _________________ 74It is imperative that the EU delivers on its commitment to be a frontrunner in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) although there is a lack of a clear and visible commitment to that end in the MFF proposals, therefore, the mainstreaming of the SDGs should be present in all EU policies and initiatives of the next MFF. _________________ 74 COM(2018) 321 final, page 1 COM(2018) 321 final, page 1
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) This Regulation respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Unions, notably those referred under Articles [8], [11], [16], [21], [35], [38] and [47] regarding the protection of personal data, the freedom of expression and information, the freedom to conduct business, the prohibition of discrimination, healthcare, consumer protection and the right to effective remedy and fair trial. The elimination of discrimination is imperative to achieve the EU’s commitments towards an inclusive Europe, thus gender mainstreaming and gender equality commitments should be present in all EU policies and initiatives of the next MFF. The Member States must apply this Regulation in a manner consistent with these rights and principles’.
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021−2027 shall be EUR 8 192 391 000 in 2018 prices (EUR9 194 000 000 in current prices).
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) up to EUR 2 698 240 000404 289 438 in 2018 prices (EUR 2 698 240 000 in current prices) for Specific Objective 1, High Performance Computing
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to EUR 2 498 369 000226 192 703 in 2018 prices (EUR 2 498 369 000 in current prices) for Specific Objective 2, Artificial Intelligence
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) up to EUR 1 998 696 000780 954 875 in 2018 prices (EUR 1 998 696 000 in current prices) for Specific Objective 3, Cybersecurity and Trust
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2018/0227(COD)

(d) up to EUR 699 543 00023 333 672 in 2018 prices (EUR 699 543 000 in current prices) for Specific Objective 4, Advanced Digital skills
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) up to EUR 1 299 152 000157 620 312 in 2018 prices (EUR 1 299 152 000 in current prices) for Specific Objective 5, Deployment, best use of digital capacities and Interoperability
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the need to overcome financial obstacles such as the lack of market finance for young entrepreneurs and SMEs;
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results. It shall also ensure integrated information and access to potential applicants to Union funding in the digital sector. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article [3].
2018/10/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 51 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The high performance computing and the related data processing capacities in the Union should allow to ensure wider use of high performance computing by industry and, more generally, in areas of public interest in order to seize unique opportunities that supercomputers bring to society as regards health, environment and security as well as competitiveness of industry, notably micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 52 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The EuroHPC Declaration should be available for other Member States willing to sign it.
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 58 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on digitising European industry64 the European Parliament highlighted the importance of a common European cybersecurity approach, recognising the need to raise awareness on the importance of cybersecurity and considered cyber- resilience as a crucial responsibility for business leaders and national and European industrial security policymakers. _________________ 64 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference= P8-TA-2017-0240
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 61 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) The European Council in its conclusions of 19 October 2017 stressed that to successfully build a Digital Europe, the Union needs in particular labour markets, training and education systems fit for the digital age and that there is a need to invest in digital skills and digital education programmes, to empower and enable all Europeans;
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 74 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme has the following general objective: to support the digital transformation of the European economy and society, reinforce the competitive position and bring its benefits to European citizens and businesses. The Programme will:
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 85 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) For the implementation of the Programme, it is a prerequisite to invest in infrastructure in order to ensure an appropriate level of connectivity through 5G and ultra-fast broadband networks. It´s also a prerequisite to invest in training, easy, and balanced access to improve inclusivity, better public service delivering and higher skilled jobs.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Europe has to make decisive investments in its future, building strategic digital capacities in order to benefit from the digital revolution. A substantial budget (of at least 9.2 billion euro) must be ensured at EU level for this purpose, which must be complemented by sizable investment efforts at national and regional level, namely with a consistent and complementary relationship with structural and cohesion funds.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #

2018/0227(COD)

(8) The Commission's Communication on 'A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post- 2020'57 outlines among the options for the future financial framework a programme for Europe's digital transformations to deliver 'strong progress towards smart growth in areas such as high quality data infrastructure, connectivity and, cybersecurity' and digitalization of public administrations. It would seek to secure European leadership in supercomputing, next generation internet, artificial intelligence, robotics and big data. It would reinforce the competitive position of industry and businesses in Europe across the digitised economy, ensure accessibility to the opportunities connected to the digitalization of public services throughout Europe and would have a significant impact on filling the skills gap across the Union. _________________ 57 COM(2018) 98 final
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The general objective of the Programme should be to support the digital transformation of industry and to foster better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, research and technological development, for the benefit of businesses and citizens all over the Union in close connection with the Digital Single Market improvement. The programme should be structured into five Specific Objectives reflecting key policy areas, namely: high- performance computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advanced digital skills, and deployment, best use of digital capacities and interoperability. For all these areas, the Programme should also aim at better aligning Union, Member States and regional policies and strategies, and pooling of private and industrial resources in order to increase investment and develop stronger synergies, namely to develop better infrastructures and improve training policies. The implementation of the program should focus on the dematerialisation of processes and administrative simplification, particularly in the application processes.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The high performance computing and the related data processing capacities in the Union should allow to ensure wider use of high performance computing by industry and, more generally, in areas of public interest in order to seize unique opportunities that supercomputers bring to society as regards health, environment and security as well as competitiveness of industry, notably small and medium-sized enterprises, improved by added power of collaborative networks.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) The European Council in its conclusions of 19 October 2017 stressed that to successfully build a Digital Europe, the Union needs in particular labour markets, training and education systems fit for the digital age and that there is a need to invest in digital skills, to empower and enable all Europeans; with an integrated approach.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Considering the need for a holistic approach, the Program should also take into account the areas of inclusion, qualification, training and specialization which, in addition to the advanced digital competences, are decisive for the creation of added value in the knowledge society.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 162 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) '"Digital Innovation Hub' means legal entity designated or selected in an open and competitive procedure in order to fulfil the tasks" (DIH) serve the purposes of: (i) foster innovation at regional and/or national levels, narrowing the gap between R&D results and adoption and take-up of products and services through paths that go from proof-of-concept, to prototype and demonstrator (ii) assist entrepreneurs uander the Programme, in particular providing access to technolo industry, in particular the European Enterprise Network and SMEs, to attract digictal expertise and experimentation facilities, such as equipment and software tools to enable the digital transformation of the industry. ly skilled people contributing to a geographically balanced and cohesive development (iii) widespread digital innovative technologies and services to industry (manufacturing, agriculture, etc.) and the public sector (health, education, administration).
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 167 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) "European Network of Digital Innovation Hubs" (EU-DIH) means a decentralised Network across the Union of legal entities designated or selected in an open and competitive procedure in order to fulfil the tasks under the Digital Europe Programme supporting pan- European collaboration, in particular providing access to technological expertise and experimentation facilities, such as infrastructure, equipment and software tools, brokerage, legal advice etc., to enable the digital transformation of the industry.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support, together with Member States, the procurement of advanced cybersecurity equipment, tools and data infrastructures in full compliance with data protection legislation and ensuring EU strategic autonomy;
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 225 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The financial intervention by the Union under Specific Objective 4. Advanced Digital skills shall support the development of advanced digital skills in areas supported by this programme, thus contributing to increase Europe's talent pool, fostering greater professionalism, especially with regard to high performance computing, big data analytics, cybersecurity, distributed ledger technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence. The financial intervention shall pursue the following operational objectives: to stimulate employability, vocational training and specialisation in digital technologies and applications,
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 255 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Ensure a broad citizens access to High Quality Internet, namely with the replication of the WIFI4EU initiative (WIFI4EU2) and deployment of Very High Capacity Network in areas where there is lack of connectivity, in particular rural and remote areas.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 261 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) offer to public administrations access to testing and, piloting and scaling-up of digital technologies, including their cross-border use;
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 275 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) help to ensure very high capacity networks are available to outermost regions, remote and less populated areas contributing to reduce the digital divide;
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 276 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) build up and strengthen the network of Digital Innovation Hubs, with a balanced distribution ensuring a full coverage of Europe, improving convergence, contribute to fill the gap and reduce the digital divide, in particular between Cohesion countries and other member states.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible those resources shall be used to the maximum extent possible for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 299 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. During the first year of the implementation of the Programme, an initial network of Digital Innovation Hubs shall be established across the EU.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 308 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) appropriate management capacity, staff and infrastructure, and skills to carry out RD&;I;
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) alignment with cohesion funds priorities;
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the need to ensure by the initial network a coverage of the needs of industry and areas of public interest and a comprehensive and balanced geographical coverage, improving convergence and contribute to fill the gap between the cohesion countries and the other member states.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 337 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. Legal entities established in a third country which is not associated to the programme should in principle bear the cost of their participation.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 364 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 4 – point 4.2 a (new)
4.2a Rate of satisfaction of the programme among users.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 365 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 4 – point 4.2 b (new)
4.2b Number of students, recent graduates and unemployed that have improved their status after training provided in the framework of the programme.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #

2018/0226(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Commission's Report on the interim evaluation of the 2014-18 Euratom Research and Training Programme (COM(2017) 697 final) provides a set of guiding principles for the Programme. These include: Continue supporting nuclear research focused on nuclear safety, safeguards, security, radioactive waste management, radiation protection and development of fusion; Further improve, together with beneficiaries, the organisation and management of the European Joint Programmes in the nuclear field. Continue and reinforce the Euratom education and training actions for developing relevant competencies which underpin all aspects of nuclear safety, security and radiation protection. to further exploit synergies between Euratom programme and other thematic areas of the Union Framework Programme; and to further exploit synergies between direct and indirect actions of the Euratom programme, helping to ensure consistency and effectiveness within the entire Euratom Programme.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #

2018/0226(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Euratom waste management projects contribute to a better understanding of radioactive waste management issues in the EU, such as the safety of future geological disposal facilities, radioactive waste conditioning and the long-term behaviour of spent fuel in a landfill.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2018/0226(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The conception and design of the Programme is set against the need to establish a critical mass of supported activities. This is achieved by establishing a limited number of specific objectives focussed on safe use of nuclear fission for power and non-power applications, maintaining and developing necessary expertise, fostering fusion energy and supporting policy of the Union on nuclear safety, safeguards and security management resources.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2018/0226(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The JRC provides support for standardisation, open access for EU scientists to individual nuclear facilities and training activities in areas such as nuclear guarantees, forensics or decommissioning.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2018/0226(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
(1) The recipients of the Programme funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Community fundingindicate the origins of European funding so as to ensure the visibility thereof (in particular when promoting the actions and their results) by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2018/0226(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall implement activities on information and communication relating to the Programme, and its actions, and results intended for both specialist recipients and the general public. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Community, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Gender-based violence and violence against children and young people constitute a serious violation of fundamental rights. Violence persists throughout the Union, in all social and economic contexts, and has serious repercussions on victims’ physical and psychological health and on society as a whole. Children, young people and women are particularly vulnerable to violence, in particular in close relationships. Action should be taken to promote the rights of the child and young people and to contribute to the protection of children and young people from harm and violence, which pose a danger to their physical and mental health and constitute a breach of their rights to development, protection and dignity. Combating all forms of violence, promoting prevention and protecting and supporting victims are priorities of the Union which help fulfil individuals’ fundamental rights and contribute to equality between women and men. Those priorities should be supported by the Programme.
2018/10/16
Committee: JURI
Amendment 67 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) preventing and combating inequalities and discrimination on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation or any other grounds, and supporting comprehensive policies to promote gender equality and anti- discrimination and their mainstreaming as well policies to combat racism and all forms of intolerance;
2018/10/16
Committee: JURI
Amendment 68 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added social value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 98 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, and the working poorpeople with disabilities, the homeless, the working poor, refugees and asylum seekers. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 101 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States should allocate at least 24% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness, child poverty and food deprivation. Due to the nature of the operations and the type of end recipients, it is necessary that simpler rules apply to support which addresses material deprivation of the most deprived.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 112 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, or who come from marginalised communities, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education and/or training reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and, disadvantaged and marginalised young people including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 105% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 126 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) The ESF+ lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers on a non-discriminatory basis by ensuring the close cooperation of the central employment services of Member States with one anoth, the social partners and with the Commission. The European network of employment services should promote a better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating the cross-border mobility of workers and a greater transparency of information on the labour markets. The ESF+ scope also includes developing and supporting targeted mobility schemes with a view to filling vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 127 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco- system to increase the supply of and access to finance for social enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular the unemployed, women and, vulnerable people and people from disadvantaged communities who wish to start up or develop a microenterprise. This objective will also be addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the social investment and skills policy window of the InvestEU Fund.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 153 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
The ESF+ shall support, complement and add social value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protection.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 162 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth, women and the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy;
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 177 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii
(viii) promoting the long-term socio- economic integration of third -country nationals and of marginalised communities such as the Roma;
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 208 #

2018/0206(COD)

Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2019 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 105% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2021 to 2025 to targeted actions and structural reforms to support youth employment and school-to-work transition, pathways to reintegrate into education or training and second chance education, in particular in the context of implementing Youth Guarantee schemes.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 210 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
When programming the ESF+ resources under shared management for 2026 and 2027 at mid-term in accordance with Article [14] of [the future CPR], Member States having a rate of young people aged 15 to 29 not in employment, education or training above the Union average in 2024 on the basis of Eurostat data, shall allocate at least 105% of their ESF+ resources under shared management for the years 2026 to 2027 to these actions.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 213 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Outermost regions meeting the conditions set out in the first and second subparagraphs shall allocate at least 1520% of the ESF+ resources under shared management in their programmes to the targeted actions set out in the first subparagraph. This allocation shall be taken into account for verifying compliance with the minimum percentage at national level set out in the first and second subparagraphs.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 218 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount oft least 2% of the ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 222 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support actions of social innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the social partners, the private sector, and civil society, such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community- led local development strategies.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 48 #

2018/0204(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure the speedy transmission of documents to other Member States for the purposes of service there, all appropriate means of modern communication technology should be used, provided that certain conditions as to the integrity and reliability of the document received are observed. For that purpose, all communication and exchanges of documents between the agencies and bodies designated by the Member States should be carried out through a decentralised IT system composed of national IT systems. The transmission of all communications and exchanges of documents between agencies and bodies designated by the Member States must be reliable, safe and secure, so as to ensure the protection of privacy and personal data.
2018/10/31
Committee: JURI
Amendment 53 #

2018/0204(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The receiving agency should, in all circumstances and with no margin of discretion in that regard, inform the addressee in writing using the standard form that he or she may refuse to accept the document to be served if it is not either in a language which he or she understands or in the official language or one of the official languages of the place of service. This rule should also apply to any subsequent service once the addressee has exercised his or her right of refusal. The right of refusal should also apply in respect of service by diplomatic staff or consular agentofficials, service by postal services and direct service. It should be possible to remedy the service of the refused document by serving a translation of the document on the addressee.
2018/10/31
Committee: JURI
Amendment 61 #

2018/0204(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the means of receipt of documents available to them for the cases set out in Article 3a(64); ;
2018/10/31
Committee: JURI
Amendment 73 #

2018/0204(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007
Article 3 c – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the methods of assistance which the Member State will provide in its territory pursuant to paragraph 1;
2018/10/31
Committee: JURI
Amendment 75 #

2018/0204(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007
1. On receipt of a document, an automatic receipt of delivery shall, as soon as possible, be sent to the transmitting agency via the decentralised IT system referred to in Article 3a.
2018/10/31
Committee: JURI
Amendment 81 #

2018/0204(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. A receiving agency receiving a document for service but not having territorial jurisdiction to serve it shall forward it, as well as the request, through the decentralised IT system referred to in Article 3a to the receiving agency having territorial jurisdiction in the same Member State if the request complies with the conditions laid down in Article 4(2) and shall, as soon as possible, inform the transmitting agency accordingly using the standard form set out in Annex I. Upon receipt of the document and the request by the receiving agency having territorial jurisdiction in the same Member State, an automatic receipt of delivery is sent to the transmitting agency, via the decentralised IT system referred to in Article 3a."
2018/10/31
Committee: JURI
Amendment 28 #

2018/0203(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure mutual recognition of digital evidence such evidence taken in a Member State in accordance with its law should not be denied recognition as evidence in other Member States only because of its digital nature.Does not affect the English version.)
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 33 #

2018/0203(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Modern communications technology, in particular videoconferencing which is an important means to simplify and accelerate the taking of evidence, is currently not used to its full potential. Where evidence is to be taken by hearing a person domiciled in another Member State as witness, party or expert, the court should take that evidence directly via videoconference or other available communications technologies, if available to the respective courts, and where it deems the use of such technology appropriate on account of the specific circumstances of the case.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 48 #

2018/0203(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Requests and communications pursuant to this Regulation shall be transmitted through a decentralised IT system composed of national IT systems interconnected by a communication infrastructure and enabling the secure and reliable cross-border exchange of information between the national IT systems.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 53 #

2018/0203(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. If transmission in accordance with paragraph 1 is not possible due to an unforeseen and exceptional disruption of the decentralised IT system or where such transmission is not possible in other exceptional cases, transmission shall be carried out by the swiftest possible means, which that the requested Member State has indicated it canto be acceptable.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 59 #

2018/0203(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001
Article 17a – paragraph 1
1. Where evidence is to be taken by hearing a person domiciled in another Member State as witness, party or expert and the court does not request the competent court of another Member State to take evidence in accordance with Article 1(1)(a), the court shall take evidence directly in accordance with Article 17 via videoconference or other available communications technologies, if available to the respective courts, and where it deems the use of such technology appropriate on account of the specific circumstances of the case.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 64 #

2018/0203(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001
Article 17a – paragraph 2
2. Where a request for direct taking of evidence via videoconference or using other available communication technologies is made, the hearing shall be held in the premises of a court. The requesting court and the central body or the competent authority referred to in Article 3(3) or the court on whose premises the hearing is to be held shall agree on the practical arrangements for the videoconference.
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 67 #

2018/0203(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001
Article 17a – paragraph 3
3. Where evidence is taken by videoconference or other available communications technologies:
2018/10/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 21 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the cessation of activity of more than 250 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of foursix months, in an enterprise in a Member State, including where that cessation applies in its suppliers or downstream producers;
2018/09/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the cessation of activity of more than 250 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of six months, particularly in SMEs, where all either operate in the same economic sector defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level or in more than two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level, either all operate in one region, regardless of their economic sector, where the gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant in purchasing power standards (PPS) in relation to the EU-28 average is below 75%, provided that there are more than 250 workers or self-employed persons affected in two of the regions combined;
2018/09/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the cessation of activity of more than 250 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of foursix months, particularly in SMEs, operating in the same or different economic sectors defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in the same region defined at NUTS 2 level.
2018/09/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU, should be respected in the implementation of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspectivemainstreaming and gender equality, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to enable the ERDF to provide support under ETC/Interreg in terms of both investments in infrastructure and the associated investments, training and integration activities, for the improvement and development of administrative skills and competences, it is necessary to provide that the ERDF may also provide support for activities under the specific objectives of the ESF+, set up under Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council [new ESF+]18. __________________ 18 [Full reference - new ESF+].
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The ERDF should help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union and to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured and less developed regions including those facing challenges due to the decarbonisation commitments. ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal should therefore be concentrated on key Union priorities in line with policy objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [new CPR]. Therefore support from the ERDF should be concentrated on the policy objectives of 'a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation' and 'a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management'. That thematic concentration should be attained at national level while allowing for flexibility at the level of individual programmes and between the three groups of Member Stateregions formed according to respective gross national incomedomestic product. In addition, the methodology to classify Member States should be set out in detail taking into account the specific situation of the outermost regions.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should set out the different types of activities the costs of which may be supported by means of investments from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, under their respective objectives as set out in the TFEU. The Cohesion Fund should be able to support investments in the environment and in TEN-T. With regard to the ERDF, the list of activities should be simplified and it should be able to support investments in infrastructure, investments in relation to access to services, productive investments in SME's, equipment, software and intangible assets, as well as measures with regard to information, communication, studies, networking, cooperation, exchange of experiences and activities involving clusters. In order to support the programme implementation, both funds should also be able to support technical assistance activities including for the improvement and development of administrative skills and competences. Finally, in order to support provide for a broader range of interventions for Interreg programmes, the scope should be enlarged to also include the sharing a broad range of facilities and human resources and costs linked to measures within the scope of the ESF+.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) 'a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation' and efficient public administration ('PO 1') by:
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) ensuring the protection of intellectual property rights;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv b (new)
(ivb) promoting public administration modernisation and innovation;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv c (new)
(ivc) strengthening cyber security
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
(iva) developing social entrepreneurship and social innovation
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 31 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall be classified, in terms of their gross national income ratio,Depending on the ratio of gross domestic product (GDP), the regions are classified as follows:
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 34 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) those with a gross national income ratio equal to ormore developed regions, whose GDP per capita is above 100 % of the EUGDP average ('of the EU-27 (‘group 1');
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) those with a gross national income ratio equal to or aboveransition regions, whose GDP per capita is between 75 % and below 100 % of the EU average GDP of the EU-27 ('group 2');
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 40 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) those with a gross national income ratio belowless developed regions whose GDP per capita is less than 75 % of the EU average GDP of the EU-27 ('group 3').;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 42 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Article, the gross national income ratio meansclassification of a region in one of the three rcatio between the gross national incomeegories of regions shall be determined on the basis of the ratio of the GDP per capita of a Member Stateeach region, measured in purchasing power standardsparities (‘PPP’) and calculated on the basis of Union figuresdata for the period from 2014 to 2016, and the average gross national income per capita in purchasing power standards of the 27 Member StatesGDP of the EU-27 for thate same reference period.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 43 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Member States of group 1 shall allocate for the category of more developed regions (group 1):at least 85 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 60 % to PO 1;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Member States of group 1 shall allocate at least 85 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 630 % to PO 12;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 45 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Member States of group 1 shall allocate at least 875 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, and at least 60 % to PO 1;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 46 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States of group 2 shall allocatefor the category of transition regions (group 2): at least 45 % of their total ERDFled resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 47 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States of group 2 shall allocate at least 435 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 48 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Member States of group 3 shall allocate for the category of less developed regions (group 3):at least 35 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 30 % to PO 2.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 49 #

2018/0197(COD)

