26 Amendments of Ondřej KNOTEK related to 2020/0380(COD)
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) On 1 February 2020, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (‘United Kingdom’) left the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘Euratom’) – hereafter referred together as the ‘Union’, entering a transition period. That time- limited period was agreed as part of the Withdrawal Agreement 11 and is to last untilended on 31 December 2020. During the transition period, the Union and the United Kingdom started formal negotiations on a future relationship. _________________ 11Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘Withdrawal Agreement’) (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7).
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Following tThe end of the transition period, has generated barriers to trade and to cross- border exchanges between the Union and the United Kingdom will be present. Band broad and far- reaching consequences for businesses, workers, citizens and public administrations are expected. Those consequences are unavoidable and stakeholders need to make sure that they are ready for them.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to mitigating the economic, social and territorial impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and to show solidarity with all Member States and regions, especially the most affected ones in such exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For the purposes of contributing to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it is appropriate that Member States, when designing support measures, focus in particular on the regions, areas and local communities, including those dependent on fishing activities in the United Kingdom waters, that are likely to be most negatively impacted by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom. Member States may have to take specific measures notably to support businesses and economic sectors adversely affected by the withdrawal. It is therefore appropriate to provide a non-exhaustive list of the type of measures that are most likely to achieve this objective, in particular SMEs, and economic sectors, including fisheries, agri-food and transport sectors, that are adversely affected by the withdrawal and which now face barriers to trade flows, an increase in administrative and custom procedures, and greater regulatory and financial burden. It is therefore appropriate to provide a non-exhaustive list of the type of measures that are most likely to achieve this objective. Relevant regional and local authorities, economic and social partners and civil society of the territories concerned shall be involved in the process of identification of the support measures in accordance with the partnership principle laid down in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) .../… [new CPR].
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order to ensure reimbursement of administrative expenses linked to the implementation, management, monitoring, information, communication, control and auditing, the bodies responsible should be eligible for support from the Reserve, on a voluntary basis.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to take into account the immediate impact of the adverse consequences ofexpenses incurred in anticipating the withdrawal agreement of the United Kingdom from the Union on the Member States and their economies, the immediate impact of the adverse consequences of the withdrawal and the need to adopt mitigating measures, as appropriate, prior to the expiry of the transition period, the eligibility period for implementing such measures should start as from 1 Julanuary 202019 and be concentrated over a limited period of 30 monthslast until 31 December 2023.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Pursuant to paragraphs 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 201613 , there is a need to evaluate the Reserve on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burden, in particular on Member Statnational, regional and local authorities and final beneficiaries. These requirements, where appropriate, should include measurable indicators, as a basis for the evaluation of the Reserve. _________________ 13Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To ensure equal treatment of all Member States and consistency in the evaluation of the applications, the Commission should assess the applications in a package. It should look in particular into the eligibility and the accuracy of the expenditure declared, the direct link of the expenditure with measures taken to address the consequences of the withdrawal and the measures put in place by the Member State concerned to avoid double funding. Upon assessment of the applications for a financial contribution from the Reserve, the Commission should clear the pre- financing paid, and recover the unused amount. In order to concentrate the support on Member States most affected by the withdrawal, where the expenditure in the Member State concerned, accepted as eligible by the Commission, exceeds the amount paid as pre-financing and 0.06% of the nominal Gross National Income (GNI) for 2021 of the Member State concerned, it should be possible to allow for a further allocation from the Reserve to that Member Stata further allocation from the Reserve should be granted to Member States within the limits of the financial resources available. In order to ensure consistency with the pre-financing, the distribution method of the additional amount should also take into account the importance of trade within the limits ofUnited Kingdom in the financial resources availableternal market, based on reliable and official statistics. Given the extent of the expected economic shock, the possibility to use the amounts recovered from the pre-financing for the reimbursement of additional expenditure by Member States should be provided for.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The Commission should assist and support Member States in order to help their preparation of the measures, including on how to assess the direct link with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In order to reduce bureaucracy it is recommended to use existing techniques such as the simplified costs option to contribute to faster distribution of the financial resources
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The objectives of this Regulation are to maintain economic, social and territorial cohesion, to support employment and reintegration, including in the context of citizen's resettlement from the United Kingdom to the European Union and to provide a solidarity tool for Member States when dealing with the effects of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union which affects the Union as a whole though with different severity among regions and sectors. These objectives cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level. Thus, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 158 #
(1) ‘reference period’ means the reference period referred to in Article 63(5), point (a), of the Financial Regulation, which shall be from 1 Julanuary 202019 to 31 December 20223;
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) additional amounts of EUR 1 126 162 000 shall be made available in 20245 in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The financial contribution from the Reserve shall only support the public expenditure directly linked to measures specifically taken by Member States, regional and local authorities to contribute to the objectives referred to in Article 3, and may cover, in particular the following:
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) measures to support employment, including through and reintegration, including in the context of citizens' resettlement from the United Kingdom to the European Union, through, inter alia, short-time work schemes, re- skilling and training in affected sectors;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) measures to support employment, job protection and job creation, including through short-time work schemes, up- skilling, re-skilling and training of workers in affected sectors;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) measures to facilitate regimes for certification and authorisation of products, to assist in meeting establishment requirements, to facilitate labelling and marking, for example for safety, health and environmental standards, as well as to assist in mutual recognition, including additional personnel and infrastructure, especially digital infrastructure;
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) technical assistance for the management, monitoring, information and communication, and control and auditing of the Reserve calculated as a flat rate at the amount of 3,5 % of the contribution from the Reserve for each Member State.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. By derogation from Article 12 of the Financial Regulation, unused commitment and payment appropriations under this Regulation shall be automatically carried over and may be used until 31 December 20256. The appropriations carried over shall be consumed first in the following financial year.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States, in cooperation with regional and local authorities concerned and after consulting with the relevant economic and social partners and civil society of the territories concerned, shall submit an application to the Commission for a financial contribution from the Reserve by 30 September 20234. The Commission shall assess this application and establish whether additional amounts are due to Member States or any amounts should be recovered from the Member States in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State does not submit an application for a financial contribution from the Reserve by 30 September 20234, the Commission shall recover the total amount paid as pre- financing to that Member State.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where the accepted amount exceeds both the amount of pre-financing and 0.06% of the nominal GNI of 2021 of the Member State concerned, an additional amount shall be due to that Member State from the allocation referred to in Article 4(3), point (b), and any amounts carried over pursuant to Article 8(4). The allocation criteria for the additional amounts to be paid by the Commission to the Member States are set out in Annex Ia.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In such a case, the Commission shall pay the amount exceeding the pre-financing paid to the Member State concerned or 0.06% of the nominal GNI of 2021, whichever is higher.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Any amounts declared in the application for a financial contribution to the Commission by Member States shall be denominated in euro. Member States which have not adopted the euro as their currency shall convert the amounts in the application for financial contribution into euro using the monthly accounting exchange rates of the Commission in the month prior to the submission of the applicationduring which the expenditure is registered in the accounting systems of the Member State.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) preventing, detecting and correcting irregularities and fraud, and avoiding conflict of interest including through the use of a single data mining tool provided by the Commission;.
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 June 20267, the Commissan independent evaluation shall be carryied out an evaluation to examine the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value of the Reserve. The Commission may make use ofshall provide all relevant information already available in accordance with Article 128 of the