(c) Member States of group 3 shall allocate at least 350 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 3025 % to PO 2.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 50 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) productive investments in SMEs and also in other domestic enterprises, if acting in clear public interest and focusing on projects which would not have been implemented without ERDF support;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 51 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) technical assistance, including improvement and development of administrative skills and competences of local authorities in managing these funds.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 52 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) development of sustainable, climate resilient, intelligent and intermodal national, regional and local mobility, including improved access to TEN-T and cross-border mobility;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 53 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) promotion of sustainable multimodal urban mobility;
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 54 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) technical assistance. (c) , including improvement and development of administrative skills and competences of local authorities in managing these funds.
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 55 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure an appropriate balance between investments under points (a), (b), (c) and (bd).
2018/10/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 72 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (‘TEU’) and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU, should be respected in the implementation of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and, notably the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as well as the Union’s promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (‘TEU’) and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU, should be respected in the implementation of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspectivemainstreaming and gender equality, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union’s promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to identify the type of activities which can be supported by the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, specific policy objectives for providing support also for the improvement and development of administrative skills and competences from those funds should be laid down to ensure that they contribute to one or more of common policy objectives set out in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [new CPR].
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to enable the ERDF to provide support under ETC/Interreg in terms of both investments in infrastructure and the associated investments, training and integration activities, for the improvement and development of administrative skills and competences, it is necessary to provide that the ERDF may also provide support for activities under the specific objectives of the ESF+, set up under Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council [new ESF+]18. __________________ 18 [Full reference - new ESF+]. [Full reference - new ESF+].
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The ERDF should help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union and to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured and less developed regions including those facing challenges due to the decarbonisation commitments. ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal should therefore be concentrated on key Union priorities in line with policy objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [new CPR]. Therefore support from the ERDF should be concentrated on the policy objectives of ‘a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation’ and ‘a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management across all Member States with a focus towards less developed regions. That thematic concentration should be attained at national level while allowing for flexibility at the level of individual programmes and between the three groups of Member States formed according to respective gross national incomedomestic product. In addition, the methodology to classify Member States should be set out in detail taking into account the specific situation of the outermost regions.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The ERDF should help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union and to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions including those facing challenges due to the decarbonisation commitments. ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal should therefore be concentrated on key Union priorities in line with policy objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [new CPR]. Therefore support from the ERDF should be concentrated on the policy objectives of ‘a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation’ and ‘a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energyenergy, a just transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management’. That thematic concentration should be attained at national level while allowing for flexibility at the level of individual programmes and between the three groups of Member States formed according to respective gross national income. In addition, the methodology to classify Member States should be set out in detail taking into account the specific situation of the outermost regions.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) At the same time, it is important to identify synergies on the one hand and clarify those activities which fall outside the scope of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, including investments to achiev on the othe reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 in order to avoid duplication of available financing, which already exists as part of that Directiver hand; this in order to achieve multiplication effects or avoid duplication of available financing. In addition, it should be explicitly set out that the overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II of the TFEU are not eligible for support from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund. __________________ 20 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In accordance with the policy objectives set out in Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx[new CPR] and in a coherent and consistent way, the ERDF shall support the following specific objectives:
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) developing skills for smart specialisation, industrial transition and entrepreneurship leading to sustainable industries and entrepreneurship based on just transition strategies;
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) developing skills for smart specialisation, industrial transition, just transition to a low carbon economy and entrepreneurship;
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) improvement and development of administrative skills and competences of local authorities in managing these funds;
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) enhancing biodiversity, green infrastructure in the urban and rural environment, and reducing pollution;
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) enhancing digital connectivity; in particular facilitating 5G networks and access to Very High Capacity Networks in underserved areas (remote areas, outermost regions)
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i a (new)
(ia) reduce the digital divide (between regions and Member States)
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 155 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and access to high quality employment through developing social innovation and infrastructure;
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subpoint 1 a (new)
(1) Resources allocated to Member States under ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, may, at the request of a Member State, be transferred to specific projects under the Horizon Europe Programme, under the condition that they contribute to the objectives of the ERDF and CF, respectively. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 172 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall be classified, in terms of their gross national income ratio,Depending on the ratio of gross domestic product (GDP), the regions are classified as follows:
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) those with a gross national income ratio equal to ormore developed regions, whose GDP per capita is above 100 % of the EUGDP average of the EU-27 (‘group 1’);
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) those with a gross national income ratio equal to or aboveransition regions, whose GDP per capita is between 75 % and below 100 % of the EU average GDP of the EU -27 (‘group 2’);
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) those with a gross national income ratio belowless developed regions whose GDP per capita is less than 75 % of the EU average GDP of the EU -27 (‘group 3’).
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Article, the gross national income ratio means the ratio between the gross national income per capita of a Member Stateclassification of a region in one of the three categories of regions shall be determined on the basis of the ratio of the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standardsparities (‘PPP’) and calculated on the basis of Union figuresdata for the period from 2014 to 2016, and the average gross national income per capita in purchasing power standards of the 27 Member StatesGDP of the EU-27 for thate same reference period.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) technical and administrative assistance.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) investment in disposal of waste in incinerators or landfill;
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 0
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 28 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) On 14 March and 30May 2018, the European Parliament stressed in its resolution on the 2021-2027Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) the importance of the horizontal principles that should underpin the MFF 2021-2027 and all related Union policies. Parliament reaffirmed, in that context, its position that the Union must deliver on its commitment to be a frontrunner in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and deplored the lack of a clear and visible commitment to that end in those proposals. Therefore, Parliament requested the mainstreaming of the SDGs into all Union policies and initiatives of the next MFF. It further underlined that the elimination of discrimination was vital to fulfil the EU’s commitments towards an inclusive Europe and therefore called for gender mainstreaming and gender equality commitments to be incorporated in all Union policies and initiatives in the next MFF. It stressed in its resolution that, in response to the Paris Agreement, cross- cutting climate-related spending should be significantly increased in comparison with the current MFF and reach 30% as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1 b) In its resolution of30 May 2018 on the Multiannual Financial Framework and own resources for2021-2027, the European Parliament deplored the fact that the Commission proposal of 2 May 2018 on the MFF for 2021-2027 led directly to a 10% reduction in the level of cohesion policy, and stated that it was particularly opposed to any radical cuts that would adversely impact on the very nature and objectives of that policy. It also questioned, in this context, the proposal to reduce the European Social Fund by 6% despite its enlarged scope and the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 30 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
(1 c) It is essential to maintain the overall funding allocated to the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund post-2020 for the EU-27at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget at constant prices. It is also essential for the Youth Employment Initiative envelope to be doubled, as well as secure additional funding for a Child Guarantee;
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 31 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) In order to further develop a coordinated and harmonised implementation of Union Funds implemented under shared management namely the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ('EARDF'), measures financed under shared management in the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and Integrated Border Management Fund ('BMVI'), financial rules based on Article 322 of the TFEU should be established for all these Funds ('the Funds'), clearly specifying the scope of application of the relevant provisions. In addition, common provisions based on Article 177 of the TFEU should be established to cover policy specific rules for the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund and the EMFF.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU should be respected in the implementation of the Funds, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspectivemainstreaming and gender equality, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 34 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Member States should determine how relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) of the TFEU and relevant Council recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 148(4) of the TFEU ('CSR's) are taken into account in the preparation of programming documents. During the 2021–2027 programming period ('programming period'), Member States should regularly present to the monitoring committee and to the Commission the progress in implementing the programmes in support of the CSRs. During a mid-term review, Member States shcould, among other elements, consider the need for programme modifications to accommodate relevant CSRs adopted or modified since the start of the programming period.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Mechanisms to ensure a link between Union funding policies and the economic governance of the Union should be further refined, allowing the Commission to make a proposal to the Council to suspend all or part of the commitments for one or more of the programmes of the Member State concerned where that Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process. In order to ensure uniform implementation and in view of the importance of the financial effects of measures being imposed, implementing powers should be conferred on the Council which should act on the basis of a Commission proposal. To facilitate the adoption of decisions which are required to ensure effective action in the context of the economic governance process, reversed qualified majority voting should be used in line with recital 12.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 36 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) To strengthen the integrated territorial development approach, investments in the form of territorial tools such as integrated territorial investments ('ITI'), community-led local development ('CLLD') (refered to as 'LEADER' under the EARDF) or any other territorial tool under policy objective "a Europe closer to citizens" supporting initiatives designed by the Member State for investments programmed for the ERDF should be based on territorial and local development strategies. For the purposes of ITIs and territorial tools designed by Member States, minimum requirements should be set out for the content of territorial strategies. Those territorial strategies should be developed and endorsed under the responsibility of relevant authorities or bodies. To ensure the involvement of relevant authorities or bodies in implementing territorial strategies, those authorities or bodies should be responsible for the selection of operations to be supported, or involved in that selection.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial rules for the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EARDF), the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), the Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and the Border Management and Visa Instrument ('BMVI') ('the Funds'); With regard to the EAFRD the following provisions shall apply: - Title I; - in Title II, Chapter I, Articles 11 and 12 of Chapter II and Chapter III; - in Title III, Chapter II; - in Title IV, Articles 33 to 36 of Chapter I, Chapter II and Chapter III; - in Title V, Chapter I and Section 2 of Chapter I; and - Title IX.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial rules for the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ('EARDF'), the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), the Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and the Border Management and Visa Instrument ('BMVI') ('the Funds');
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 40 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
(c a) Regulation (EU) No […] (the 'CAP Strategic Plans Regulation')
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 41 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – point c b (new)
(c b) Regulation (EU) No […] (the 'CAP Horizontal Regulation')
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 73 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may request a Member State to review and propose amendments to relevant programmes, where this is necessary to support the implementation of relevant Council Recommendations but without prejudice to the good implementation of the policy objectives of each Funds.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 74 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Member State fails to take effective action in response to a request made in accordance with paragraph 1, within the deadlines set out in paragraphs 3 and 4, the Commission may suspend all or part of the payments for the programmes or priorities concerned in accordance with Article 91.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 76 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall make a proposal to the Council to suspend all or part of the commitments or payments for one or more of the programmes of a Member State in the following cases: (a) where the Council decides in accordance with Article 126(8) or Article 126(11) TFEU that a Member State has not taken effective action to correct its excessive deficit; (b) where the Council adopts two successive recommendations in the same imbalance procedure, in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 on the grounds that a Member State has submitted an insufficient corrective action plan; (c) where the Council adopts two successive decisions in the same imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 establishing non-compliance by a Member State on the grounds that it has not taken the recommended corrective action; (d) where the Commission concludes that a Member State has not taken measures as referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 332/200241 and as a consequence decides not to authorise the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to that Member State; (e) where the Council decides that a Member State does not comply with the macro-economic adjustment programme referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council42 , or with the measures requested by a Council decision adopted in accordance with Article 136(1) TFEU. Priority shall be given to the suspension of commitments; payments shall be suspended only when immediate action is sought and in the case of significant non- compliance. The suspension of payments shall apply to payment applications submitted for the programmes concerned after the date of the decision to suspend. The Commission may, on grounds of exceptional economic circumstances or following a reasoned request by the Member State concerned addressed to the Commission within 10 days of adoption of the decision or recommendation referred to in the previous sub-paragraph, recommend that the Council cancel the suspension referred to in the same sub- paragraph. _________________ 40 Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances (OJ L 306, 23.11.2011, p. 25). 41 Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002). 42 Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 1).deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 80 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8
8. A proposal by the Commission for the suspension of commitments shall be deemed adopted by the Council unless the Council decides, by means of an implementing act, to reject such a proposal by qualified majority within one month of the submission of the Commission proposal. The suspension of commitments shall apply to the commitments from the Funds for the Member State concerned from 1 January of the year following the decision to suspend. The Council shall adopt a decision, by means of an implementing act, on a proposal by the Commission referred to in paragraph 7 in relation to the suspension of payments.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 81 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. The scope and level of the suspension of commitments or payments to be imposed shall be proportionate, shall respect the equality of treatment between Member States and shall take into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, in particular the level of unemployment, the level of poverty or social exclusion of the Member State concerned in relation to the Union average and the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The impact of suspensions on programmes of critical importance to address adverse economic or social conditions shall be a specific factor to be taken into account.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 83 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10
10. The suspension of commitments shall be subject to a maximum of 25 % of the commitments relating to the next calendar year for the Funds or 0,25 % of nominal GDP whichever is lower, in any of the following cases: (a) in the first case of non-compliance with an excessive deficit procedure as referred to under point (a) of paragraph 7;; (b) in the first case of non- compliance relating to a corrective action plan under an excessive imbalance procedure as referred to under point b of paragraph 7; (c) in case of non-compliance with the recommended corrective action pursuant to an excessive imbalance procedure as referred to under point (c) of paragraph 7; (d) in the first case of non-compliance as referred to under points (d) and (e) of paragraph 7. In case of persistent non-compliance, the suspension of commitments may exceed the maximum percentages set out in the first sub-paragraph.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 84 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11
11. The Council shall lift the suspension of commitments on a proposal from the Commission, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 8, in the following cases: (a) where the excessive deficit procedure is held in abeyance in accordance with Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/9743 or the Council has decided in accordance with Article 126(12) TFEU to abrogate the decision on the existence of an excessive deficit; (b) where the Council has endorsed the corrective action plan submitted by the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 or the excessive imbalance procedure is placed in a position of abeyance in accordance with Article 10(5) of that Regulation or the Council has closed the excessive imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 11 of that Regulation; (c) where the Commission has concluded that a Member State has taken appropriate measures as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 332/2002; (d) where the Commission has concluded that the Member State concerned has taken appropriate measures to implement the adjustment programme referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 or the measures requested by a decision of the Council in accordance with Article 136(1) TFEU. After the Council has lifted the suspension of commitments, the Commission shall re-budget the suspended commitments in accordance with Article [8] of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) [ […] (MFF regulation)]. Suspended commitments may not be re- budgeted beyond the year 2027. The decommitment time limit for the re- budgeted amount in accordance with Article 99 shall start from the year in which the suspended commitment has been re-budgeted. A decision concerning the lifting of the suspension of payments shall be taken by the Council on a proposal by the Commission where the applicable conditions set out in in the first sub- paragraph are fulfilled. _________________ 43 Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 6).deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 86 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall keep the European Parliament informed of the implementation of this Article. In particular, the Commission shall, when one of the conditions set out in paragraph 7 is fulfilled for a Member State, immediately inform the European Parliament and provide details of the Funds and programmes which could be subject to a suspension of commitments.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 87 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 3
The Commission shall transmit the proposal for suspension of commitments or the proposal to lift such a suspension, to the European Parliament and to the Council.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 88 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 13
13. Paragraphs 1 to 12This Article shall not apply to priorities or programmes under Article [4(c)(v)(ii)] of ESF+ Regulation.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 117 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may request the transfer of up to 5 % of programme financial allocations from any of the Funds to any other Fund under shared managementinstruments of ERDF, CF or ESF+ to any orf to anyhe instrument under direct or indirect managements of ERDF, CF or ESF+.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 126 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The EAFRD shall support community-led local development. In that case it shall be referred to as "LEADER".
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 134 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 7
7. The managing authority, in managing the financial instrument pursuant to paragraph 2, or the body implementing the financial instrument, in managing the financial instrument pursuant to paragraph 3, shall keep separate accounts or maintain an accounting code per priority and per each category of region or by type of interventions for the EARDF for each programme contribution and separately for resources referred to in Articles 54 and 56 respectively.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 173 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 330 624 388 6377 697 000 000 in 2018 prices.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 175 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Resources for the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall amount to 97.5 % of the global resources (i.e., a total of EUR 322 194 388 630) and shall be allocated as follows:
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 176 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The amount of resources available for the ESF+ under the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall be EUR 88 646 194 590105 286 000 000 in 2018 prices.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 192 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1303/2013 or any other act applicable to the 2014–2020 programming period shall continue to apply to programmes and operations supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund, the EARDF and the EMFF under that period.
2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In view of their common goal to preserve the integrity of the Union budget, the Office and the EPPO should establish and maintain a close relationship based on sincere cooperation and aimed at ensuring the complementarity of their respective mandates and coordination of their action, in particular as regards the scope of the enhanced cooperation for the establishment on the EPPO. Ultimately, the relationship should contribute to ensuring that all means are used to protect and secure the financial interests of the Union and avoiding unnecessary duplication of efforts.
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 27 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 requires the Office, as well as all institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union and competent national authorities, to report to the EPPO without undue delay suspected criminal conduct in respect of which the EPPO may exercise its competence. Since the mandate of the Office is to carry out administrative investigations into fraud, corruption and any other illegal activity affecting the financial interest of the Union, it is ideally placed and equipped to act as a natural partner and privileged source of information for the EPPO.
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 29 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 specifies the minimum elements that, as a rule, reports should contain. The Office may need to conduct a preliminary evaluation of allegations to ascertain these elements and collect the necessary information. The Office should conduct this evaluation expeditiously, with no unjustified delay and through means which do not risk jeopardising a possible future criminal investigation. Upon completion of its evaluation, it should report to the EPPO, with no unjustified delay where a suspicion of an offence within its competence is identified.
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 34 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In conformity with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the Office should in principle not open an administrative investigation parallel to an investigation conducted by the EPPO into the same facts. However, in certain cases, the protection of the Union’s financial interests may require that the Office carry out a complementary administrative investigation before the conclusion of criminal proceedings initiated by the EPPO with the purpose of ascertaining whether precautionary measures are necessary, or financial, disciplinary or administrative action should be taken. These complementary investigations may be appropriate, inter alia, when necessary to recover amounts due to the Union budget subject to specific time-barring rules, when the amounts at risk are very high, or where there is the need to avoid further expenditure in risk situations through administrative measures.
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 37 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The Office should actively and effectively support the EPPO in its investigations. In this regard, the EPPO may request the Office to support or complement its criminal investigations through the exercise of powers under this Regulation. In these cases the Office should perform these operations only within the limits of its powers and within the framework provided for in this Regulation.
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 42 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) These changes do not affect the procedural guarantees applicable in the framework of investigations. The Office is bound to apply the procedural guarantees of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/967 and those contained in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union. This framework requires that the Office conducts its investigations objectively, impartially and confidentially, seeking evidence for and against the person concerned, and carries out investigative acts on the basis of a written authorisation and following a legality check. TBoth the EPPO and the Office must ensure the respect of the rights of persons concerned by itstheir investigations, including the presumption of innocence and the right to avoid self-incrimination. When interviewed, persons concerned have inter alia the rights to be assisted by a person of choice, to approve the record of the interview, and to use any of the official languages of the Union. Persons concerned also have the right to comment on the facts of the case before conclusions are drawn. _________________ 7 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities, OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2–5
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 53 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Economic operators shall be obliged to cooperate with the Office in the course of its investigations. The Office may request oral information, including through interviews, and written information from economic operators.
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 54 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. In the exercise of these powers, the Office shall comply with the procedural guarantees provided for in this Regulation and in Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96. In the conduct of an on-the-spot check and inspection, the economic operator concerned shall have the right not to make self-incriminating statements and to be assisted by a person of choice. When making statements during the on the spot checks, the economic operator shall be provided with the possibility to use any of the official languages of the Member State where he is located. The right to be assisted by a person of choice for a limited and reasonable period shall not prevent access by the Office to the premises of the economic operator, and shall not unduly delay the start of the check.
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 58 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
At the request of the Office, the competent authority of the Member State concerned shall providguarantee the staff of the Office with the assistance needed in order to carry out their tasks effectively, as specified in the written authorisation referred to in Article 7(2).
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 61 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Where the staff of the Office finds that an economic operator resists an on-the-spot check or inspection authorised pursuant to this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall affordguarantee them the necessary assistance of law enforcement authorities so as to enable the Office to conduct its on- the-spot check or inspection effectively and without undue delay.
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 66 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities of the Member States shall givuarantee the necessary assistance to enable the staff of the Office to fulfil their tasks in accordance with this Regulation effectively and without undue delay.;
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 69 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013
Article 7 – paragraph 8
(8) If an investigation cannot be closed within 12 months after it has been opened, the Director-General shall, at the expiry of that 12-month period and every six months thereafter, report to the Supervisory Committee, indicating the reasons and, where appropriate, the remedial measures envisaged with a view to speeding up the investigation.";
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 70 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Where the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies report to the EPPO in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, they may insteadshall transmit to the Office a copy of the report sent to the EPPO.;
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 80 #

2018/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013
Article 12 c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Office shall not be bound to report to the EPPO manifestonly unsubstantiated allegations.
2018/11/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 2 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that new EU initiatives must be matched with new and adequate financial resources; underlines that especially long-term political priorities of the European Union such as boosting jobs and growth, achieving a future- oriented and competitive European industry and sustainable development, and fighting against climate change through a transition to a low carbon economy need to be supported through sufficient resources and should remain the focus areas of the new Multiannual Financial Framework Programme; thus welcomes the strong support for the fields Single Market, Innovation and Digital and Natural Resources and Environment;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 6 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls upon the acceleration of security and defence joint research; Believes that the interoperability of European Arm Forces should not be delayed due to the lack of adequate financial resources.
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 9 #

2018/0166R(APP)

2. Calls for a clear methodology for the presentation of figures, preferably on the basis of constant prices;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates Parliament’s call for an increased overall budget of at least EUR 120 billion for Horizon Europein constant prices for Horizon Europe in order to be able to react appropriately to societal challenges, to secure Europe’s global competiveness, people’s well-being, scientific and industrial leadership and to help achieving the goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement; welcomes the possibility of transferring financial allocations for programmes from one fund to another introduced by the Common Provisions Regulation; believes that appropriate conditions and mechanisms for such transfers should be further elaborated to ensure compatibility with the structural funds and to avoid double auditing; underlines that financial support from Horizon Europe should be made accessible to beneficiaries through a fast, bottom-up and less administrative process;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 17 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Ensure adequate financial resources for Horizon and COSME programmes in the future MFF 2021- 2027 providing a special focus on mitigating the gaps between Member States.
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes that at least EUR 9.194 billion are foreseen for the Digital Europe Program in order to tackle important European challenges such as improving high performance computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and trust, advanced digital skills and the best use of digital society and interoperability; emphasises the importance of close coordination with Horizon Europe, CEF and ESIF;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Insists on the necessity to adequately finance a programme for EU actions improving the competitiveness of enterprises, with a special emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). An SME-focused programme should complement other EU programmes and should also be built on the solid experience from the predecessor programme (COSME) aiming at enhancing access to markets inside and outside the Union, improving framework conditions for businesses and the competitiveness of enterprises, and promoting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that in the energy sector, emphasis should be placed on energy security and, energy efficiency, the enhanced use of renewable energies, sector coupling, smart and modern infrastructure, a functioning singleenergy market; considers it essential to reach theat least a 15 % interconnectivity target by 2030, stresses that the next MFF should focus on ensuring the decarbonisation of the European economy in order to accomplish the goals of the Energy Union and the EU climate goals and to effectively support vulnerable, low-income households at risk of energy poverty to become energy-efficient;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on a stronger emphasis for MFF 2021-2027 on climate change, energy and environmental transition.
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that its call for the creation of an energyjust transition fund for coal- and carbon-intensive regions under the new multiannual financial framework (MFF) was not reflected in the new MFF proposal; reiterates its appeal for additional funds to be provided exclusively to support energy transition in these regions; to create a Just Transition Fund with the aim to support workers and communities adversely affected by this transition; in this respect repeats its calls on the Commission to set up a financing platform at Union level for this initiative; furthermore stresses that under this fund sufficient resources should be ensured for creation of decent and sustainable jobs, together with re- skilling and up-skilling in clean processes and technologies, as well as enhancing social protection schemes, including active labour market policies;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for appropriate funding for the agencies under ITRE-remit to ensure their capacity to fulfil their increasing tasks adequately;
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that policies of paramount importance to Member States, such as the cohesion policy, should not be affected by the new challenges that the EU faces.
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that the next MFF will need to consider the UK’s departure from the EU and its implications for the EU budget; expresses the wish that EU programmes under ITRE-remit can continue unimpeded; in this respect welcomes the Commission’s proposals regarding the modernisation of existing and implementation of new own resources as well as the elimination of rebates and the increase of the own resources ceiling.
2018/09/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Since the adoption in 1992 of the predecessor to Regulation (EC) No 469/2009, markets have evolved significantly and there has been huge growth in the manufacture of generics and especially of biosimilars, in particular in third countries outside the Union where protection does not exist or has expired.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 42 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The absence of any exception in Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 to the protection conferred by a supplementary protection certificate has had the unintended consequence of preventing manufacturers of generics and biosimilars established in the Union from manufacturing, even for the exclusive purpose of exporting to third countrycountries outside the Union markets in which such protection does not exist or has expired. A further unintended consequence is that the protection conferred by the certificate makes it more difficult for those manufacturers to enter the Union market immediately after expiry of the certificate, given that they are not in a position to build up production capacity until the protection provided by the certificate has lapsed, by contrast with manufacturers located in third countries where protection does not exist or has expired.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 50 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The aim of this Regulation is to ensure that manufacturers established in the Union are able to compete effectively in those third country markets where supplementary protection does not exist or has expired, and to ensure Day-1 Entry of generic and biosimilar medicines onto the Union market after the expiry of the relevant supplementary protection certificate and this fostering access to medicines. It is intended to complement the efforts of the Union’s trade policy to ensure open markets for Union-based manufacturers of medicinal products. Indirectly, it is also intended to put those manufacturers in a better position to enter the Union market immediately after expiry of the relevant supplementary protection certificate, namely the EU-Day1 Entry. It would also help to serve the aim of fostering access to medicines in the Union by helping to ensure a swifter entry of generic and biosimilar medicines onto the market after expiry of the relevant certificate.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 51 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The aim of this Regulation is to ensure that manufacturers established in the Union are able to compete effectively in those third country markets where supplementary protection does not exist or has expired and to ensure that generic and biosimilar products can enter the Union market from the first day after the supplementary protection certificate has expired. It is intended to complement the efforts of the Union’s trade policy to ensure open markets for Union-based manufacturers of medicinal products. Indirectly, it is also intended to put those manufacturers in a better position to enter the Union market immediately after expiry of the relevant supplementary protection certificate. It would also help to serve the aim of fostering access to medicines in the Union by helping to ensure a swifter entry of generic and biosimilar medicines onto the market after expiry of the relevant certificate.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 63 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In thoese specific and limited circumstances, and in order to creatit is appropriate to eliminate the aforementioned, unintended side effects of the supplementary protection certificate so as to enable a level -playing field between Union-based manufacturers and those in third country manufacturers, it is appropriate to restrict the protection conferred by a supplementary protection certificate so as to allow making for the exclusive purpose of export to third countries and any related acts strictly necessary for making or for the actual export itself. ies. This would enable manufacturing exclusively for (i) export to country markets where the supplementary protection has expired, as well as for any other acts that are strictly necessary for this manufacturing and (ii) entry onto the Union market as soon as the supplementary protection certificate expires.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 73 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) That exception should cover the making of the product, including the product which corresponds to the medicinal product protected by a supplementary protection certificate in the territory of a Member State, for the exclusive purpose of export to third countriescountry markets where no supplementary protection certificate is in place and to prepare for EU-Day1 Entry, as well as any upstream or downstream acts by the maker or by third parties in a contractual relationship with the maker, where such acts would otherwise require the consent of the certificate-holder, and are strictly necessary for making for the purpose of export or, for the actual export itself and for EU-Day1 Entry. For instance, such acts may include the supply and import of active ingredients for the purpose of making the medicinal product to which the product covered by the certificate corresponds, or temporary storage of the product or advertising for the exclusive purpose of export to third country destinations.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 84 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) By limiting the scope of the exception to makingThe scope of the exception is limited to making for the entry onto the Union market from the first day of the expiration of the supplementary protection certificate and for the purpose of export outside the Union and acts strictly necessary for such making or for the actual export itself, the exception introduced by this Regulation willshould not unreasonably conflict with normal exploitation of the product in the Member State where the certificate is in force, nor unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the certificate-holder, taking account of the legitimate interests of third parties.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 86 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) By limiting tThe scope of the exception is limited to making for the purpose of export outside the UnionEU-Day1 Entry and for the purpose of export to country markets where no supplementary protection certificate is in place or has expired and acts strictly necessary for such making or for the actual export itself, the exception introduced by this Regulation will not unreasonably conflict with normal exploitation of the product in the Member State where the certificate is in force, nor unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the certificate- holder, taking account of the legitimate interests of third parties.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 96 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) SReasonable and proportionate safeguards should accompany the exception in order to increase transparency, to help the holder of a supplementary protection certificate to enforce its protection in the Union and to reduce the risk of illicit diversion onto the Union market during the term of the certificate.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 106 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) To this end, this Regulation should impose a once-off duty on the person making the product for the exclusive purpose of export, requiring that person to provide certain information to the authority which granted the supplementary protection certificate in the Member State where theeach making is to take place. The information should be provided before the making isor before other acts that are related for that making are intended to start for the first time in that Member State. The making and related acts, including those performed in Member States other than the one of making in cases where the product is protected by a certificate in those other Member States too, should only fall within the scope of the exception where the maker has sent this notification to the competent industrial property authority (or other designated authority) of the Member State of making. The once-off duty to provide information to the authority should apply in each Member State where making is to take place, both as regards the making in that Member State, and as regards related acts, whether performed in that or another Member State, related to that making. The authority should be required to publish that information, in the interests of transparency and for the purpose of informing the holder of the certificate of the maker’s intention.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 116 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In addition, this Regulation should impose certain due diligence requirements on the maker as a condition for the exception to operate. The maker should be required to inform persons within its supply chain, through appropriate means, in particular contractual means, that the product is covered by the exception introduced by this Regulation and is intended for the exclusive purpose of export and/or Day-1 entry. A maker who failed to comply with these due diligence requirements would not benefit from the exception, nor would any third party performing a related act in the same or a different Member State where a certificate conferring protection for the product was in force, and the holder of the relevant certificate would therefore be entitled to enforce its rights under the certificate.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 119 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In addition, this Regulation should impose certain due diligence requirements on thea maker as a condition for the exception to operate. TheEach maker should be required to inform persons within its supply chain, through appropriate means, in particular contractual means, that the product is covered by the exception introduced by this Regulation and is intended for the exclusive purpose of export. A maker who failed to comply with these due diligence requirements would not benefit from the exception, nor would any third party performing a related act in the same or a different Member State where a certificate conferring protection for the product was in force, and the holder of the relevant certificate would therefore be entitled to enforce its rights under the certificate.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 124 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Furthermore, this Regulation should impose labelling requirements on the maker, in order to facilitate, by means of a logo, identification of the product as a product exclusively intended for the purposes of Day-1 entry onto the Union market after the expiry of the supplementary protection certificate or of export to third countries. The making and, storing and other related acts should only fall outside the protection conferred by a supplementary protection certificate if the product is labelled in this manner. This labelling obligation would be without prejudice to labelling requirements of third countries.
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 163 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall not confer protection against a particularcertain act against which the basic patent conferred protection if, with respect to that particular act, the following conditions are met:
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 221 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the address, or addresses, of the premises where the making isand other related acts for that making are to take place in the relevant Member State;
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 243 #

2018/0161(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The maker shall ensure, through appropriate and documented means, that persons in a contractual relationship with the maker who perform acts falling within paragraph 2(a)(ii) are fully informed and aware of the following:
2018/11/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 43 #

2018/0148(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Some end-users choose tyres before arriving at the point of sale, or purchase them by mail order or on the internet, given the increasingly wide selection of such products available for online purchase. To ensure that those end-users can also make an informed choice on the basis of harmonised information on tyre fuel efficiency, wet grip performance, external rolling noise and other parameters, labels should be displayed in all technical promotional material, including where such material is made available on the internet.
2018/11/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2018/0148(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Without prejudice to Member States' market surveillance obligations and to suppliers' obligations to check product conformity, suppliers should make the required product compliance information available electronically in the product database, ensuring that it can be accessed by all recipients in all Member States, especially in the case of cross-border transactions.
2018/11/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2018/0148(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In order to promote energy efficiency, climate change mitigation and environmental protection, Member States should be able to create incentives for the use of energy efficient products, including bio-based tyres, elastomers, plasticisers from bio-based sources, vegetable oils, in particular for ethylene propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) rubber. Member States are free to decide on the nature of such incentives. Such incentives should comply with Union State aid rules and should not constitute unjustifiable market barriers. This Regulation does not prejudice the outcome of any future state aid procedure that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in respect of such incentives.
2018/11/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2018/0148(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The aim of this Regulation is to increase the safety, health protection, and the economic and environmental efficiency of road transport by promoting fuel- efficient and safe tyres with low noise levels and longer duration.
2018/11/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #

2018/0148(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. In relation to tyres sold directly on the internet, whether new or second-hand for use by a purchaser other than the initial purchaser, distributors shall ensure that the label is displayed in proximity to the price and that the product information sheet can be accessed.
2018/11/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) However, doctrinaire assessments of the rule of law, far from uniform, are, on the contrary, as diverse as they are surprising, with frequent inconsistencies between Member States. The rule of law must be based on the assumption of a clear and well-articulated hierarchy of rules, each with its specific place in the constitutional order, with precise laws that delimit exactly the actions of the implementing bodies empowered to monitor compliance with individual and general rules.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 60 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2)2. The rule of law requires that all public powers act within the constraints set out by law, in accordance with the Constitution of each Member State, with the values of democracy and fundamental rights, and under the control of independent and impartial courts. It requires, in particular, that the principles of legality7 , legal certainty8 , prohibition of arbitrariness of the executive powers9 , separation of powers10, and effective judicial protection11 by independent courts are respected12 . _________________ 7 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 29 April 2004, CAS Succhi di Frutta, C- 496/99 PECLI:EU:C:2004:236, paragraph 63. 8 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 12 November 1981, Amministrazione delle finanze dello Stato v Srl Meridionale Industria Salumi and others Ditta Italo Orlandi & Figlio and Ditta Vincenzo Divella v Amministrazione delle finanze dello Stato. Joined cases 212 to 217/80, ECLI:EU:C:1981:270, paragraph 10. 9 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 21 September 1989, Hoechst, Joined cases 46/87 and 227/88, ECLI:EU:C:1989:337, paragraph 19. 10 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 November 2016, Kovalkovas, C-477/16, ECLI:EU:C:2016:861, paragraph 36; Judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 November 2016, PPU Poltorak, C-452/16, ECLI:EU:C:2016:858, paragraph 35; and Judgment of the Court of Justice of 22 December 2010, DEB,C-279/09, ECLI:EU:C:2010:811, paragraph 58. 11 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 27 February 2018, Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses v Tribunal de Contas C- 64/16, ECLI:EU:C:2018:117, paragraphs 31, 40-41. 12 Communication from the Commission "A new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law", COM(2014) 158 final, Annex I.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 62 #

2018/0136(COD)

(2a) The rule of law is based on the existence of a minimum body of conditions of which we can identify the following: – autonomy of the law; – predictability; – separation of powers within the State; – constitutional power structure; – promotion of human rights; – benevolent, open and cooperative attitude on the part of the State towards civil society; – principle of separation of powers within the State upheld; – real and genuine democracy; – institutionalised and guaranteed human and civil rights; – a coherent and hierarchical legal order; – a system of internal regulation of public authorities through political, administrative hierarchical and judicial control; – control of the constitutionality of laws; – unrestricted access to justice and organisation of legal proceedings at several instances; – control of the constitutionality of laws; – control of legality of activities of public administration; – independent judiciary: – existence of the institution of ombudsman.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 74 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Respect for the rule of law is indispensable for the protection of all the fundamental values listed in Article 2 TEU. It is also an essential condition for the observance of all rights and obligations deriving from the Treaties and international law; respect for the rule of law is a prerequisite for EU membership.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 99 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13). The possible equitable and proportionate measures to be adopted in the event of generalised deficiencies and the procedure to be followed to adopt them should be determined. Those measures shouldmay include the suspension of payments and of commitments, a reduction of funding under existing commitments, and a prohibition to conclude new commitments with recipients, in the presence of irrefutable evidence.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 112 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15). In order to ensure uniform implementation of this Regulation and in view of the importance of the financial effects of measures being imposed pursuant to this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Council which should act on the basis of a Commission proposal after consultation of the European Parliament. To facilitate the adoption of decisions which are required to protect the financial interests of the Union, reversed qualified majority voting should be used, based on a report by a group of neutral experts.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 121 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes the rules necessary for the protection of the Union’s budget in the case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States; infringement procedures can only be launched by the Commission if such concerns relate at the same time to breach of a specific provision of EU law.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 124 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'the rule of law' refers to the Union value enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union which includes the principles of legality, implying a transparent, accountable, democratic and pluralistic process for enacting laws; legal certainty; prohibition of arbitrariness of the executive powers; effective judicial protection by independent courts, including of fundamental rights; separation of powers and equality before the law; The rules defining the ‘rule of law’ require: – a pyramid power structure and dissemination to a large number of bodies; – public participation in the exercise of power through judicial control of compliance with the law by State organs and through redress against illegal acts by the authorities; – guarantee of fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual; – limit imposed on each of the three powers by the other two; – political control exercised by elected assembly; – separation of powers within the State; – hierarchical structure of executive and judicial power, allowing for control the existing authority in the exercise thereof.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 136 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Appropriate balanced and proportionate measures shall be taken where a generalised deficiency as regards the rule of law in a Member State under the Constitution affects or risks affecting the principles of sound financial management or the protection of the financial interests of the Union, in particular:
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 139 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Appropriate mMeasures shall be taken where a generalised deficiency as regards the rule of law in a Member State affects or risks affecting the principles of sound financial management or the protection of the financial interests of the Union, in particular:
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 140 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the proper functioning of the authorities of that Member State implementing the Union budget, in particular in the context of public procurement or grant procedures, and when carrying out monitoring and controls;deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 145 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the recovery of funds unduly paid;deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 149 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the effective and timely cooperation with the European Anti-fraud Office and with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in theirin its investigations or prosecutions pursuant to their respective legal acts and to the principle of loyal cooperation.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 171 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1
(1) a suspension of the approval of one or more programmes or an amendment thereof;deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 173 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 2
(2) a suspension of commitments;deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 176 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 3
(3) a reduction of commitments, including through financial corrections or transfers to other spending programmes;deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 180 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 4
(4) a reduction of pre-financing;deleted
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 197 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission finds that it has reasonable grounds to believe that the conditions of Article 3 are fulfilled, it shall send a written notification to that Member State, setting out the grounds on which it based its finding.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 199 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall ensure equal treatment by concomitantly adopting similar and non-discriminatory measures applicable to all Member States.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 203 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall take into account all relevant information, including decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as reports of the Court of Auditors, and conclusions and recommendations of relevant international organisations.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 205 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission mayshall request anyfrom the Member State concerned additional information required for its assessment, both before and after having made a finding pursuant toprior to notification of a finding referred to in paragraph 1.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 206 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
5. The Commission shall hear the Member State concerned and shall take into account the information received and any observations made by the Member State concerned, as well as the adequacy of any proposed remedial measurespreviously, as well as the results of the impact assessment conducted pursuant to Article 4(3a), when deciding whether or not to submit a proposal for a decision on the appropriate measures.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 213 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Commission considers that the generalised deficiency as regards the rule of law is established, it shall submit a proposal for an implementing act on the appropriate measures to the Council and Parliament.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 224 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The decision shall be deemed to have been adopted or rejected by the Council, unless it decides, by qualified majority, to reject the Commission proposalacting unanimously, as for other measures imposing sanctions on Member States under the TFEU, within one month of its adoption by the Commission.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 228 #

2018/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. The Council, acting by a qualified majoritunanimously, may amend the Commission’s proposal and adopt the amended text as a Council decision.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGCONT
Amendment 151 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) It is appropriate therefore to provide procedural and substantive rules on cross-border conversions which would contribute tofurther facilitate the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment and provide at the same time adequate and proportionate protection for stakeholders such as employees, creditors and minority shareholders.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 168 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) To allow all stakeholders' legitimate interests to be taken into account in the procedure governing a cross-border conversion, the company should disclose the draft terms of the cross-border conversion containing the most important information about the proposed cross- border conversion, including the envisaged new company form, the instrument of constitution and the proposed timetable for the conversion. Members, creditors and employees of the company carrying out the cross-border conversion should be notified in order that they candue time in order for them to be able to submit comments with regard to the proposed conversion.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 170 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) In order to provide information to its members, the company carrying out the cross-border conversion should prepare a detailed report. The report should explain and substantiate the legal and economic aspects of the proposed cross-border conversion, in particular the implications of the cross- border conversion for members with regard to the future business of the company and the management organ's strategic plan. It should also include potential remedies available to members, where they do not agree with the decision to carry out a cross- border conversion. This report should also be made available to the employees of the company carrying our cross-border conversion.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 172 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) In order to provide information to its employees, the company carrying out the cross-border conversion should prepare a report explaining the implications of the proposed cross-border conversion for employees. The report should explain in particular the implications of the proposed cross-border conversion on the safeguarding of the jobs of the employees, whether there would be any material change in the employment relationships, in their contractual arrangements and the locations of the companies’ places of business and how each of these factors would relate to any subsidiaries of the company. This requirement should not however apply where the only employees of the company are in its administrative organ. The provision of the report should be carried out in due time in order for the employees or their representatives to be able to submit their comments without prejudice to the applicable information and consultation proceedings instituted at national level following the implementation of Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council43 or Directive 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council44 . _________________ 43 Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 29). 44 Directive 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (Recast) (OJ L 122, 16.5.2009, p. 28).
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 175 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The detailed report intended for the employees should be made available for the European Parliament, the works council of the departure Member State and the European Works Council.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 188 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) In order to prevent the circumvention of employee participation rights by means of a cross-border conversion, the company carrying out a conversion which is registered in the Member State which provides for the employee participation rights, should not be able to perform a cross-border conversion without first entering into negotiations with its employees or their representatives when the average number of employees employed by that company is equivalent to four fifthtwo thirds of the national threshold for triggering such employee participation.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 191 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) To ensure a proper allocation of tasks among Member States and an efficient and effective ex-ante control of cross-border conversions, both the departure and the destination Member States should designate the appropriate competent authorities. In particular, the competent authorities of the departure Member States should have the power to issue a pre-conversion certificate without which the competent authorities in the destination Member State should notrequire in order to be able to complete the cross-border conversion procedure.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 201 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) The evaluation of the implementation of the cross-border merger rules in Member States has shown that the number of cross-border mergers in the Union has significantly increased. However, this evaluation has also revealed certain shortcomings in relation specifically to creditor protection of employees, creditors and shareholder protections as well as to the lack of simplified procedures which impede the full effectiveness and efficiency of those cross-border merger rules.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 205 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) In order to further enhance the existing cross-border merger procedure, it is necessary to simplify those merger rules, where appropriate, whilst at the same time ensuring that stakeholders, and in particular employees but also stakeholders and creditors, are adequately protected. Therefore, the existing cross- border merger rules should be modified in order to oblige the management or administrative organs of the merging companies to prepare separate reports detailing the legal and economic aspects of the cross-border merger for both members and for employees. The obligation on the management or administrative organ of the company to prepare the report for the members may however be waived, where those members are already informed about legal and economic aspects of the proposed merger. However, the report prepared for employees may only be waived where the merging companies and their subsidiaries do not have any employees other than those who form part of the management or administrative organ.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 206 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) Furthermore, in order to enhance the protection afforded to the employees of the merging company or companies, employees or their representatives may provide their opinion on the company report setting out the implications of the cross-border merger for them. The provision of the report should be carried out in due time in order for the employees or their representatives to be able to submit their comments without prejudice to the applicable information and consultation proceedings instituted at national level following the implementation of Council Directive 2001/23/EC48 , Directive 2002/14/EC or Directive 2009/38/EC. _________________ 48 Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses (OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16).
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 217 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
(42) To allow all stakeholders' legitimate interests to be taken into account, the company being divided should disclose the draft terms of the division containing the most important information about the proposed cross-border division, including the envisaged the exchange ratio of securities or shares, the instruments of constitution of the recipient companies and the proposed timetable for the cross-border division. Members, creditors and employees of the company carrying out the cross-border division should be notified that they canin due time in order for them to be able to submit comments with regard to the division.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 220 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
(43) In order to provide information to its members, the company being divided should prepare a detailed report. The report should explain and substantiate the legal and economic aspects of the proposed cross- border division, in particular explaining the implications of the cross- border division for members with regard to the future business of the company and the management organs’ strategic plan. It should also include explanations about the exchange ratio, where applicable, the criteria to determine the allocation of shares and potential remedies available to members, where they do not agree with the decision to carry out a cross-border division.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 222 #

2018/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
(44) In order to provide information its employees, the company being divided should prepare a report explaining the implications of the proposed cross-border division for employees. The report should explain in particular the implications of the proposed cross-border division on the safeguarding of the jobs of the employees, whether there would be any material change in the conditions of employment and the locations of the companies’ places of business, and how each of these factors would relate to any subsidiaries of the company. The provision of the report should be carried out in due time in order for the employees or their representatives to be able to submit their comments without prejudice to the applicable information and consultation proceedings instituted at national level following the implementation of Directives 2001/23/EC, 2002/14/EC or 2009/38/EC.
2018/09/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 33 #

2018/0113(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The Commission in its Communication A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe30 and in its Communication EU e-Government Action Plan 2016-2020: Accelerating the digital transformation of government31 stressed the role of public administrations in helping businesseentrepreneurs to easily set up business, operate online and expand across borders. The EU e-Government Action Plan specifically recognised the importance of improving the use of digital tools when complying with company law related requirements. Furthermore, in the 2017 Tallinn declaration on eGovernment, Member States made a strong call to step up efforts for the provision of efficient, user-centric electronic procedures in the Union. _________________ 30 COM(2015) 192 final of 6 May 2015. 31 COM(2016) 179 final of 19 April 2016.
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 36 #

2018/0113(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) In order to facilitate the registration of companies and their branches and to reduce the costs and administrative burdens associated with the registration process, in particular by micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (‘SMEs’) as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC32 , procedures should be put in place to enable registration to be completed fully onlineby means of online procedures. Such costs and burdens derive not only from administrative fees charged for setting up a company, but also from other requirements which make the overall process longer to complete, in particular when the physical presence of the applicant or their representative is required. In addition, information on these procedures should be made available online and free of charge. _________________ 32 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 57 #

2018/0113(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) As a first step in a company’s lifecycle, it should be possible to establish and register companies fully onlineby means of online procedures. However, Member States should have the possibility to derogate from this requirement in case of public limited liability companies due to the complexity of establishment and registration of such companies and in order to respect Member States’ existing traditions of company law. In any event, Member States should lay down detailed rules of registration. It should be possible to carry out online registration with the submission of documents in electronic form.
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 65 #

2018/0113(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) In order to assist businesses, in particular micro, small, medium-sized companies and start-ups, in setting-up their businessenterprise, it should be possible to register a private limited liability company with the use of pre-defined templates which are model instruments of constitution which should be available online. Such models may contain a pre-defined set of options in accordance with national law. The applicants should be able to choose between using this model or registering a company with bespoke instruments of constitution and Member States should have the option to provide templates also for other types of companies.
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 78 #

2018/0113(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Furthermore, in order to tackle fraud and company hijacking and to provide safeguards for the reliability and trustworthiness of documents and information contained within national registers, provisions concerning the online registration of companies and their branches should alsbe bound to include controls on the identity and legal capacity of persons seeking to establish a company or branch. However, the means and methods to achieve these controls should be left to Member States to develop and adopt. Those rules could include, amongst others, verification by means of video- conference or other online means that provide a real- time audio-visual connection. To that effect Member States should be able to require the involvement of notaries or lawyers as a part of the online registration process, however, such involvement should not prevent the completion of the registration procedure in its entirety online and should not increase the burden on the entire process.
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 87 #

2018/0113(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure the protection of all persons interacting with companies, Member States should be able to prevent fraudulent behaviour by refusing the appointment of a person as a director of a company or a branch in their own territory, who is currently disqualified from acting as a director in another Member State. Such requests for information, in relation to previous directorships, should be possible by means of the system of interconnection of registers and therefore Member States should make the necessary arrangements to ensure that the national registers are interconnected with all the Member States and able to provide such information. The rules for the disqualification of directors and the confidentiality of the transmission should be governed by national law. To ensure compliance with applicable rules on protection of personal data, national registers should process any such data relating to disqualification of director in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 . _________________ 35 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 94 #

2018/0113(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure that consistent and up-to-date information is available about companies in the Union and to further increase transparency, it should be possible to use the interconnection of registers to exchange information about any type of company registered in the Member States’ registers in accordance with national law. Member States should have option to make electronic copies of the documents and information of those other types of companies available also through this system.
2018/09/17
Committee: JURI
Amendment 51 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Similarly, online search engines can be important sources of Internet traffic for undertakings which offer goods or services to consumers in the EU through websites and can therefore significantly affect the commercial success of such corporate website users offering their goods or services online in the EU internal market. In this regard, the ranking of websites by providers of online search engines, including of those websites through which corporate website users offer their goods and services to consumers in the EU, has an important impact on consumer choice and the commercial success of those corporate website users. Even in the absence of a contractual relationship with corporate website users, providers of online search engines can therefore effectively behave unilaterally in a way that can be unfair and that can be harmful to the legitimate interests of corporate website users and, indirectly, also of consumers in the Union.
2018/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Online intermediation services and online search engines, as well as the commercial transactions facilitated by those services, have an intrinsic cross- border potential and are of particular importance for the proper functioning of the Union's internal market in today's economy. The potentially unfair and harmful trading practices of certain providers of those services in respect of business users and corporate website users hamper the full realisation of that potential and negatively affect the proper functioning of the internal market. In addition, the full realisation of that potential is hampered, and the proper functioning of the internal market is negatively affected, by diverging laws of certain Member States which, with a varying degree of effectiveness, regulate those services, while other Member States are considering adopting such laws.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 53 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The dependence of business users on online intermediation services also leads to a situation in which business users often have limited possibilities to seek redress where unilateral actions of the providers of those services lead to a dispute. In many cases, those providers do not offer accessible and effective internal complaint- handling systems. Existing alternative out- of-court dispute settlement mechanisms can also be ineffective for a variety of reasons, including a lack of specialised mediators and business users’ fear of retaliation, particularly in the case of cross-border transactions.
2018/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) A wide variety of business-to- consumer commercial relations are intermediated online by providers operating multi-sided services that are essentially based on the same ecosystem- building business model. In order to capture the relevant services, online intermediation services should be defined in a precise and technologically-neutral manner. In particular, the services should consist of information society services, which are characterised by the fact that they aim to facilitate the initiating of direct transactions between business users and consumers, irrespective of whether the transactions are ultimately concluded either online, on the online portal of the provider of the online intermediation services in question or that of the business user, or offline. In addition, the services should be provided on the basis of contractual relationships both between the providers and business users and between the providof online intermediation services or between business users and the consumers. Such a contractual relationship should be deemed to exist where both parties concerned express their intention to be bound in an unequivocal and verifiable manner, without an express written agreement necessarily being required.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 60 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) A uniform and targeted set of mandatory rules should therefore be established at Union level to ensure a fair, predictable, sustainable and trusted online business environment within the internal market by ensuring, in particular, that the business users of online intermediation services are afforded appropriate transparency as well as effective redress possibilities throughout the Union for repeated non-fulfilment. Those rules should also provide for appropriate transparency as regards the ranking of corporate website users in the search results generated by online search engines. At the same, those rules should be such as to safeguard the important innovation potential of the wider online platform economy, as well as service recipients.
2018/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) To ensure that the general terms and conditions of a contractual relationship enable business users to determine the commercial conditions for the use, termination and suspension of online intermediation services, and to achieve predictability regarding their business relationship, those terms and conditions should be drafted in clear and unambiguous language which is easily understood by an average business users. Terms and conditions should not be considered to have been drafted in clear and unambiguous language where they are vague, unspecific or lack detail on important commercial issues and thus fail to give business users a reasonable degree of predictability on the most important aspects of the contractual relationship.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 86 #

2018/0112(COD)

(18) Similarly, the ranking of websites by the providers of online search engines, notably of those websites through which undertakings offer goods and services to consumers, has an important impact on consumer choice and the commercial success of corporate website users. Providers of online search engines should therefore provide a description of the main parameters determining the ranking of all indexed websites, including those of corporate website users as well as other websites. In addition to the characteristics of the goods and services and their relevance for consumers, this description should in the case of online search engines also allow corporate website users to obtain an adequate understanding of whether, and if so how and to what extent, certain design characteristics of the website used, such as their optimisation for display on mobile telecommunications devices, is taken into account. In the absence of a contractual relationship between providers of online search engines and corporate website users, that description should be available to the public in an obvious and easily accessible location on the relevant online search engine. To ensure predictability for corporate website users, the description should also be kept up to date whenever changes are made, including the possibility that any changes to the main parameters should be made easily identifiable. Whilst the providers are under no circumstances required to disclose any trade secrets as defined in Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 when complying with this requirement to disclose the main ranking parameters, the description given should at least be based on actual data on the relevance of the ranking parameters used. _________________ 23 Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure (OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p. 1).
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 89 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to protectvide optimum protection for business users it should be possible for a competent court to establish that non-compliant terms and conditions are not binding on the business user concerned, with effects ex nunc. Any such finding by a court should however only concern the specific provisions of the terms and conditions which are not compliant. The remaining provisions should remain valid and enforceable, in as far as they can be severed from the non- compliant provisions. Sudden modifications to existing terms and conditions may significantly disrupt business users’ operations. In order to limit such negative effects on business users, and to discourage such behaviour, modifications made in contravention of the obligation to provide a set notice period, should therefore be null and void, that is, deemed to have never existed with effects erga omnes and ex tunc.
2018/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order to enable business users, including those whose use of the relevant online intermediation services might have been suspended or terminated, to have access to immediate, suitable and effective redress possibilities, providers of online intermediation services should provide for an rapid and effective internal complaint- handling system. That internal complaint- handling system should be aimed at ensuring that a significant proportion of complaints can be solved bilaterally by the provider of the online intermediation services and the relevant business user. In addition, ensuring that providers of online intermediation services publish information on the functioning and effectiveness of their internal complaint-handling system should help business users to understand the types of issues that can arise in the context of the provision of different online intermediation services and the possibility of reaching a quick and effective bilateral resolution.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 116 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Providers of online intermediation services might in certain cases restrict in the terms and conditions included in the provisions listed on the site the ability of business users to offer goods or services to consumers under more favourable conditions through other means than through those online intermediation services. In those cases, the providers concerned should set out the grounds for doing so, in particular with reference to the main economic, commercial or legal considerations for the restrictions. This transparency obligation should however not be understood as affecting the assessment of the legality of such restrictions under other acts of Union law or the law of Member States in accordance with Union law, including in the areas of competition and unfair commercial practices, and the application of such laws.
2018/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules to ensure that business users of online intermediation services and corporate website users in relation to online search engines are granted appropriate transparency and rapid and effective redress possibilities.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 117 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall apply to online intermediation services and online search engines provided, or offered to be provided, to business users and corporate website users, respectively, that have their place of establishment or aresidence operating in the Union and that, through online intermediation services or online search engines, offer goods or services to consumers located in the Union, irrespective of the place of establishment or residence of the providers of those services.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 118 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order to enable business users, including those whose use of the relevant online intermediation services might have been suspended or terminated, to have access to immediate, suitable and effective redress possibilities, providers of online intermediation services should provide for an internal complaint-handling system with clear resolution deadlines. That internal complaint-handling system should be aimed at ensuring that a significant proportion of complaints can be solved bilaterally by the provider of the online intermediation services and the relevant business user. In addition, ensuring that providers of online intermediation services publish information on the functioning and effectiveness of their internal complaint- handling system should help business users to understand the types of issues that can arise in the context of the provision of different online intermediation services and the possibility of reaching a quick and effective bilateral resolution.
2018/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 122 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) they allow business users to offer goods or services to consumers, with a view to facilitating the by initiating of direct online transactions between those business users and consumers, irrespective on the online portal of wthere those transactions are ultimately concluded provider of the online intermediation services in question or that of the business user;
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 125 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) they are provided to business users on the basis of contractual relationships between, on the one hand, the provider of those services and, on the other hand, both those business users and the consumers to which those business users offer goods or services;
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 127 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) In order to facilitate the settlement of disputes relating to the provision of online intermediation services using mediation in the Union, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, should encourage the setting up of specialised mediation organisations, which are currently lacking. The involvement of mediators having specialist knowledge of online intermediation services and online search engines as well as of the specific industry sectors within which those services are provided should add to the confidence both parties have in the mediation process and should increase the likelihood of that process leading to a swift, just and satisfactory outcome. Mediators must be trained in all Member States to ensure that all citizens have access to these services in their own language.
2018/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This Regulation seeks to create an innovative and trust-based ecosystem in the EU online platform economy, contributing to a stronger and more effective digital single market for innovation, competitiveness, economic growth and job creation.
2018/09/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) 'terms and conditions' means allthe terms, conditions, and clauses and other information, irrespective of their name or form, whichthat govern the contractual relationship between the provider of online intermediation services and their business users and are unilaterally determined by the provider of online intermediation services.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 160 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Providers of online intermediation services shall notify to the business users concerned any envisagedsubsequent modification of their terms and conditions.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 176 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where a provider of online intermediation services decides to suspend or terminate, in whole or in part, the provision of its online intermediation services to a given business user, it shall provide the business user concerned, without undue delay, with a statement of reasons for that deci(Does not affect English version.)
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 180 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The period for providing a justification referred to in paragraph (1) shall not exceed five days.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 196 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Providers of online search engines shall set out for corporate website users the main parameters determining ranking, by providing an easily and publicly available description, drafted in clear and unambiguous language on the online search engines of those providers. They shall keepupdate that description up to datewhen substantial changes are made that may affect business users.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 218 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) any direct or indirect remuneration charged for the use of the online intermediation services or online search engine services concerned;
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 257 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
That information shall include the total number of complaints lodged, the subject- matter of the complaints, the average time period needed to process the complaints and the decision taken on the complaints.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 275 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Providers of online intermediation services and business users shall bear a reasonable proportion of the total costs of mediation in each individual case. A reasonable proportion of those total costs shall be determined, on the basis of a suggestion by the mediator, by taking into account all relevant elements of the case at hand, in particular the relative merits of the claims of the parties to the dispute, the conduct of the parties, as well as the size and financial strength of the parties relative to one another. However, providers of online intermediation services shall in any case bear at least half of the total cost.
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 292 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Organisations or associations shall have the right referred to in paragraph 1 only where, at the time of bringing the action and for the entire duration thereof, they meet all of the following requirements:
2018/10/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 71 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) The public sector in the Member States collects, produces, reproduces and disseminates a wide range of information in many areas of activity, such as social, economic, legal, geographical, weather, tourist, business, patent and educational information. Documents produced by public sector bodies of executive, legislative or judicial nature constitute a vast, diverse and valuable pool of resources that can benefit the knowledge economy. Providing this information in electronic format allows citizens and businesses to find new ways to use them and create new, innovative products and services.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Public sector information represent an extraordinary source of data that can contribute to improve the digital single market and develop new application for consumers and business. Intelligent data usage, including their processing though artificial intelligence application, can have a transformation effect on all sectors of the economy.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The evolution towards a data-based from different domains and activities society influences the life of every citizen in the Community, among other things , by enabling them to gain new ways of accessing and acquiring knowledge.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) One of the principal aims of the establishment of an internal market is the creation of conditions conducive to the development of some services and products inside the Member States but also at cross-border level of Union-wide services. Public sector information is an important primary material for digital content products anda range of products and services offered to European citizens such as motor vehicle systems, weather forecasts, financial and insurance services, ands well as digital content that will become an even more important content resource with the development of wireless content services. Broad cross-border geographical coverage will also be essential in this context. Wide possibilities of re-using public sector information should inter alia allow European companies to exploit its potential and contribute to economicmpetitiveness growth and job creation.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) A general framework for the conditions governing re-use of public sector documents is needed in order to ensure fair, proportionate and non- discriminatory conditions for the re-use of such information, especially when it comes to cross-border re-use, linguistic differences can make the process difficult. Public sector bodies collect, produce, reproduce and disseminate documents to fulfil their public tasks. Use of such documents for other reasons constitutes a re-use. Member States' policies can go beyond the minimum standards established in this Directive, thus allowing for more extensive re-use.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) This Directive should not contain an absolute obligation to allow the re-use of documents produced by public undertakings. The decision whether or not to authorise re-use should remain with the public undertaking concerned. Only after the public undertaking has chosen to make a document available for re-use, should it observe the relevant obligations laid down in Chapters III and IV of this Directive, in particular as regards formats, charging, transparency, licences, non-discrimation and prohibition of exclusive arrangements. On the other hand, the public undertaking is not required to comply with the requirements laid down in Chapter II, such as the rules applicable to processing of requests.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) Public sector bodies are increasingly making their documents available for re-use in a proactive manner, by ensuring online discoverability and actual availability of both metadata and the underlying contentthrough open formats that can be machine-readable and in a format that ensures interoperability, re-use and accessibility. Documents should also be made available for re-use following a request lodged by a re-user. In those cases, the time limit for replying to requests for re-use should be reasonable and in accordance with the equivalent time for requests to access the document under the relevant access regimes. Public undertakings, educational establishments, research performing organisations and research funding organisations should however be exempt from this requirement. Reasonable time limits throughout the Union will stimulate the creation of new aggregated information products and services at pan-European level. This is particularly important for dynamic data ( including traffic data , satellite data, weather data ), the economic value of which depends on the immediate availability of the information and of regular updates. Dynamic data should therefore be made available immediately after collection, via an Application Programming Interface so as to facilitate the development of internet, mobile and cloud applications based on such data. Whenever this is not possible due to technical or financial constraints, public sector bodies should make the documents available in a timeframe that allows their full economic potential to be exploited. Should a licence be used, the timely availability of documents may be a part of the terms of the licence, without any other constraints for the public undertakings.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) In order to get access to the data opened for re-use by this Directive, the use of suitable and well-designedit is necessary to ensure access to dynamic data through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) is needed. An API describes the kind of data can be retrieved, how to do this and the format in which the data will be received. It has different levels of complexity and can mean a simple link to a database to retrieve specific datasets, a web interface, or more complex set-ups. There is general value in re-using and sharing data via a suitable use of APIs as this will help developers and start-ups to create new services and products. It is also a crucial ingredient of creating valuable ecosystems around data assets that are often unusedwhose potential remains largely unused by the data owners. The set-up and use of API needs to be based on several principles: stability, maintenance over lifecycle, uniformity of use and standards, user-friendliness as well as security. For dynamic data, meaning frequently updated data, often in real time, public sector bodies and public undertakings shall make this available for re-use immediately after collection by ways of suitable APIs.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) If the competent authority decides to no longer make available certain documents for re-use, or to cease updating these documents, it should make these decisions publicly known, at the earliest opportunity, via electronic means whenever possible. and using an EU official language for informing the users in other states.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 138 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
(57) One of the principal aims of the establishment of the internal market is the creation of conditions conducive to the development of Union-wide services, to which all citizens should have access. Libraries, museums and archives hold a significant amount of valuable public sector information resources, in particular since digitisation projects have multiplied the amount of digital public domain material. These cultural heritage collections and related metadata are a potential base for digital content products and services and have a huge potential for innovative re-use in sectors such as learning and tourism. Other types of cultural establishments (such as orchestras, operas, ballets and theatres), including the archives that are part of those establishments, should remain outside the scope because of their ‘performing arts’ specificity and the fact that almost all of their material is subject to third-party intellectual property rights and would therefore remain outside the scope of that Directive.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 1
– the protection of national security (that is to say, State security), defence, or public security, including sensitive critical infrastructure protection information within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Directive 2008/114/EC
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 177 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) documents held by institutions covered by the definition of a critical infrastructure pursuant to Article 2(a) of Directive 2008/114/EC;
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #

2018/0111(COD)

This Directive builds on and is without prejudice to access regimes in the Member States. This Directive is without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on General Data and does not affects the level of protection of individual with regard to the processing of personal data under the provisions of EU law.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. 'dynamic data' means documents in an electronic form, subject to frequthat change oftent or real-time updateon a regular basis;
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 226 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Public sector bodies and public undertakings shall maintain documents referred in paragraph 1 in forms or formats that are accessible by electronic means.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 248 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In the cases referred to in points (a) and (c) of paragraph 2, the total charges shall be calculated according to objective, transparent and verifiable criteria to be laid down by the Member States. The total income from supplying and allowing re-use of documents over the appropriate accounting period shall not exceed the cost of collection, production, storage, reproduction and dissemination, and – where applicable – anonymisation of personal data and measures taken to protect commercially confidential information, together with a reasonable return on investment. Charges shall be calculated in line with the applicable accounting principles .
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 250 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Where charges are made by the public sector bodies referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2, the total income from supplying and allowing re-use of documents over the appropriate accounting period shall not exceed the cost of collection, production, reproduction, dissemination, storage, preservation and rights clearance and – where applicable – anonymisation of personal data and measures taken to protect commercially confidential information , together with a reasonable return on investment. Charges shall be calculated in line with the accounting principles applicable to the public sector bodies involved.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 270 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The re-use of documents shall be open to all potential actors in the market, even if one or more market actors already exploit added-value products based on these documents. Contracts or other arrangements between the public sector bodies or public undertakings holding the documents and third parties shall not grant exclusive rights nor any preferential use of the data.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Legal or practical arrangements that, without expressly granting an exclusive right, aim at or could reasonably be expected to lead to a restricted availability for re-use of documents by entities other than the third party participating in the arrangement, shall be made publicly available at least two months before their coming into effect. The final terms of such arrangements shall be transparent and made publicly available. Those legal or practical arrangements shall be subject to regular review by public bodies or public undertakings, and shall, in any event, be reviewed every three years.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 278 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. With a view to achieving the objectives of this Directive, the Commission shall adopt the list of high value datasets among the documents to which this Directive applies, together with the modalities of their publication and re- use.deleted
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 286 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. ThesHigh Value dData sets listed in Annex II shall be available for free, machine-readable and accessible via APIs. The conditions for re-use shall be compatible with open standard licences. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with article 14 to supplement the list of high Value data sets together with the conditions and modalities of their publication and re-use.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 288 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purposes of paragraph 2, the Commission shall carry out a public consultation with stakeholders and all interested parties and shall take into account potential effects on competition where public undertakings operate in competitive markets.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 296 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
ba. The Commission may adapt the conditions for re-use of data when these could represent a competitive disadvantage in the provision of the service by the public undertaking.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 299 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. The selection of datasets for the list referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the assessment of their potential to generate socio-economic benefits, innovative services, the number of users especially SMEs, and the revenues they may help generate, and their potential for being combined with other datasets.
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 316 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The evaluation shall in particular address the scope and impact of this Directive, including the extent of the increase in re-use of public sector documents to which this Directive applies , the effects of the principles applied to charging and the re-use of official texts of a legislative and administrative nature, the re-use of documents held by other entities than public sector bodies, the extension of the access request provisions of this Directive to public undertakings the interaction between data protection rules and re-use possibilities, as well as further possibilities of improving the proper functioning of the internal market and the development of the European data economy .
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 322 #

2018/0111(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II a (new)
List of high values datasets (new) 1. Transport data Public transport timetables of all modes of transport, information on public works and state of transport network including traffic information. 2. Geospatial Data - Postcodes, national and local maps including cadastral, topographic, marine, administrative boundaries 3. Earth observation and environment Space and situ data including monitoring of weather, land and water quality, energy consumption, emission levels 4. Statistics - National, regional and local statistical data with main demographic and economic indicators -(GDP, age, unemployment, income, education) 5. Companies - Company and business registers including list of registered companies, ownership and management data, registration identifiers 6. Maps geographic mapping data, including routes, access ways, roads or other ways of traveling 7. Meteorological data weather forecasts, rain, wind and atmospheric pressure
2018/10/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Persons who work for an organisation or are in contact with it in the context of their work-related activities are often the first to know about threats or harm to the public interest which arise in this context. By ‘blowing the whistle’ they play a key role in exposing and preventing actions harmful to the public interest and breaches of the law and in safeguarding the welfare of society. However, potential whistleblowers are often discouraged from reporting their concerns or suspicions for fear of retaliation.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 83 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) In certain policy areas, breaches of Union law may cause seriousmajor harm to the public interest, in the sense of creating significant risks for the welfare of society. Where weaknesses of enforcement have been identified in those areas, and whistleblowers are in a privileged position to disclose breaches, it is necessary to enhance enforcement by ensuring effective protection of whistleblowers from retaliation and introducing effective reporting channels.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 92 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Accordingly, common minimum standards ensuring effective whistleblower protection should apply in those acts and policy areas where i) there is a need to strengthen enforcement; ii) under-reporting by whistleblowers is a key factor affecting enforcement, and iii) breaches of Union law cause seriousmajor harm to the public interest.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 99 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Evidence-gathering, detecting and addressing environmental crimes and unlawful conduct against the protection of the environment remain a challenge and need to be reinforced as acknowledged in the Commission Communication "EU actions to improve environmental compliance and governance" of 18 January 201840 . Whilst whistleblower protection rules41 exist at present only in one sectorial instrument on environmental protection, the introduction of such protection appears necessary to ensure effective enforcement of the Union environmental acquis, whose breaches can cause seriousmajor harm to the public interest with possible spill-over impacts across national borders. This is also relevant in cases where unsafe products can cause environmental harm. _________________ 40 COM (2018) 10 final. 41 Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 12 June 2013, on safety of offshore oil and gas operations (OJ L 178, p. 66).
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 101 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In the same vein, whistleblowers’ reports can be key to detecting and preventing, reducing or eliminating risks to public health and to consumer protection resulting from breaches of Union rules which might otherwise remain hidden. In particular, consumer protection is also strongly linked to cases where unsafe products can cause considerable harm to the safety and health of consumers. Whistleblower protection should therefore be introduced in relation to relevant Union rules adopted pursuant to Articles 114, 168 and 169 TFEU.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 104 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) The protection of privacy and personal data is another area where whistleblowers are in a privileged position to disclose breaches of Union law which can seriouslycause major harm to the public interest. Similar considerations apply for breaches of the Directive on the security of network and information systems45, which introduces notification of incidents (including those that do not compromise personal data) and security requirements for entities providing essential services across many sectors (e.g. energy, health, transport, banking, etc.) and providers of key digital services (e.g. cloud computing services). Whistleblowers' reporting in this area is particularly valuable to prevent security incidents that would affect key economic and social activities and widely used digital services. It helps ensuring the continuity of services which are essential for the functioning of the internal market and the wellbeing of society. _________________ 45 Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 168 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
(45) The most appropriate persons or departments within a private legal entity to be designated as competent to receive and follow up on reports depend on the structure of the entity, but, in any case, their function should ensure absence of conflict of interest and independence. In smaller entities, this function could be a dual function held by aone company officer well placed to report directly to the organisational head, such as a chief compliance or human resources officer, a legal or privacy officer, a chief financial officer, a chief audit executive or a member of the board.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 250 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Directive shall apply to reporting persons and collaborators working in the private or public sector who acquired information on breaches in a work-related context including, at least, the following:
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 268 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall also apply to reporting persons whose work-based relationship is yet to begin in cases where information concerning a breach has been acquired during the recruitment process or other pre-contractual negotiation, as well as to reporting persons whose working relationship has terminated.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 304 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) ‘facilitator’ means a natural or legal person who contributes to reporting; who assists or aids the reporting person.
2018/09/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 314 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘retaliation’ means any threatened or actual act or omission prompted by the internal or external reporting or by disclosure, which occurs in a work-related context and causes or may cause unjustified detriment to the reporting person;
2018/09/26
Committee: JURI
Amendment 103 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Experience shows that the role of the Management Board of the Authority is focussed on administrative and financial aspects and does not impact on the independence of the scientific work performed by the Authority. It is thus appropriate to include representatives of all Member States but also representatives of the industry in the Management Board of the Authority, while providing that those representatives should have experience in particular on risk assessment.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 107 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The Fitness Check of the General Food Law identified certain shortcomings in the long-term capability of the Authority to maintain its high-level expertise. In particular, there has been a decrease in the number of candidates applying to be members of the Scientific Panels. The system has thus to be strengthened and Member States should take a more transparent and active role to ensure that a sufficient pool of experts is available to meet the needs of the Union risk assessment system in terms of high level of scientific expertise, independence and multidisciplinary expertise.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 108 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) To preserve the independence of the risk assessment from risk management and from other interests at Union level, it is appropriate that the nomination of the members of the Scientific Panels by the Member States, their selection by the Executive Director of the Authority and their appointment by the Management Board of the Authority are based on strict criteria ensuring the excellence and independence of the experts while ensuring the required multidisciplinary expertise for each Panel. It is also essential to this end that the Executive Director whose function is to defend EFSA’s interests and in particular the independence of its expertise has a role in the selection and appointment of those scientific experts. Further measures should alshave to be put in place to ensure that scientific experts have the means to act independently. To this effect, it is necessary to implement new and adequate budgetary measures.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 110 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Authorisations procedures are based on the principle that it is for the applicant to prove that the subject matter of an authorisation procedure complies with Union safety requirements given the scientific knowledge in its possession. This principle is based on the premise that public health isand the environment are better protected when the burden of proof is on the applicant since it has to prove that a particular subject matter is safe prior to its placing on the market, instead of the public authorities having to prove that a subject matter is unsafe in order to be able to ban it from the market. Moreover, public money should not be used to commission costly studies that will in the end help the players in the industry to place a product on the market. According to this principle and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, in support of applications for an authorisation under Union sectoral food law applicants are required to submit relevant studies, including tests, to demonstrate the safety and in some cases the efficacy of a subject matter.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 118 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) There are certain public concerns about the Authority’s assessment in the area of authorisation being primarily based on industry studies. The Authority already makes searches in scientific literature to be able to consider other data and studies existing on the subject matter submitted to its assessment. In order to provide an additional level of guarantee ensuring that the Authority can have access to all relevant scientific data and studies available on a subject matter of an authorisation procedure, it is appropriate to provide for a consultation of third parties in order to identify whether other relevant scientific data or studies are available. To increase the effectiveness of the consultation, the consultation should take place when the studies submitted by industry included in an application for authorisation are made public, under the transparency rules of this Regulation.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 120 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Studies, including tests, submitted by business operators in support of applications for authorisations under Union sectoral food law usually comply with internationally recognised principles, which provide a uniform basis for their quality in particular in terms of reproducibility of results. However, issues ofnon- compliance with the applicable standards may arise in some cases and this is why national systems are in place to verify such compliance. It is appropriate to provide an additional level of guarantees to reassure the general public on the quality of studies and to lay down an enhanced auditing system whereby Member State controls on the implementation of those principles by the laboratories carrying out such studies and tests would be verified by the Commission.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 123 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The Fitness Check of the General Food Law demonstrated that although the Authority has made considerable progress in terms of transparency, the risk assessment process, especially in the context of authorisation procedures covering the agri-food chain, is not always perceived asyet fully transparent. This is also partly due to the different transparency and confidentiality rules that are laid down not only in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 but also in other Union legislative acts covering the agri-food chain. Their interplay can impact on the acceptability of the risk assessment by the general public.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 126 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) It is therefore necessary to strengthen the transparency of the risk assessment process in a proactive manner in order to ensure the liability of the Authority. Public access to all scientific data and information supporting requests for authorisations under Union food law as well as other requests for scientific output should be ensured, as early as possible in the risk assessment process. However, this process should be without prejudice to existing intellectual property rights or to any provisions of Union food law protecting the investment made by innovators in gathering the information and data supporting relevant applications for authorisations.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 127 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Where the opinion of the Authority is requested in relation to authorisation procedures under Union food law and having regard to its obligation to ensure public access to all supporting information with respect to the provision of its scientific outputs, the Authority shouldmust have responsibility for assessing confidentiality requests.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 133 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Accordingly and with respect to the procedures governing requests for authorisation procedures provided in Union food law, experience gained so far has shown that certain information items are generally considered sensitive and should remain confidential across the different sectoral authorisation procedures. It is appropriate to lay down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 a horizontal list of information items whose disclosure may be considered to significantly harm the commercial interests concerned and should not therefore be disclosed to the public, (“general horizontal list of confidential items”). Only in very limited and exceptional circumstances relating to foreseeable health effects and urgent needs to protect human health, animal health or the environment, such information should be disclosed.
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 134 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) It is also necessary to set out specific requirements with respect to the protection and the confidentiality of personal data for the purposes of the transparency of the risk assessment process taking into account Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 . Accordingly, no personal data should be made publicly available under this Regulation, unless it is necessary and proportionate for the purposes of ensuring the transparency, independence and the reliability of the risk assessment process, while preventing conflicts of interests. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1). 25 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
2018/09/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 15 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council44 aims to introduce more effective health measures in every area of activity to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace. A consistent level of protection from the risks related to carcinogens and mutagens is provided for in Directive 2004/37/EC by a framework of general principles to enable Member States to ensure the consistent application of the minimum requirements. Binding occupational exposure limit values established on the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, economic feasibility, a thorough assessment of the socioeconomic impact and availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques at the workplace, are important components of the general arrangements for the protection of workers established by Directive 2004/37/EC, which must be regularly verified and updated in line with constantly changing situations and the most recent scientific studies. The minimum requirements provided for in Directive 2004/37/EC aim to protect workers at Union level. More stringent binding occupational exposure limit values can be set by Member States. __________________ 44 Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 50).
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 16 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Limit values will be verified and, as appropriate, updated periodically in line with the latest scientific studies.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 18 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) For most carcinogens and mutagens, it is not scientifically possible to identify levels below which exposure would not lead to adverse effects. While setting the limit values at the workplace in relation to carcinogens and mutagens pursuant to Directive 2004/37/EC does not completely eliminate risks to the health and safety of workers arising from exposure at work (residual risk), it nonetheless contributes to a significant reduction of risks arising from such exposure in the stepwise and goal-setting approach pursuant to Directive 2004/37/EC. For other carcinogens and mutagens, it may be scientifically possible to identify levels below which exposure is not expected to lead to adverse effects.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 22 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) With regard to cadmium, a limit value of 0,001 mg/m3 may be difficult to be complied with in some sectors in the short term. A transitional period of sefiven years should therefore be introduced during which the limit value of 0,004 mg/m3 should apply.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 25 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) With regard to beryllium, a limit value of 0,0002 mg/m3 may be difficult to be complied with in some sectors in the short term. A transitional period of fivthree years should therefore be introduced during which the limit value of 0,0006 mg/m3should apply.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 29 #

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) The limit values set out in this Directive are to be verified and kept under periodic review to ensure consistency with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council50, in particular to take account of the interaction between limit values set out under Directive 2004/37/EC and derived no effect levels for hazardous chemicals under that Regulation in order to protect workers effectively. __________________ 50 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 89 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) To ensure they can benefit from a fair and effective internal market, the Authority should promote opportunities for individuals and employers to be mobile or provide services and recruit anywhere within the Union, at the same time ring providing opportunities for people with disabilities. This includes supporting the cross-border mobility of individuals by facilitating access to cross-border mobility services, such as the cross-border matching of jobs, traineeships and apprenticeships and by promoting mobility schemes such as 'Your first EURES job' or 'ErasmusPRO’. The Authority should also contribute to improving transparency of information, including on rights and obligations stemming from Union law, and access to services to individuals and employers, in cooperation with other Union information services, such as Your Europe Advice, and taking full advantage and ensuring consistency with the Your Europe portal, which will form the backbone of the future single digital gateway53. _________________ 53 Regulation [Single Digital Gateway – COM(2017)256]
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 94 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In view of the fair, simple and effective application of Union law, the Authority should supportimprove cooperation and timely exchange of information between Member States. Together with other staff, National Liaison Officers working within the Authority should support Member States’ compliance with cooperation obligations, speed up exchanges between them through procedures dedicated to reducing delays, and ensure links with other national liaison offices, bodies, and contact points established under Union law. The Authority should encourage the use of innovative approaches to effective and efficient cross-border cooperation, including electronic data exchange tools such as the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system and the Internal Market Information (IMI) system, and should contribute to further digitalising procedures and improving IT tools used for message exchange between national authorities.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 99 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) To increase Member States' capacity to tackle irregularities with a cross-border dimension in relation to Union law within its scope, the Authority should support the national authorities in carrying out concerted and joint inspections, including by facilitating the implementation of the inspections in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2014/67/EU. These should take place at the request of Member States or upon their agreement to the Authority's suggestion. The Authority should provide strategic, logistical, and technical support to Member States participating in the concerted or joint inspections in full respect of confidentiality and data protection requirements. Inspections should be carried out in agreement with the Member States concerned and take place fully within the legal framework of national law of Member States concerned, which should follow up on the outcomes of the concerted and joint inspections according to national law.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 109 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The Member States and the Commission, the European Parliament, the Commission and the social partners should be represented on a Management Board, in order to ensure the effective functioning of the Authority. The composition of the Management Board, including the selection of its Chair and Deputy-Chair, should respect the principles of gender balance, experience and qualification. In view of the effective and efficient functioning of the Authority, the Management Board, in particular, should adopt an annual work programme, carry out its functions relating to the Authority’s budget, adopt the financial rules applicable to the Authority, appoint an Executive Director, and establish procedures for taking decisions relating to the operational tasks of the Authority by the Executive Director. Representatives from countries other than Union Member States, which are applying the Union rules within the scope of the Authority, may participate in the meetings of the Management Board as observers.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 122 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In order to bring an operational dimension to the activities of existing bodies in the areas of cross-border labour mobility, the Authority should take over the performance of tasks carried out by the Technical Committee on the Free Movement of Workers established pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011, the Committee of Experts on Posting of Workers set up by Commission Decision 2009/17/EC68 and the European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work set up by Decision (EU) 2016/344 of the European Parliament and the Council69. With the establishment of the Authority, those bodies should cease to exisbe taken over by and merged with it. _________________ 68 Commission Decision 2009/17/EC of 19 December 2008 setting up the Committee of Experts on Posting of Workers (OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 26). 69 Decision (EU) 2016/344 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work (OJ L 65, 11.3.2016, p. 12).
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 147 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The objectivpurpose of the Authority shall be to contribute to ensuringpromote and implement fair labour mobility in the internal market. To that end, the Authority shall:
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 181 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide relevant information on the rights and obligations of individuals and employers in cross-border labour mobility situations;
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 192 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) support Member States in streamlining and improving the provision of information and services to individuals and employers pertaining to cross-border mobility on a voluntary basis, while fully respecting Member States' competences.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 206 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) support national authorities in identifying and determining the relevant contact points of national authorities in other Member States;
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 213 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) facilitcoordinate cross-border enforcement procedures of penalties and fines;
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 302 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years. That term shall be extendable for a maximum of two consecutive terms.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 320 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Executive Director shall report to the European Parliament and the Commission on the performance of his or her duties when invited to do so. The Council may invite the Executive Director to report on the performance of his or her duties.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 340 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Management Board shall appoint the Executive Director from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission and Member States, following an open and transparent selection procedure.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 341 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be fiveour years. By the end of that period, the Commission shall undertake an assessment that takes into account an evaluation of the Executive Director's performance and the Authority's future tasks and challenges.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 342 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission that takes into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 4, may extend the term of office of the Executive Director once, for no more than fiveour years.
2018/09/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 43 #

2018/0044(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘assignor’ means a person, company or entity who transfers his right to claim a debt against a debtor to another person;
2018/06/04
Committee: JURI
Amendment 44 #

2018/0044(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘assignee’ means a person, company or entity who obtains the right to claim a debt against a debtor from another person;
2018/06/04
Committee: JURI
Amendment 45 #

2018/0044(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘claim’ means the right to claimrequest a debt of whatever nature, whether monetary or non-monetary, and whether arising from a contractual or a non-contractual obligation;
2018/06/04
Committee: JURI
Amendment 48 #

2018/0044(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘cash’ means money credited to an account in a credit institution in any currency;deleted
2018/06/04
Committee: JURI
Amendment 55 #

2018/0044(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) cashmoney credited to an account in a credit institution;
2018/06/04
Committee: JURI
Amendment 56 #

2018/0044(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) claims arising from a financial instruments.
2018/06/04
Committee: JURI
Amendment 69 #

2018/0044(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where a State comprises several territorial units, each of which has its own rules of law in respect of the third-party effects of assignments of claims, each territorial unit shall be considered as a State for the purposes of identifying the law applicable under this Regulation. The habitual residence should therefore be defined by the territorial unit of central administration.
2018/06/04
Committee: JURI
Amendment 25 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is an evidence-based, multidisciplinary process that allows competent authorities to determine the relative effectiveness of new or existing health technologies and should be carried out in a systematic, independent and transparent manner. HTA focuses specifically on the added value of a health technology in comparison with other new or existing health technologies.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) HTA covers both clinical and non- clinical aspects of a health technology. The EU co-funded joint actions on HTA (EUnetHTA Joint Actions) have identified nine domains by reference to which health technologies are assessed. Of these nine domains, four are clinical and five are non- clinical. The four clinical domains of assessment concern the identification of a health problem and current technology, the examination of the technical characteristics of the technology under assessment, its relative safety, and its relative clinical effectiveness. The five non-clinical assessment domains concern cost and economic evaluation of a technology, its ethical, organisational, social, and legal aspects. The clinical domains are therefore more suited to joint assessment at EU-level on their scientific evidence base, while t. The assessment of non-clinical domains tends to be moreshould closely related to national and regional contexts and, approaches and competences.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The outcome of HTA is used to inform decisions concerning the allocation of budgetary resources in the field of health, for example, in relation to establishing the pricing or reimbursement levels of health technologies. HTA can therefore assist Member States in creating and maintaining sustainable and comprehensive healthcare systems and towhile stimulateing quality innovation thatand increasing sector competitivity , which will ultimately delivers better outcomes for patients.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The European Parliament, in its resolution of 2 March 2017 on EU options for improving access to medicines,9 called on the Commission to propose legislation on a European system for health technology assessment as soon as possible and to harmonise transparent health technology assessment criteria in order to assess the added therapeutic value of medicinehealth technologies compared with the best available alternative taking into account the level of innovation and value for the patients. _________________ 9 European Parliament resolution of 2 March 2017 on EU options for improving access to medicines – 2016/2057(INI).
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In accordance with Article 168(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Member States remain responsible for the organisation and delivery of their healthcare. As such, it is appropriate to limit the scope of Union rules to those aspects of HTA that relate to the clinical assessment of a health technology, and in particular, to ensure that the assessment conclusions are confined to findings. In this connection, the joint clinical assessment provided for by the Regulation, which will be mandatory for Members States, constitutes a scientific analyses of the relatives effects of healthy technology on clinical outcomes, evaluated in relationg to the chosen comparative effectiveness of a health technologyindicators and chosen groups or subgroups of paints, taking into account the HTA Core Model criteria. This will include consideration of the degree of certainty on the relative outcomes, based on the available evidence. The outcome of such joint clinical assessments should not therefore affect the discretion of Member States in relation to subsequent decisions on pricing and reimbursement of health technologies, including the fixing of criteria for such pricing and reimbursement which may depend on both clinical and non-clinical considerations, and which remain solely a matter of national competence.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure a wide application of harmonised rules on clinical aspects of HTA and enable pooling of expertise and resources across HTA bodies, it is appropriate to require joint clinical assessments to be carried out for all medicinal products undergoing the central marketing authorisation procedure provided for under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council,11 which incorporate a new active substance, and where those medicinal products are subsequently authorised for a new therapeutic indication. Joint clinical assessments should also be carried out on certain medical devices within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 which are in the highest risk classes and for which the relevant expert panels have provided their opinions or views. A selection of medical devices for joint clinical assessment should be made based on specific criteria given the need for greater clinical evidence concerning all of these new technologies. _________________ 11 Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1). 12 Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 1).
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) A coordination group composed of representatives from Member States' health technology assessment of national and regional authorities and bodies should be established with responsibility for overseeing the carrying out of joint clinical assessments and other joint work.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure a Member-State led approach to joint clinical assessments and scientific consultations, Member States should designate national HTA authorities and bodies which inform decision-making as members of the Coordination Group. The designated authorities and research bodies should ensure an appropriately high level of representation in the Coordination Group and technical expertise in its sub- groups, taking into account the need to provide expertise on the HTA of medicinal products and medical devices.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order that the harmonised procedures fulfil their internal market objectiveo meet their internal market objectives, increase clinical evaluation efficiency, contribute to sustainability of healthcare systems and maximize the quality of innovation , Member States should be required to take full account of the results of joint clinical assessments and not repeat those assessmen results. Compliance with this obligation does not prevent Member States from carrying out non- clinical assessments on the same health technology, or from drawing conclusions on the added value of the technologies concerned as part of national appraisal processes which may consider clinical as well as non-clinical data and criteria. It also does not prevent Member States from forming their own recommendations or decisions on pricing or reimbursement.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) The health technology assessment work covered under this Regulation should be separate and distinct from regulatory assessments of the safety and performance of health technologies carried out pursuant to other Union legislation and have no bearing on other aspects unrelated to the subject matter of this Regulation adopted in accordance with other Union legislation.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) In order to ensure the inclusiveness and transparency of the joint work, the Coordination Group should engage and consult widely with interested parties and stakeholders. However, in order to preserve the integrity of the joint work, rules should be developed to ensure the independence and impartiality of the joint work and ensure that such consultation does not give rise to any conflicts of interest. Furthermore, these rules and all consultations must be made public.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a uniform approach to the joint work provided for in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish a common procedural and methodological framework for clinical assessments, procedures for joint clinical assessments and procedures for joint scientific consultations. Where appropriate, distinct rules should be developed for medicinal products and medical devices. In the development of such rules, the Commission should take into account the results of the work already undertaken in the EUnetHTA Joint Actions and in particular the methodological guidelines and evidence submission template. It should also take into account initiatives on HTA funded through the Horizon 2020 research programme, as well as regional initiatives on HTA such as the Beneluxa and Valletta Declaration initiative. The procedural and methodological framework are updated at the frequency deemed necessary by the Commission to ensure that they should be adapted to the evolution of science. In developing the methodological framework, the Commission should consider the specificity and corresponding challenges of certain types of health technologies, advanced therapies or life- prolonging therapies where innovative clinical study designs may be required. These may result in evidential uncertainty at the time of the marketing authorization. As such innovative clinical study designs are often accepted for the purposes of regulatory assessments, the methodology for joint clinical assessments should not prevent these health technologies from reaching patients. The Commission should therefore ensure that the methodology provides for a sufficient level of flexibility to enable an adequate assessment of such health technologies. Such flexibility should include the acceptance of the best available scientific evidence at the time of the submission, including, for instance, data from case control studies, real world evidence, as well as the acceptance of indirect treatment comparators. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.13 _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 46 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a uniform approach to the joint work provided for in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred onthe Coordination Group together with the Commission toshould establish a common procedural and methodological framework for clinical assessments, procedures for joint clinical assessments and procedures for joint scientific consultations. Where appropriate, distinct rules should be developed for medicinal products and medical devices. In the development of such rules, the Coordination Group and the Commission should take into account the results of the work already undertaken in the EUnetHTA Joint Actions. It should also take into account initiatives on HTA funded through the Horizon 2020 research programme, as well as regional initiatives on HTA such as the Beneluxa and Valletta Declaration initiatives. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.13 _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 49 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) In order to ensure that this Regulation is fully operational and to adapt it to technical and scientific development, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the contents of documents to be submitted, reports, and summary reports of clinical assessments, the contents of documents for requests, and reports of joint scientific consultations, and the rules for selecting stakeholders, but with the obligation to periodically inform the European Parliament and the Council of these documents and reports. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.14 In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically should be granted access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 14 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure that sufficient resources are available for the joint work and stable administrative support provided for under this Regulation, the Union should provide fundingensure stable and permanent public provide funding under the Multiannual Financial Framework for the joint work and voluntary cooperation, and for the support framework to support these activities. The funding should cover the costs of producing joint clinical assessment and joint scientific consultation reports. Member States should also have the possibility to second national experts to the Commission in order to support the secretariat of the Coordination Group.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) In order to facilitate the joint work and the exchange of information between Member States on HTA, provision should be made for the establishment of an IT platform that contains appropriate databases and secure channels for communication. The Commission should also ensure a link between the IT platform and other data infrastructures relevant for the purposes of HTA such as registries of real world data. The IT platform should ensure the publication and transparency for both the joint scientific consultations and the joint technology assessment, regarding all the clinical data employed, the studies, the methodology, the clinical results, the stakeholders consulted, the observations made, and the final reports.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) The Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, that evaluation should be based on the five criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and EU added value and should be supported by a monitoring programme. The results must also be communicated to the European Parliament and Council for approval.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Taking into account the results of the work already undertaken in the EUnetHTA Joint Actions, this Regulation establishes:
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 57 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) ‘patient-relevant health outcomes’ means data that captures or predicts mortality, morbidity, health-related quality of life, including pain, recovery rates, length of stay in hospitals and adverse events, including re-admissions, complications, blood loss, infections;
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall designate their national authorities and bodies responsible for health technology assessment which inform decision-making as members of the Coordination Group and its sub-groups and inform the Commission thereof and of any subsequent changes. Member States mayshall designate more than one authority or body responsible for health technology assessment which inform decision-making at national level as members of the Coordination Group and one or more of its sub-groups.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Members of the Coordination Group, and their appointed representatives shall respect the principles of transparency, independence, impartiality, and confidentiality for specific information.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall publish a list of the designated members of the Coordination Group and its sub-groups on the IT platform referred to in Article 27. The Commission shall regularly update any changes to this list or related information to the Coordination Group.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
(a a) conduct health technology assessments activities and manage the general governance of joint works in an independent and transparent way;
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) ensure cooperation with all relevant Union level bodies to facilitate additional evidence generation necessary for its work;
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point d
(d) ensure appropriate involvement of all relevant stakeholders in its work;
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Each national authority and body responsible for health technology assessment as members of the Coordination Group and its sub-groups, and each member and staff of each national authority and body responsible for health technology assessment shall in accordance with Union or Member State law be subject to a duty of professional secrecy both during and after their term of office, with regard to any confidential information which has come to their knowledge in the course of the performance of their tasks or exercise of their powers.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) medicinal products subject to and at the time of the authorisation procedure provided for in Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, including where an amendment has been made to the Commission Decision to grant a marketing authorisation based on a change in the therapeutic indication or indications for which the original authorisation was granted, with the exception of medicinal products authorised under Articles 10 and 10a of Directive 2001/83/EC, and those medicinal products authorised under Article 8 (3) of Directive 2001/83/EC not incorporating a new active substance;
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Coordination Group shall initiate joint clinical assessments of health technologies on the basis of its annual work programme by designating a sub-group to oversee the preparation of the joint clinical assessment report on behalf of the Coordination Group. With respect to medicinal products, the Coordination Group shall initiate joint clinical assessments in accordance with the EMA pre-notification of medicinal products prior to marketing authorisation applications.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The designated sub-group shall requestmeet with relevant health technology developers to submiton the scope of the assessment and documentation containing the information, data and evidence necessary for the joint clinical assessment to be submitted.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) an analysis description of the relative effects of the health technology being assessed on the patient-relevant health outcomes chosenagreed for the assessment;
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. The designated sub-group shall ensure that stakeholders experts, including patients and clinical experts identified to by the Stakeholder network or by the health technology developer, are given an opportunity to provide comments during the preparation of the draft joint clinical assessment report and the summary report and set a time-frame in which they may submit comments.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) Paragraph 1(b) shall not prevent Member States from carrying out assessments on the added clinical value of the technologies concerned as part of national or regional appraisal processes which may consider clinical as well as non- clinical data and evidence specific to the Member Sates concerned which did not form part of the joint clinical assessment and witch are necessary to complete the general assessment of healthy technology.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall adopt implementingdelegated acts concerning:
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The methodologies referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall be developed on the basis of the existing EUnetHTA methodological guidelines and evidence submission templates. They shall be developed and agreed after consultations with all stakeholders, in a transparent manner, regularly updated to reflect the evolution of science and publicly available.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. The methodology shall also: a) Provide for a suitable mechanism to create consensus on the identification of the patient-relevant health outcome, taking due account of the roles and preferences of relevant stakeholders, including patients, physicians, regulators, HTA bodies and health technology developers; b) take into account potential changes relating to the relevant comparator at national level due to the rapidly evolving standards of care.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
2. The data and evidence referred in paragraph 1(a)(i) shall be limited to the best available evidence at the time of the submission for clinical assessment and may include data from other sources than randomized clinical trials.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In any event, the Union shall ensure stable and permanent public funding under the Multiannual Financial Framework.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a stakeholder network through an open call for applications and a selection of suitable stakeholder organisations based on selection criteria established in the open call for applications. The Commission services shall take the following criteria into account when assessing applications:
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point i (new)
(i) demonstrated current or planned engagement in HTA development (activity reports, work plans, position papers, active working groups, EU-funded actions);
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 138 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point ii (new)
(ii) professional expertise relevant to the aims of the Pool at EU level;
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point iv (new)
(iv) geographical coverage of several Member States, with preference for a balanced coverage;
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Following the end of the transitional period referred to in Article 33(1), with respect to medicinal products, the identification of emerging health technologies shall follow the EMA pre- notification of medicinal products prior to marketing authorisation applications.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall ensure appropriate levels of accesinteractive access and availability and access in all EU languages to the information contained in the IT platform for Member State bodies, members of the stakeholder network, and the general public.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. All confidential data provided by a manufacturer shall be covered by a clear confidentiality agreement. The Commission shall also ensure the protection of confidential data against unauthorised access or disclosure, and ensure the integrity of data stored against accidental or unauthorised destruction, accidental loss or alteration.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. When preparing those implementing and delegated acts, the Commission shall take into account the distinctive characteristics of the medicinal product and medical device sectors and shall consider the work already undertaken in the EUnetHTA Joint Actions.
2018/05/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2018/0003(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The Joint Undertaking should be set up and start operating in 2019 to reach the target of equipping the Union with a pre- exascale infrastructure by 2020 and developing the necessary technologies for reaching exascale capabilities by 2022/2023. Since a development cycle of the next generation of technology typically takes 4-5 years, to stay competitive on the global market, the actionsin order to reach this target have to, actions need to urgently start now.
2018/05/03
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the crucial role economic, social and territorial cohesion policy has played in the achievement of economic and social convergence inacross the EU; expresses concern, however, that inequalities persist between rich and poor regions and between the salaries of the social categories of citizens; stresses that neither the objectives nor the EU funding of cohesion policy should be watered down and should continue to cover all European regions with a budget sufficient to face upcoming challenges. ;
2018/02/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that cohesion poleconomicy, should benefit all regions, in particular those with the greatest development delays and the Outermost Rocial and territorial cohesion policy should continue to benefit all EU regions,, and that in the most developed regions it should be directed towards the peripheral areas, which are most affected by poverty and are the least attractive in terms of development. An appropriate spotlight should also be on the Outermost Regions, especially those with the greatest development delays.
2018/02/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 167 #

2017/2256(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Enlargement of the Schengen Area 1. Recalls that Romania and Bulgaria’s readiness for joining the Schengen Area was announced on several occasions by the President of the European Commission, and it has also been stated by the European Parliament in its resolution of 8 June 2011, by the Council in its conclusions of 9 and 10 June 2011 and 25 and 26 October 2012, and in the 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th and 8th bi-annual reports on the functioning of the Schengen Area; 2. Notes that in the European Council of 1 and 2 March 2012, the Heads of State and Government reiterated that all legal conditions had been met for the decision on Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area to be taken, and asked the Justice and Home Affairs Council to adopt its decision in September 2012. However, no decision has been taken until this moment, with postponements on many occasions; 3. We remind that Romania and Bulgaria have successfully fulfilled already in 2011 all relevant criteria and prerequisites, as set by the Schengen evaluation procedures; we believe that additional criteria cannot be imposed on the two Member States; 4. Urges the Council to take the decision concerning the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area, in line with the Schengen acquis.
2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 38 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the post 2020-MFF will need to ensure the proper financing of EU policies and programmes with a clear European added value, but also to provide additional means for addressing new challenges that have already been identified in fields such as growth and jobs, competitiveness, cohesion, innovation, migration, EU external borders, security and defence;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 53 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Favours a simplification of the own resources system for the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework that could be suitable for the establishment of a transparent, simpler and fairer system of own resources, building on elements of the current system where they have proved effective; considers that Traditional Own Resources and the GNI based own resource respond very well to these criteria; considers that the reform of the system of own resources should be based on a series of guiding principles;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to maintain its focus on boosting jobs and growth for the next MFF;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates the need to prioritise funding in the area of research and development; calls on the Commission to continue with the successor of Horizon 2020 and to provide an increased overall budget as stated by the European Parliament (2016/2147 (INI)) in order to be able to respond to societal challenges, to secure Europe’s global competitiveness, scientific and industrial leadership in innovation, and to help achieving the EU climate goals; furthermore calls for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings and for supporting investment in key technologies to close the investment gap in innovation;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. In addition, highlights the importance for ensuring better access to markets and funding for SMEs; emphasises the importance of continued funding for SME-related programmes, such as the SME instrument and COSME, without impediments on other programs, to further enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of SMEs in the European Union;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Adopts the present resolution in order to outline Parliament’s position on the post-2020 MFF, with particular attention to its expected priorities, size, structure, duration, flexibility and other horizontal principles, and to point out the specific budgetary orientations for the respective EU policies covered by the next financial framework; expects the Commission to present the legislative proposal for the next MFF together with a new draft interinstitutional agreement that takes into account Parliament’s positions and suggestions; considers that defining a common and timely agreement at EU level for the post 2020period will send an important political message regarding the EU’s capacity to further build consensus on the future path of the EU and on supplying the necessary financial resources in order to achieve our priorities; stresses that this resolution also provides a basis for Parliament’s engagement in the procedure leading to the adoption of the next MFF;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 42 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the discussion about the next MFF as an opportunity to prepare the ground for a stronger Europe through one of its most tangible instruments, the Union budget; believes that the next MFF should be embedded in a broader strategy and narrative for the future of Europe; believes that maintaining the unity of the Member States represents the backbone of the negotiations process that should deliver sustainable prosperity for the entire Union by addressing different needs with proper tools whilst having a balanced reflection if the citizens needs across the whole EU, while moving forward the European project;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 52 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next MFF period should make provision for adequatesufficient EU funding, including structural and investment funds, in order to deepen the integrat order to deepen the integration of the EU energy market and to ensure the decarbonisation of the European economy in order to accomplish the goals of the Energy Union ofand the EU energy market, especiallyuropean climate goals; states that funds should be secured for key energy infrastructure projects such as projects of common interest (PCIs) with a special emphasis on the renewable energy; reiterates its position that energy efficiency, emissions saving, renewables and smart and modern infrastructure should be the backbone of the energy union and thus should be prioritised in the next MFF;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the next MFF should build on the Union’s well- established policies and priorities, which aim at promoting peace, democracy and human rights, at boosting welfare, long- term and sustainable economic growth, high-quality jobs, sustainable development and innovation, and at fostering economic, social and territorial cohesion as well as solidarity between Member States and citizens further bridging the social and economic gaps through instruments that have proven their efficiency, while also encouraging new solutions for the financing of the new challenges; considers that these pillars are prerequisites for a properly functioning single market and Economic and Monetary Union as well as for reinforcing Europe’s position in the world; trusts that they are more relevant than ever for Europe’s future endeavours;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 68 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), based on updated network development scenarios coherent with the EU's ambitions to increase energy efficiency and application of the energy efficiency first principle, which will close the missing links in Europe's energy and digital backbone by supporting the development of high-performance, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans-European networks in the fields of energy, transport and digital services; rejects any attempt to divert funds from CEF to other new initiatives, including the proposal for a new Defence Fund;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the next MFF should enable the Union to provide solutions and emerge strengthened from the crises of the decade: the economic and financial downturn, the phenomenon of migration and refugees, climate change and natural disasters, terrorism and instability, to name but a few; underlines that these global, cross-border challenges with domestic implications reveal the interdependency of our economies and societies, and point to the need for joint actions; underlines that the need for increased financing of the new challenges, such as EU external borders, security and defence, migration issues and others, should be shaped while maintaining adequate resources for cohesion and agricultural policies;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 78 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that, in the next MFF, financial instruments cannot replace grants in financing energy efficiency, renewable energy, innovative technologies for conventional energy and R&I projects, as only grants can maximise output on the ground and effectively support vulnerable, low-income households at risk of energy poverty to become energy-efficient and to develop renewable self-generation capability; in this respect recalls that the funding of research and development should be primarily grant-based; furthermore stresses the importance of investments in less mature technologies, in particular as regards renewable energy;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the future MFF should be established on positive incentives for all Members States in fostering all their efforts towards development and reforms;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 110 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the need to continue with Horizon 2020 and to provide it with at least the same share of funding as at present in order to respond to societal challenges and secure Europe’s global competitiveness and industrial leadership in innovation; calls also for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings, on supporting investment in key technologies and on ensuring that SMEs have better access to risk capital;deleted
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an upgraded EFSI that would make it possible to bridge the gap between research and the market and would focus on boosting market innovation, while ensuring additionality; reminds that this should not entangle negative financial impacts on other programs, but that fresh money should be used to finance the upgrade; furthermore stresses that in order to ensure that the EFSI fulfils its purpose, substantial funds should be allocated for energy efficiency projects; recalls that these investments hold huge potential for the creation of jobs and growth;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the next EU budget should include sufficient space-related funding to continue and further develop the EU’s flagship space programmes such as Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus space programmesin order to create EU trademarks in the space sector;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that a simplification of the own resources system would represent a proper solution, putting in place a more simple, transparent and fair system of own resources;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 164 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that the EU’s multiannual budget should continue to provide support to the implementation of the political objectives of the EU without producing artificial cleavages between euro area countries and non-euro area countries;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 172 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for sufficient funding for the agencies under ITRE-remit to ensure their capacity to fulfil their tasks adequately;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 178 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Notes that the next MFF will need to consider the UK’s departure from the EU and its implications for the EU budget; expresses the wish that EU programs under ITRE-remit can continue unimpeded.
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 181 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines, therefore, the need for the MFF’at the 7-years dcuration to move progressively towards a 5+5 period with a mandatory mid-term revision; calls on the Commission to elaborate a clear proposal setting out the methods of the practical implementation of a 5+5 financial frameworkrent timeframe of the MFF should continue taking into account long term predictability of the budget;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 241 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Agrees that the search for European added value should be one of the main principles guiding the EU institutions when deciding about the type of spending in the next MFF; points out, however, the existence of multiple interpretations of the concept and calls for a clear definition of the criteria thereof that should take territorial specificities into account, and also the important creative role that the cohesion and agricultural policies brought to the EU;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 272 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
49. Calls for a far-reaching harmonisation of the rulethe alignment of the rules for all funds with the aim of creating a single rulebook for all EU budgetary instruments; encourages the Commission to tackle the issue of the combination of various sources of funding by providing clear guidelines in this respect;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 423 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
77. Affirms that the common agricultural policy is fundamental for food security and autonomy, the preservation of rural populations, sustainable development and the provision of high-quality and affordable food products for Europeans; points out that food requirements have increased, as has the need to develop environmentally friendly farming practices and the need to tackle climate change; underlines that the CAP is one of the most integrated policies and is mainly financed at EU level and, therefore, replaces national spending; stresses that CAP should be able to meet the challenges ahead as it is one of the fundamental pillars of the EU and considers that an updated and simplified two-pillars CAP post 2020 should act in a balanced way, supplying food at reasonable prices to consumers and contributing to sustainability in rural areas, without its revision hindering the very essence of CAP;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 442 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
78. Expects the global amount of direct payments to be kept intact under the next MFF, as they generate clear EU added value and strengthen the single market by avoiding distortions of competition between Member States; opposes any renationalisation and any national co- financing in that respect; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors, to create new instruments that can mitigate price volatility and to increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI); concludes, therefore, that the CAP budget in the next MFF should be at least maintained at its current level for the EU-27; stresses that the convergence of direct payments is essential in reaching a fair single market in the agriculture area with measures towards reaching convergence and uncapped direct payments are essential principles for reaching the objective of an equal level playing field;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 487 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
81. Stresses that cohesion policy post- 2020 should remain the main investment policy of the European Union covering all EU regions while concentrating the majority of the resources on the most vulnerable ones; considers that evolution should prevail to any revolutionary approaches with respect to cohesion policy; believes that, beyond the goal of reducing the disparities between levels of development and enhancing convergence as enshrined in the Treaty, it should focus on the achievement of the broad EU political objectives and proposes, therefore, that under the next MFF, the three cohesion policy funds – the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund – should concentrate mainly on providing support for innovation, digitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation, employment and social inclusion; calls, moreover, for a reinforced territorial cooperation component and an urban dimension for the policy;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 507 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
82. Considers maintaining the financing of cohesion policy post-2020 for the EU-27 at least at the level of the 2014- 2020 budget to be of the utmost importance; stresses that GDP should remain one of the parametersper capita ratio is the most pertinent indicator for the alloclassification of cohesion policy funds, but believes that it should be complemented by an additional set of social, environmental and demographic indicators to better take into account new types of inequalities between EU regionregions and for determining the financial allocations of cohesion policy funds; supports, in addition, the continuation under the new programming period of the elements that rendered cohesion policy more modern and performance-oriented under the current MFF;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 527 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
83. Is strongly committed to the delivery of Social Europe and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, and points to the existing instruments contributing to these goals, notably the ESF, the Youth Employment Initiative, the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived, the EGF and EaSI; believes that they should be safeguarded in the next MFF; considers that cohesion policy should continue to be focused on a narrow number of thematic objectives and investment priorities while providing more flexibility in establishing the objectives funded at national and regional level;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 592 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 a (new)
87a. Recognises that cohesion and agriculture policies have played a major role in reducing development gaps; calls for a proper assessment of the overall functioning of the current MFF taking into consideration that it will represent a useful tool in orienting further decisions;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2017/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas expectations are high in many areas, for example but not limited to, the medical, aeronautics, aerospace, automotive, building, architecture and design sectors;
2018/03/01
Committee: JURI
Amendment 37 #

2017/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas 3D-printing technology could help to create new jobs that are less physically demanding and less dangerous (maintenance technicians, engineers, designers, etc.) and, thus with the creation of new technician positions (ex. operator for 3D Printers) new liabilities will emerge and the 3D-printing industry will need to provide the appropriate trainings in order for the technicians to be at the same level with their counterparts in traditional manufacturing; 3D-printing technology will also reduce production and storage costs (low-volume manufacturing, personalised manufacturing, etc.);
2018/03/01
Committee: JURI
Amendment 93 #

2017/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas general liability rules also apply to 3D printing; whereas a specific liability regime cshould be envisaged for damage caused by an object created using 3D-printing technology, as the number of stakeholders involved in the process often makes it difficult for the victim to identify the person responsible; whereas those rules could make the creator or vendor of the 3D file liable, or the producer of the 3D printer, the producer of the software used in the 3D printer, the supplier of the materials used or even the person who created the object, depending on the cause of the defect discovered;
2018/03/01
Committee: JURI
Amendment 41 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Many of the requirements that stem from Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council framework are designed to address common risks faced by credit institutions. Accordingly, the existing requirements are largely calibrated to preserve the lending capacity of credit institutions through economic cycles and to protect depositors and taxpayers from possible failure, and are not designed to address the different risk- profiles of investment firms. Investment firms do not have large portfolios of retail and corporate loans and do not take deposits. The likelihood that their failure can have detrimental impacts for overall financial stability is lower than in the case of credit institutions. The risks faced and posed by investment firms are thus substantially different to the risks faced and posed by credit institutions and such difference should be clearly reflected in the prudential framework of the Union.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 43 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Differences in the application of the existing framework in different Member States threaten the level playing-field for investment firms within the Union. Those differences stem from the overall complexity of the application of the framework to different investment firms based on the services they provide, where some national authorities adjust or streamline such application in national law or practice. Given that the existing prudential framework does not address all the risks faced and posed by some types of investment firms, large capital add-ons have been applied to certain investment firms in some Member States. Uniform provisions addressing those risks should be established in order to ensure clear harmonised prudential supervision of investment firms across the Union.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 44 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) There may be Member States in which the authorities competent for the prudential supervision of investment firms are different from the authorities that are competent for the supervision of market conduct. It is therefore necessary to create a mechanism of cooperation and exchange of information between those authorities in order to ensure harmonised prudential supervision of investment firms across the European Union.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 46 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The required level of initial capital of an investment firm should be based on the services and activities which that investment firm is authorised to provide, and respectively perform, according to Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. The possibility for Member States to lower the required level of initial capital in specific situations, as provided for in Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the one hand, and the situation of uneven implementation of that Directive, on the other hand, have led to a situation where the required level of initial capital diverges across the Union. To end that fragmentation, the required level of initial capital should be harmonised accordingly for all investment firms in the European Union.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 47 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) The proper functioning of the internal market requires that the responsibility for supervising the financial soundness of an investment firm, and in particular its solvency, lies with the competent authority of its home Member State. To achieve an effective supervision of investment firms also in other Member States where they provide services or have a branch, close cooperation and exchange of information with the competent authorities of these Member States should be ensured.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 49 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) To protect commercially sensitive information, competent authorities should be bounconstrained by rules of professional secrecy when conducting their supervisory tasks and when exchanging confidential information.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 52 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Investment firms should have internal capital available, which is adequate in quantity, quality and distribution to cover the specific risks to which they are or may be exposed. Competent authorities should ensure that investment firms have the adequate strategies and processes in place to asses and maintain the adequacy of their internal capital.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 53 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) To align remuneration with the risk profile of investment firms and to guarantee a level-playing field, investment firms should be subject to clear principles on corporate governance arrangements and rules on remuneration that take into account the differences between credit institutions and investment firms. Small and non-interconnected investment firms should however be exempted from those rules because the provisions on remuneration and corporate governance under Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council are sufficiently comprehensive for those types of firms.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 56 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) In response to the growing public demand for tax transparency and to promote investment firms' corporate responsibility, it is appropriate to require that investment firms disclose on a yearly basis certain information, including information on profits made, taxes paid and any public subsidies received.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 58 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) competent authorities, as parties to the ESFS, cooperate with trust and full mutual respect, in particular when ensuring the flow of appropriate and reliabl, reliable and comprehensive information between them and other parties to the ESFS;
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 60 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) competent authorities make every efforthave to comply with the guidelines and recommendations issued by EBA pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council38 and to respond to the warnings and recommendations issued by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 ; _________________ 38 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12). 39 Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on European Union macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and establishing a European Systemic Risk Board (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 1).
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 64 #

2017/0358(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. Competent authorities of the home Member State that disagree with the measures of the competent authorities of the host Member State may refer the matter to EBA, which shall act in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. Where EBA acts in accordance with that Article, it shall adopt its decision wias early as possible and no later thian one month.
2018/06/12
Committee: JURI
Amendment 48 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Since the adoption of Council Directive 91/533/EEC, labour markets have undergone far-reaching changes due to demographic developments and digitalisation leading to the creation of new forms of employment, which have supported job creation and labour market growth. New forms of employment are often not as regular or stable as traditional employment relationships and lead to reduced predictability for the workers concerned, creating uncertainty as to applicable rights and social protection. In this evolving world of work, there is therefore an increased need for workers, regardless of their particular field, to be fully informed about their essential working conditions, which should occur in a written form and in a timely manner. In order adequately to frame the development of new forms of employment, workers in the Union should also be provided with a number of new minimum rights aimed at promoting security and predictability in employment relationships while achieving upward convergence across Member States and preserving labour market adaptability. __________________ 33 Council Directive 91/533/EC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32).
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 55 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure effectiveness of the rights provided by the Union law, the personal scope of Directive 91/533/EEC should be updated. In its case law, the Court of Justice of the European Union has established criteria for determining the status of a worker34 which are appropriate for determining the personal scope of application of this Directive. The definition of worker in Article 2(1) is based on these criteria. They ensure a uniform implementation of the personal scope of the Directive while leaving it to national authorities and courts to apply it to specific situations. Provided that they fulfil those criteria, domestic workers, on-demand workers, intermittent workers, voucher based-workers, platform workers, trainees and, apprentices and researchers could come within scope of this Directive. __________________ 34 Judgments of 3 July 1986, Deborah Lawrie-Blum, Case 66/85; 14 October 2010, Union Syndicale Solidaires Isère, Case C-428/09; 9 July 2015, Balkaya, Case C-229/14; 4 December 2014, FNV Kunsten, Case C-413/13; and 17 November 2016, Ruhrlandklinik, Case C- 216/15.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 68 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Directive 91/533/EEC introduced a minimum list of essential aspects on which workers have to be informed in writing. It is necessary to adapt that minimum list in order to take account of developments on the labour market, in particular the growth of non- standard forms of employment. Member States shall have the right to extend that minimum list in line with national requirements.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 76 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Workers should have the right to be informed about their rights and obligations resulting from the employment relationship in writing atbefore the start of employment. The relevant information should therefore reach them at the latest on the first day of the employment.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 78 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) In order to help employers to provide timely information, Member States should ensure the availability of predetermined templates at national level including relevant and sufficiently comprehensive information on the legal framework applicable. These templates may be further developed at sectoral or local level, by national authorities and social partners.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 79 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Workers posted or sent abroad should receive additional information specific to their situation. For successive work assignments in several Member States or third countries, such as in international road transport, that information may be grouped for several assignments before the first departure and subsequently modified in case of change. Where they qualify as posted workers under Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council38, they should also be notified of the single national website developed by the host Member State where they will find the relevant information on the working conditions applying to their situation. Unless Member States provide otherwise, these obligations apply if the duration of the work period abroad is more than four consecutive weeks. Workers posted abroad must be notified in the official language of the country where the initial employment contract is signed. __________________ 38 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1).
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 85 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Employers should not prohibit workers from taking up employment with other employers, outside the time spent working for them, within the limits set out in Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council39. IMember States shall have the right to adopt incompatibility clauses, understood as a restriction on working for specific categories of employers, which may be necessary for objective reasons, such as the protection of business secrets or the avoidance of conflicts of interests. __________________ 39 Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9).
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 86 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Reference hours and days, understood as time slots where work can take place at the request of the employer, should be established in writing atbefore the start of the employment relationship.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 88 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) A reasonable minimum advance notice, understood as the period of time between the moment a worker is informed about a new work assignment and the moment the assignment starts, constitutes another necessary element of predictability of work for employment relationships with work schedule which are variable or mostly determined by the employer. The length of the advance notice period, which must be no less than three days, may vary according to the needs of sectors, while ensuring adequate protection of workers. It applies without prejudice to Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council40. __________________ 40 Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 35).
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 92 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) Where employers have the possibility to offer full-time or open-ended labour contracts to workers in non-standard forms of employment, a transition to more secure forms of employment should be promoted. Workers should be able to request another more predictable and secure form of employment, where available, and receive a written response from the employer within a suitable period of time, which takes into account the needs of the employer and of the worker.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 112 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The purpose of this Directive is to improve working conditions by promoting more secure, transparent and predictable employment while ensuring labour market adaptability.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 119 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may decide not to apply the obligations in this Directive to workers who have an employment relationship equal to or less than 8 hours in total in a reference period of one month. Time worked with all employers forming or belonging to the same enterprise, group or entity shall count towards that 8 hour period.deleted
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 122 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply to an employment relationship where no guaranteed amount of paid work is predetermined before the employment starts.deleted
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 132 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘worker’ means a natural person who for a certain period of time performs services for and under the direction of another person in return for remuneration;
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 140 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'reference hours and days' means time slots in specified days during which work can take place at the request of the employer.;
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 145 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall include at least:
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 153 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the procedure, including the length of the period of notice, to be observed by the employer and the worker should their employment relationship be terminated or, where the length of the period of notice cannot be indicated when the information is given, the method for determining such period of notice and the deadline for bringing an action contesting dismissal;
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 166 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The information referred to in Article 3(2) shall be provided individually to the worker in the form of a written document at the latest on the first daybefore commencement of the employment relationship. TAt the request of the worker, that document may be provided and transmitted electronically as long as it is easily accessible by the worker and can be stored and printed.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 170 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States, after consultation with social partners, shall develop templates and models for the document referred to in paragraph 1 and put them at the disposal of workers and employers including by making them available on a single official national website and by other suitable means.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 173 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that any change in the aspects of the employment relationship referred to in Article 3(2) and to the additional information for workers posted or sent abroad in Article 6 shall be provided in the form of a written document by the employer to the worker at the earliest opportunity and at the latest on the day it takes effect.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 180 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the work schedule and rules regarding legal holidays in the country or countries in which they are to work;
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 184 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) the name of the line manager or line managers whom the worker reports;
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 186 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) information on social security measures and taxes levied by the host country.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 188 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that, if the worker sent abroad is a posted worker covered by Directive 96/71/EC, he or she shall in addition, as stated in Article 4(1), be notified of:
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 190 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraph 1(b) and 2(a) may, where appropriate, be given in the form of a reference to the laws, regulations and administrative or statutory provisions or collective agreements governing those particular points. The information must be provided in the official language of the country from which the worker is posted.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 206 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. EmployerMember States may however lay down conditions of incompatibility where such restrictions are justified by legitimate reasons such as the protection of business secrets or the avoidance of conflicts of interests.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 216 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The employer shall provide an appropriately substantiated written reply within one month of the request. With respect to natural persons acting as employers and micro, small, or medium enterprises, Member States may provide for that deadline to be extended to no more than threone months and allow for an oral reply to a subsequent similar request submitted by the same worker if the justification for the reply as regards the situation of the worker remains unchanged.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 220 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that where employers are required by Union or national legislation or relevant collective agreements to provide training or instruction to workers to carry out the work for which they are employed, such training or instruction shall be provided cost-free to the worker.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 231 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that, where a worker has not received in due time all or part of the documents referred to in Article 4(1), Article 5, or Article 6, and the employer has failed to rectify that omission within 15 days of its notification, one of the following systems shall apply:
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 239 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal or its equivalent and all preparations for dismissal of workers, on the grounds that they exercised the rights provided for in this Directive. The dismissal shall be considered non- effective if the employer is unable to provide supporting evidence.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 242 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Workers who consider that they have been dismissed, or have been subject to measures with equivalent effect, on the grounds that they have exercised the rights provided for in this Directive may request the employer to provide duly substantiated grounds for the dismissal or its equivalent. The employer shall provide those grounds in writing. The dismissal shall cease to take effect until the employee has received notification of the grounds.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 243 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, when workers referred to in paragraph 2 establish, before a court or other competent authority, facts from which it may be presumed that there has been such dismissal or its equivalent, it shall be for the respondent to prove that the dismissal was based on grounds other than those referred to in paragraph 1. Dismissal shall not take effect until the matter has been resolved.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 249 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive or the relevant provisions already in force concerning the rights which are within the scope of this Directive. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that those penalties are applied. Penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. They may take the form of a fine. They mayust also comprise payment of compensation.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 253 #

2017/0355(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
The rights and obligations set out in this Directive shall apply to existing employment relationships as from [entry into force date + 2 years]. However, employers shall provide or complement the documents referred to in Article 4(1), Article 5 and Article 6 only upon request of a worker. The absence of such request shall not have the effect of excluding workers from the minimum rights established under this Directive.
2018/07/05
Committee: JURI
Amendment 3 #

2017/0336(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Since the economic governance of the Union contributes to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it should be possible to support and encourage reform commitments undertaken by Member States to implement relevant Council recommendations or to maximise the growth and competitiveness impact of the cohesion policy funds as a specific form of support implemented in direct management.
2018/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #

2017/0336(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Any reallocation from the performance reserve should be subject to the fulfilment of commitments with respectgards to implementing reforms identified in the European Semester process. Priority should be given for the implementation of structural reforms which are expected to contribute most to the resilience of domestic economies and have positive spill-over effects on other Member States. These include reforms in product and labour markets, tax reforms, the development of capital markets, reforms tohat improve the business environment as well as investment in human capital and public administration reforms.
2018/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2017/0336(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The procedure for the establishment of such commitments, their content and the provisions applicable to this specific form of support shouldmust be defined.
2018/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Nuclear research can contribute to social and economic prosperity and environmental sustainability and protection by improving nuclear safety, security and radiation protection and proper nuclear waste management. Equally important is the potential contribution of nuclear research to the long term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure continuity of nuclear research at Community level and achieve the objectives in this area, it is necessary to establish the Research and Training Programme of the Community for the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020 (the 'Euratom Programme'). The Euratom Programme should have the same objectives as the 2014-2018 Programme, support the same activities and use the same mode of implementation which proved to be efficient and appropriate for the purpose of achieving the programme's objectives.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Notwithstanding the potential impact of nuclear energy on energy supply and economic development, severe nuclear accidents may endanger human health, as well as the environment, in the medium and long term. Therefore, nuclear safety and, where appropriate, security aspects dealt with by the Joint Research Centre (the 'JRC') should be given the greatest possible attention in the Euratom Programme.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (the 'SET Plan'), set out in the conclusions of the Council meeting of 28 February 2008 in Brussels, is accelerating the development of a portfolio ofinnovation process in the field of European advanced low -carbon technologies. The European Council agreed, at its meeting on 4 February 2011, that the Union and its Member States would promote investment in renewables, and safe and sustainable low carbon technologies and would focus on implementing the technology priorities established in the SET Plan. Each Member State remains free to choose the type of technologies that it would support.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) As all Member States have nuclear installations or make use of radioactive materials particularly for medical purposes, the Council has recognised, in the conclusions of its meeting in Brussels on 1 and 2 December 2008, the continuing need for skills in the nuclear field, in particular through appropriate education and training linked with research and coordinated at Community levelat all levels and proper coordination with European-level research projects.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The JRC should continue to provide independent customer-driven scientific and technological support for the formulation, development, implementation and monitoring of Community policies, in particular in the field of nuclear safety and, security, safeguards and non-proliferation research and training. To optimize human resources and ensure no duplication of research in the Union, any new activity carried out by the JRC should be analysed to check its consistency with existing activities in the Member States. The security aspects of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme should be limited to the direct actions of the JRC.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In the interest of all its Member States, the role of the Union is to develop a framework to support joint cutting-edge research, knowledge creation and knowledge preservation on nuclear fission technologies, with special emphasis on safety, security, processing of nuclear waste, radiation protection and non- proliferation. That requires independent scientific evidence, to which the JRC can make a key contribution. That has been recognised in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, dated 6 October 2010, entitled 'Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union', in which the Commission stated its intention to strengthen scientific evidence for policy- making through the JRC. The JRC proposes to respond to that challenge by focusing its nuclear safety and security research on the Union's policy priorities.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and reinforcing public confidence in science, the Euratom Programme should favourensure a better provision of information to enable an informed engagement of citizens and civil society on research and innovation matters by promoting science education, by making scientific knowledge more accessible, by developing responsible research and innovation agendas that meet the concerns and expectations of citizens and civil society, and by facilitating their participation in activities under the Euratom Programme.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The Euratom Programme should contribute to the attractiveness of the research profession in the Union and help encourage young people to become involved in research in this field. Adequate attention should be paid to the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers17, together with other relevant reference frameworks defined in the context of the European Research Area, while respecting their voluntary nature. _________________ 17 Commission Recommendation of 11 March 2005 on the European Charter for Researchers and on a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (OJ L 75, 22.3.2005, p. 67).
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) The financial interests of the Union should be protected through approportionriate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities through joint audit procedures, the recovery of funds lost, wrongunduly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penalties. A revised control strategy, shifting focus from minimisation of error rates towards risk- based control and fraud detection based on common principles and criteria at EU level, should reduce the control burden for participants.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) It is important to ensure sound financial management of the Euratom Programme and its implementation in the most effective and user-friendly manner possible, while also ensuring legal certainty and itsthat potential beneficiaries are properly informed, so as to increase accessibility tofor all participants. It is necessary to ensure compliance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the "Financial Regulation") 19 and with the requirements of simplification and better regulation. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) It is important to continue to facilitate the exploitation ofapplication and observance of EU and international intellectual property clauses in projects developed by participants, while protecting the legitimate interests of other participants and the Community in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ('the Treaty').
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 138 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contributing to thecooperation at EU level and with third countries in the identification and development of safe, longer term solutions for the management of ultimate nuclear waste, including final geological disposal as well as partitioning and transmutation;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) improving nuclear safety including: nuclear reactor and fuel safety, waste management at EU and international level to prevent any undesirable impacts on man or the environment, including final geological disposal as well as partitioning and transmutation; decommissioning, and emergency preparedness;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) improving nuclear security including: nuclear safeguards, non- proliferation, combating illicit trafficking, and nuclear forensics, countering cyber- attacks on nuclear power plants and the disposal of source materials and radioactive waste;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 151 #

2017/0312(NLE)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) fostering knowledge management, education and training, including long- term professional training to reflect permanent developments made possible by new technologies;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 2 – point 17
(17) ‘interconnector’ means a transmission line, including its entry points from and exit points to a third country, which crosses or spans a border between Member States or between Member States and third countries up to the border of Union jurisdiction;
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 34 – paragraph 4 – fourth sentence
(4a) In Article 34, paragraph 4, the following fourth sentence is added: Where the third countries subject to such consultation do not respond to the consultations, the Member States concerned may take the necessary decision.
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2017/0294(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 36 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – third sentence
(ba) In the second subparagraph of paragraph 4, the following third sentence is added: Where the third-country authorities subject to such consultation do not respond to the consultation, the national regulatory authorities concerned may take the necessary decision.
2018/01/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The transition to a low-carbon automotive mobility will necessarily result in structural changes in the automotive industry. It is of critical importance to consider and address the inevitable social impacts of this transition, particularly in the most affected regions.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 48 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Investing in R&D&I and promoting the private-public partnerships, actively involving technical universities, will create the necessary technical competences (micro-electronics, mechatronics, digital skills) for testing and type approval of vehicles and components.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) While the Union is among the world's major producers of motor vehicles and demonstrates technological leadership in this sector, competition is increasing and the global automotive sector is changing rapidly through new innovations in electrified powertrains, and cooperative, connected and automated mobility. In order to retain its global competitiveness and access to markets, the Union needs a regulatory framework, including a particular policy mechanism together with incentives in the area of zero- and low- emission vehicles, which creates a large home market and supports technological development and innovation.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) One of the main barriers to an accelerated transition to zero- and low- emission vehicles is the lack of confidence of consumers and insufficient roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure across the Union to service a significant percentage of consumers and additional support instruments at Union and Member States level are needed to mobilise appropriate public and private investment.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) The effectiveness of the targets set out in this Regulation in reducing CO2 emissions in reality is strongly dependent on the representativeness of the official test procedure. In accordance with the Opinion of the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM)23 and the recommendation of the European Parliament, following its inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector24 , a mechanism should be put in place to assess the real world representativeness of vehicle CO2 emissions and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151. The Commission should have the powerreal-world emissions of vehicles should lie within a not-go- exceed (NTE) limit, set for each manufacturer in 2021 in respect of their 2025 and 2030 targets. The compliance should be measured either by means of a real-world CO2 emission test or using data from fuel consumption meters. The Commission should have the powers to develop the real-world CO2 test as well as to ensure the public availability of suchthe data, from fuel consumption meters, and, where necessary, develop the procedures needed for identifying and collecting the data required for performing such assessments. __________________ 23 High Level Group of Scientific Advisors, Scientific Opinion 1/2016 "Closing the gap between light-duty vehicle real-world CO2 emissions and laboratory testing" 24 European Parliament recommendation of 4 April 2017 to the Council and the Commission following the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (2016/2908(RSP))
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) In 2024 it is foreseen to review the progress achieved under the [Effort Sharing Regulation and Emissions Trading System Directive]. It is therefore appropriate to assess the effectiveness of this Regulation in that same year to allow a coordinated and coherent assessment of the measures implemented under all these instruments. Upstream and embedded emissions, report either by individual vehicle or by vehicle type, should be taken into account in order to make real word Well-to-Wheel and Life-Cycle emissions of vehicles transparent ad part of the review.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes CO2 emissions performance requirements for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles in order to achieve Union`s energy targets in decarbonisation, energy efficiency and renewables ensure the proper functioning of the internal market .
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. From 1 January 20256 the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply:
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for each calendar year from 2021 until 20245 for passenger cars and for light commercial vehicles, the specific emissions target determined in accordance with points 3 and 4 of Parts A or B of Annex I as appropriate or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10 , in accordance with that derogation and point 5 of Parts A or B of Annex I;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for each calendar year, starting from 20256 for passenger cars and for light commercial vehicles, the specific emissions targets determined in accordance with point 6.3 of Parts A or B of Annex I.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the category of vehicles registered as M1 or andN1, for which the pool shall apply.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 225 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall determine the means for collecting excess emissions premiums under paragraph 1 by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2)delegated acts.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 227 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union. and used to set up a specific fund dedicated to re-employment, re-skilling and up-skilling of workers affected by structural change in the automotive sectors, education and job-seeking initiatives in close dialogue with social partners, public-private initiatives in the roll-out of infrastructure for alternative fuels as well as innovative solutions for phasing out outdated and polluting vehicles such as vouchers that incentivize their replacement with zero and low emissions vehicles.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the 20256 and 2030 EU fleet-wide targets referred to in Article 1(4) and (5) calculated by the Commission in accordance with points 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 237 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the values for a2021, a2025 6and a2030 calculated by the Commission in accordance with point 6.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 264 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The value referred to in paragraph 1 shall be complemented by data on upstream and embedded emissions, reported either by individual vehicle or by vehicle type, in order to present real world Well-to-Wheel and Life-Cycle emissions of vehicles.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 270 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by 31 October 2020, the figure M0 in points 1 to 5 of Part A of Annex I shall be adjusted to the average mass in running order of new passenger cars in the previous three calendar years 2017, 2018, and 2019. That new M0 value shall apply from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 20245;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 272 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by 31 October 2022, the figure M0 in points 1 to 5 of Part B of Annex I shall be adjusted to the average mass in running order of new light commercial vehicles in the previous three calendar years 2019, 2020 and 2021. That new M0 shall apply in 20245;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by 31 October 2022, the indicative TM0 for 20256 shall be determined as the respective average test mass of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in 2021;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 292 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 4 – introductory part
4. For the calendar years 2021 to 20245, the specific emissions target for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 296 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
M0 is 1379.88 in 2021, and as defined in Article 13(1)(a) for the period 2022, 2023, 2024 and 20245;
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 297 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – introductory part
6. From 1 January 20256, the EU fleet- wide targets and the specific emissions targets of CO2 for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 300 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
6.1. EU fleet-wide targets for 20256 and 2030
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 304 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 1
EU fleet-wide target for 20256 to 2029
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 305 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 2
EU fleet-wide target20256 = EU fleet-wide target2021 · (1 - reduction factor20256)
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 306 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Reduction factor20256 is the reduction specified in Article 1(4)(a)
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 314 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 1
20256 to 2029
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 2
The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target20256 + a20256 · (TM-TM0)
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 316 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
EU fleet-wide target20256 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.1
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
a20256 is
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
The specific emissions target from 20256 onwards
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 328 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Specific emissions reference target is the specific emissions reference target of CO2 determined in accordance with point 6.2.1 for the period 20256 to 2029 and 6.2.2 for 2030 onwards
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 336 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
x is 15% in the years 20256 to 2029 and 30% in 2030 onwards.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 339 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – introductory part
6. From 1 January 20256, the EU fleet- wide targets and the specific emissions target of CO2 for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 342 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
6.1. The EU fleet-wide targets for 20256 and 2030
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 345 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 2
EU fleet-wide target20256 = EU fleet-wide target2021 · (1 - reduction factor20256)
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 347 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Reduction factor20256 is the reduction specified in Article 1(4)(b)
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) All clean and energy-efficient transport options must be considered. Manufacturers should have the flexibility to further develop and use neutral technologies to meet CO2 reduction objectives. Competition between different solutions and manufacturers will encourage innovation and benefit everyone. This will allow a smooth and cost-efficient transition to the decarbonisation of transport.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Life-cycle costing is an important tool for contracting authorities and entities to cover energy and environmental costs during the life-cycle of a vehicle, including the cost of greenhouse gas emission and other pollutant emissions on the basis of a relevant methodology to determine their monetary value. Given the scarce use of the methodology for the calculation of operational lifetime costs under Directive 2009/33/EU and the information provided by contracting authorities and entities on the use of own methodologies tailored to their specific circumstances and needs, there should be no methodology mandatory to use, but contracting authorities, contracting entities or operators should be able to choose any life-costing methodology in order to support their procurement processes. The assessment of the CO2 emissions should consider the entire lifecycle of the vehicles including during the production, use and end of life, taking into account disposal and recycling. Therefore, contracting authorities and other entities should focus on the entire vehicle and not only on its components and the maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO2 g/km and real driving pollutant emissions.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) EU financial instruments should be mobilised in order to support Member States at national, regional and local level to achieve the targets under this Directive. Minimum binding targets for charging points per Members State, together with direct infrastructure financing and financing of electric vehicle charging points and hydrogen vehicle filling stations should be considered as well, where not commercially viable on their own. For this purpose, funding instruments such as the Connecting Europe Facility supporting the development of high performing, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans-European networks in the fields of transport and the European Fund for Strategic Investments or the Cleaner Transport Facility supporting the deployment of cleaner transport vehicles and their associated infrastructure needs could be mobilised. Advisory Hubs should play a key role in this transition by facilitating and promoting investments and supporting institutional capacities.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The requirements of this Directive and the new minimum procurement targets may lead to additional financial resources for contracting authorities. Therefore, it would be appropriate to seek financial mechanisms to implement the requirements of this Directive. The Union's financial policy and in particular the future Multiannual Financial Framework after 2020 should be in line with the new requirements for the promotion of clean and energy efficient road transport vehicles and support the decarbonisation of transport and the use of cleaner road transport vehicles.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) Reforms need to be introduced at local and national level, with clear investments signals and combining the different sources to reach the goal of this Directive.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 80 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Enhanced environmental audits and tests should be envisaged, encouraging local authorities to purchase, rent and lease energy-efficient road transport vehicles. For this purpose, it would be appropriate to develop EU financial mechanisms to assist in the implementation of the requirements of this Directive.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. 'sustainable battery' means a battery for which the whole value chain is taken into account and the final battery product is fit for reuse and/or recycling. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act by [18 months after entry into force] with a more precise definition based on an assessment of the CO2 emissions considering the whole chain, e.g. the entire lifecycle of the battery including full lifecycle of carbon emissions during the production process and end of life carbon footprint of the battery.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. 'sustainable lifecycle vehicle' means a vehicle which is produced by using significantly lower emissions than comparable vehicle types, and is designed to allow for a more sustainable end of life, including reuse and recycling potential of its components. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act by [18 months after entry into force] with a more precise definition.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that purchase, lease, rent or hire-purchase of road transport vehicles, and public service contracts on public passenger transport by road and rail and public service contracts as referred to in Article 3 of this Directive comply with the minimum procurement targets for light-duty vehicles referred to in table 4 of the Annex and for heavy-duty vehicles referred to in Table 5 in the Annex By 30 September 2018, the Commission shall carry out an assessment and submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council with the aim of setting minimum procurement targets for light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles at Member State level which shall be proportionate to the gross domestic product per capita of each Member State. That report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by legislative proposals.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member State authorities may apply higher minimum mandates than those referred to in the Annex of this Directive.deleted
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 5 a (new)
(5a) The following Article 5a is inserted: “Article 5a Minimum target for recharging and refuelling points Each Member State shall establish a minimum target for recharging points and/or refuelling points accessible to the public for zero- and low-emission vehicles, and shall provide the Commission with relevant data on those recharging and refuelling points by ... [18 months after the date of entry into force of the amending Directive] in order to create a Union-wide real-time interactive map. That map shall be made publicly available by each Member State to interested stakeholders through digital platforms and on the Commission's website.”
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 5 b (new)
(5b) The following Article 5b is inserted: “Article 5b Platform for the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles in public transport The Commission shall make available and actively promote a platform for the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles in public transport that is digitally interactive and accessible in all official languages of the Union in order to facilitate access by national, regional and local authorities and all interested stakeholders to the relevant information on zero- and low-emission vehicles for public transport, such as available funds and financing instruments, public procurement, exchange of best practices, available solutions for phasing out old or polluting vehicles, schemes incentivising their replacement with new zero- and low- emission vehicles, and a list of Union manufacturers of such vehicles.”
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b b (new)
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Advisory Hubs shall play a key role in the transition to transport decarbonisation by facilitating and promoting investments and supporting institutional capacities. Therefore, the Commission shall substantially reinforce the role and the capacity of the European Investment Advisory Hub, notably through a local presence and a proactive role in the preparation of projects.
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – table 4
[….]deleted
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2017/0291(COD)

Proposal for a directive
ANNEX I
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – table 5
[….]deleted
2018/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #

2017/0232(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The 2017 Commission report on the mission and organisation of the ESRB5 concludes that, while the ESRB is generally well-functioning, improvements on certain specific points are necessary and should be changed accordingly in order to ensure the efficiency of the macro- prudential policies. _________________ 5 Commission Staff Working Document, Effect Analysis, Amendments to ESRB Regulation, COM(2017).
2018/06/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 20 #

2017/0232(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The broad membership of the General Board of the ESRB is a major asset. Recent developments in the financial supervisory architecture of the Union, and in particular the set-up of a Banking Union, are however not reflected in the composition of that General Board. For that reason, the Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB and the Chair of the Single Resolution Board should become members with voting rights of the General Board of the ESRB. Corresponding adjustments should also be made to the Steering Committee and to the Advisory Technical Committee, respectively.
2018/06/25
Committee: JURI
Amendment 25 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to create a framework for the free movement of non-personal data in the Union and the foundation for developing the data economy and enhancing the competitiveness of European industry, it is necessary to lay down a clear, comprehensive and predictable legal framework for storage or other processing of data other than personal data in the internal market. A principle-based approach providing for cooperation among Member States as well as self-regulation should ensure that the framework is flexible, also with regard to the organisation of data management and analysis at national and intra-community level, so that it can take into account the evolving needs of users, providers and national authorities in the Union. In order to avoid the risk of overlaps with existing mechanisms and hence to avoid higher burdens both for Member States and businesses, detailed technical rules should not be established.
2018/02/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure the effective application of the principle of free flow of non-personal data across borders, and to prevent the emergence of new barriers to the smooth functioning of the internal market, Member States shouldmust notify to the Commission any draft act that contains a new data localisation requirement or modifies an existing data localisation requirement. Those notifications should be submitted and assessed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Directive (EU) 2015/153533. _________________ 33 Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1)e principle of ensuring the free flow of non-personal data will avoid the duplication of data stored in several different places and make cross- border activities more accessible and less costly for enterprises and companies, giving them the confidence to enter new markets and making it easier for them to expand their activities. Those notifications should be submitted and assessed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Directive (EU) 2015/153533.
2018/02/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Enhancing trust in the security of cross-border data storage or other processing should reduce the propensity of market players and the public sector to use data localisation as a proxy for data security. It should also improve the legal certainty for companies on applicable security requirements when outsourcing their data storage or other processing activities, including to service providers in other Member States, and take into account the rapid ongoing development of new technologies, so as to adjust to them promptly.
2018/02/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2017/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The Commission should periodically review this Regulation, in particular with a view to determining the need for modificationsany technical modifications or if it proves necessary to re-examine the entire framework in the light of technological, social or market developments and requirements.
2018/02/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Increased digitisation and connectivity lead to increased cybersecurity risks, thus making society at large more vulnerable to cyber threats and exacerbating dangers faced by individuals, including vulnerable persons such as children. In order to mitigate this risk to society, all necessary actions need to be taken to improve cybersecurity against cyber- attacks in the EU to better protect network and information systems, telecommunication networks, digital products, services and devices used by citizens, governments and business – from SMEs to operators of critical infrastructures – from cyber threats.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The Agency established by this Regulation should succeed ENISA as established by Regulation (EU) No 526/2013. The Agency should carry out the tasks conferred on it by this Regulation and legal acts of the Union in the field of cybersecurity by, among other things, providing expertise and advice and acting as a Union centre of information and knowledge. It shoulSince the vast majority of IT networks and systems are in the private sector, the Agency should improve cooperation and promote the exchange of best practices between Member States and private stakeholders, offering policy suggestions to the European Commission and Member States, acting as a reference point for Union sectoral policy initiatives with regard to cybersecurity matters, fostering operational cooperation between the Member States and between the Member States and the EU institutions, agencies and bodies.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In order to increase the resilience of the Union, the Agency should develop excellence on the subject of security of internet infrastructure and of the critical infrastructures, by providing advice, guidance and best practices. With a view to ensuring easier access to better structured information on cybersecurity risks and potential remedies, the Agency should develop and maintain the "information hub" of the Union, a one-stop-shop portal providing the public with information on cybersecurity deriving from the EU and national institutions, agencies and bodies. Facilitating access to better structured information on cybersecurity risks and potential remedies should help Member States bolster their capacities and align their practices, hence increasing their overall resilience in the face of cyber- attacks.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) To ensure that it fully achieves its objectives, the Agency shouldought to liaise with relevant institutions, agencies and bodies, including CERT-EU, European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, European Defence Agency (EDA), European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems (eu- LISA), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and any other EU Agency that is involved in cybersecurity. It should also liaise with authorities dealing with data protection in order to exchange know-how and, for training purposes and to exchange best practices, and provide advice on cybersecurity aspects that might have an impact on their work. Representatives of national and Union law enforcement and data protection authorities should be eligible to be represented in the Agency’s Permanent Stakeholders Group. In liaising with law enforcement bodies regarding network and information security aspects that might have an impact on their work, the Agency should respect existing channels of information and established networks.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) In order to guarantee the full autonomy and independence of the Agency and to enable it to perform additional and new tasks, including unforeseen emergency tasks, the Agency should be granted a sufficient and autonomous budget whose revenue comes primarily from a contribution from the Union and contributions from third countries participating in the Agency’s work. The majority of the Agency staff should be directly engaged in the operational implementation of the Agency’s mandate. The host Member State, or any other Member State, should be allowed to make voluntary contributions to the revenue of the Agency. The Union’s budgetary procedure should remain applicable as far as any subsidies chargeable to the general budget of the Union are concerned. Moreover, the Court of Auditors should audit the Agency’s accounts to ensure transparency and accountability, and the efficiency of the expenditure.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall be a centre of expertise onfor cybersecurity in Europe by virtue of its independence, the scientific and technical quality of the advice and assistance it delivers and the information it provides, the transparency of its operating procedures and methods of operation, and its diligence in carrying out its tasks.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 248 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall assist and advise the Union institutions, agencies and bodies, as well as the Member States, in developing and implementing policies related to cybersecurity.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall promote and strengthen cooperation and coordination at Union level among Member States, Union institutions, agencies and bodies, and relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, on matters related to cybersecuritythereby enabling a high level of cybersecurity to be attained in the Member States.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 256 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency shall help to increase cybersecurity capabilities at Union level in order to complement and bolster the action of Member States in preventing and responding to cyber threats, notably in the event of cross- border incidents.
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) advise the Union and the Member States on research needs and priorities in the areas of cybersecurity and data protection, with a view to enabling effective responses to current and emerging risks and threats, including with respect to new and emerging information and communications technologies, and to using risk-prevention technologies effectively;
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 589 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) monitor and enforce the application of the provisions under this Title at national level and superviseverify compliance of the certificates that have been issued by conformity assessment bodies established in their respective territories with the requirements set out in this Title and in the corresponding European cybersecurity certification scheme;
2018/04/30
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Foreign direct investment contributes to the Union's growth, by enhancing its competitiveness, creating jobs and economies of scale, bringing in capital, technologies, innovation, expertise,expertise, by encouraging innovation and by opening new markets for the Union's exports. It supports the objectives of the Commission's Investment Plan for Europe and contributes to other Union projects and programmes.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Whereas screening mechanisms which exist in several Member States or in non-EU states never constitute an obstacle to foreign direct investments provided that they are known, anticipated and don't extensively delay investments’ realisation.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Whereas dominant position of individuals, multinationals or foreign public enterprises as defined by European competition law may represent a threat for the security and public order within the European Union.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Whereas security and public order have become increasingly vulnerable at the European scale through the deployment of networks and integrated systems, which could lead to public disorders of sanitary, digital or informational nature spreading virally.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Member States should be able to take the necessary measures, in compliance with Union law, to prevent circumvention of their screening mechanisms and decisions to protect security or public order. This should cover investments within the Union by means of artificial arrangements that do not reflect economic reality and circumvent the screening mechanisms and screening decisions, where the investor is ultimately owned or controlled by a natural person or an undertaking of a third country. This is without prejudice to the freedom of establishment and free movement of capital enshrined in the TFEU.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Furthermore, the Commission should have the possibility to screen foreign direct investments likely to affect projects and programmes of Union interest on grounds of security or public order. This would give the Commission a tool to protect projects and programmes which serve the Union as whole and represent an important contribution to its economic growth, jobs and competitiveness. This should include in particular projects and programmes involving a substantial EU funding or established by Union legislation regarding critical infrastructure, critical technologies or critical inputs. For greater clarity, an indicative list of projects or programmes of Union interest in relation to which foreign direct investment can be subject to a screening by the Commission should be listed in an Annex.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) To that end, it is also important to ensure a minimum level of information and coordination with regard to foreign direct investments falling under the scope of this Regulation in all Member States. This information should be made available by the Member States in which the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed upon request of the Member States or of the Commission. Relevant information includes aspects such as the ownership structure of the direct foreign investor and the financing of the planned or completed investment, including, when available, information about subsides granted by third countries.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. 'foreign direct investment' means investments of any kind by a direct foreign investor aiming to establish or to maintain lasting and direct links between the direct foreign investor and the entrepreneur to whom or the undertaking to which the capital is made available in order to carry on an economic activity in a Member State, including investments which enable effective participation in the management or control of a company carrying out an economic activity;
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. '‘direct foreign investor' means a natural person of a third country or an undertakingor legal person of a third country intending to make or having made a foreign direct investment;
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. 'screening' means a procedure allowing to assess, investigate, analyse authorise, condition, prohibit or unwind foreign direct investments;
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall maintain, amend or adopt mechanisms to screen foreign direct investments on the grounds of security or public order, under the conditions and in accordance with the terms set out in this Regulation.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall screen foreign direct investments that are likely to affect projects or programmes of Union interest on the grounds of security or public order.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall screen foreign direct investments that are likely to affect projects or programmes of Union interest on the grounds of security or public order.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Every foreign direct investment must be analysed in the light of the vulnerability it could increase or create in the systems and networks which frame European activities, through all types of viral-like disorders.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Every foreign direct investment resulting in a dominant position must be analysed in the light of the dependency it creates or increases in a given field or sector.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
In determining whether a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order, Member States and the Commission may take into account whether the direct foreign investor is controlled by the government of a third country, including through significant funding.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The screening on the grounds of security and public order should include; – The extent to which a foreign direct investment is part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests; – The degree of reciprocity in openness to foreign direct investments. Furthermore the Commission may take into account whether the foreign investor: – Is controlled by the government of a third country; – Receives substantial state aid ; – Respects core labour standards and international agreements on sustainable development in its global operations.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. FDirect foreign investors and undertakings concerned shall have the possibility to seek judicial redress against screening decisions of the national authorities.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Every screening mechanism shall consist in an ex ante examination and shall lead to a formal authorisation by the relevant Member-State, or by the Commission for projects and programmes of Union interest.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 238 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States that do not maintain screening mechanisms shall provide the Commission with an annual report covering foreign directs investments that took place in their territory, on the basis of information available to them.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 253 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order in one or more Member States, it mayshould issue an opinion addressed to the Member State in which the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed. The Commission mayshall issue an opinion irrespective of whether other Member States have provided comments.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 311 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) The ownership structure of the direct foreign investor and of the undertaking in which the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed, including information on the ultimate controlling shareholder or shareholders;
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) The products, services and business operations of the direct foreign investor and of the undertaking in which the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed ;
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) The Member States in which the direct foreign investor and the undertaking in which the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed conduct business operations;
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) The funding of the investment and the guarantee of the lawfulness of its source, on the basis of information available to the Member State.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 325 #

2017/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Investment Screening Coordination Group 1. An Investment Screening Coordination Group chaired by a representative of the Commission shall be set up. Every Member-State shall be represented. 2. The group may exchange views and information on any foreign direct investment that is undergoing screening within the framework of Member States’ screening mechanisms and for which a cooperation mechanism has been activated under Article 8 or 9. 3. The Commission shall submit an annual report in writing to the European Parliament on the activities, examinations and exchange of views of the Investment Screening Coordination Group.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies, thus fostering synergies and cost-effectiveness. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies. In order to foster open and fair cooperation in the internal market, the Programme shall actively support the cross-border participation of SMEs.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Programme should cover a two year period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020 whereas the amount for the implementation of the Programme should be determined for this period. In order to finance the Programme from the general budget of the Union, an amount of EUR 500 million in current prices should be earmarked for that purpose. Considering that the Programme is a new initiative that was not foreseen when the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 was established, and to avoid any negative impact on the financing of existing multiannual programmes, that amount should be drawn primarily from unallocated margins under the multiannual financial framework ceilings. The final amount should be authorised by the European Parliament and the Council through the annual budgetary procedure.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 80 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The Programme should be implemented in full compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. Funding may take in particular the form of grants. Financial instruments or public procurement may be used where appropriatPublic procurement should be used where appropriate. Financial instruments could also be used in the future, reflecting the experiences from the Programme. __________________ 6 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Cross-border collaboration in the development of defence products and technologies has often been hampered by the difficulty to agree on common technical specifications. The absence or limited level of common technical specifications have led to increased complexity, duplications, delays and inflated costs in the development phase. The agreement on common technical specifications should be a condition in order to benefit from the Union's support under this Programme. Actions aiming at supporting the creation of a common definition of technical specifications should also be eligible for support under the Programme.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States and shall not be subject to control or restriction by third-countries which are not respecting the security and defence interests of the Member States and of the Union.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Eligible actions developed in the context of Permanent Structured Cooperation in the institutional framework of the Union would ensure enhanced cooperation between undertakings in the different Member States on a continuous basis and thus directly contribute to the aims of the Programme. Such projects, and especially projects with considerable participation of SMEs and Mid-caps, and in particular cross-border SMEs, should thus be eligible for an increased funding rate.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 Union. 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, mayshould also be taken into account.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 185 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 proportiont least 15 % of the overall budget will benefit such action.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) For the selection of actions to be funded by the Programme, the Commission or the entities referred to in Article 58(1)(c) of Regulation N°966/2012 should organise competitive calls as provided for by Regulation No 966/2012. After evaluation of the received proposals with the help of transparently selected independent experts, the Commission will select the actions to be funded under the Programme. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the adoption and the implementation of the work programme, as well as for awarding the funding to selected actions. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. __________________ 7 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 211 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry and to strengthen the Union´s strategic autonomy by supporting actions in their development phase;
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 259 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Union's financial assistance shall be implemented by the Commission as provided for by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 directly or indirectly by entrusting budget implementation tasks to the European Defence Agency or the entities listed in Article 58(1) (c) of that Regulation.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 261 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. In case a project manager is appointed by Member States, tMember States shall appoint a project manager. The Commission shall execute the payment to the eligible beneficiaries after informconsulting the project manager.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 300 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. When it relates to actions defined under point (b) to (f) of the first paragraph, the action must be based on common technical specifications. Consortia shall demonstrate that at least two Member States intend to jointly procure the final product or use the technology in a coordinated way, including joint procurement where applicable.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 327 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall be undertakings fully established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control itand effectively controlled by Member States 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.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 329 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, an undertaking controlled by non-EU States or by non-EU entities shall be eligible if the Member State it is located in provides sufficient assurances, in accordance with national procedures, that this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States as established in the framework of Common Foreign and Security Policy in accordance with Title V of the TEU.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 359 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) excellence, industrial performance and ability to show significant advantages over existing products or technologies
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contribution to the innovation and technological development of defence industries and thus to fostering the industrial and strategic autonomy of the Union in the field of defence technologies; and,
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 404 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. An action developed by a beneficiaryconsortium referred to in Article 7 paragraph 2 may benefit from a funding rate increased by an additional 10 percentage points.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 407 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. An action developed by a consortium as defined in Article 6(1) in which at least 5% of the eligible cost of the action is committed to SMEs, which are established in the EU, it may benefit from an increased funding rate up to 10%.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 414 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The CommissUnion shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim , including licence rights, pertaining to the action.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 418 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The results of actions which receive funding under the Programme shall not be subject to any control or restriction by a third country or a non-EU entity.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 436 #

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The work programme shall ensure that a credible proportionleast 15 % of the overall budget will benefit actions enabling the cross-border participation of SMEs and Mid-Caps.
2017/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2016/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Restructuring should enable enterprises in financial difficulties, in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises, to continue business in whole or in part, by changing the composition, conditions or structure of assets and liabilities or of their capital structure, including by sales of assets or parts of the business. Preventive restructuring frameworks should above all enable theenterprises, in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises, to restructure at an early stage and to avoid their insolvency. Those frameworks should maximise the total value to creditors, owners and the economy as a whole and should prevent unnecessary job losses and losses of knowledge and skills. They should also prevent the build-up of non- performing loans. In the restructuring process the rights of all parties involved should be protected. At the same time, non- viable businesses with no prospect of survival should be liquidated as quickly as possible.
2017/11/16
Committee: JURI
Amendment 94 #

2016/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Excessive length of restructuring, insolvency and discharge procedures in several Member States is aAn important factor triggering low recovery rates and deterring investors from making business in jurisdictions where procedures risk taking too long is the excessive length of restructuring, insolvency and discharge procedures in several Member States.
2017/11/16
Committee: JURI
Amendment 97 #

2016/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Those differences lead to uneven conditions for access to credit and to uneven recovery rates in the Member States. A higher degree of harmonisation in the field of restructuring, insolvency and second chance is thus indispensable for a well-functioning single market in general and for a working Capital Markets Union in particularFor a working Capital Markets Union and a well-functioning single market, it is imperative to enhance harmonisation in the field of restructuring, insolvency and second chance.
2017/11/16
Committee: JURI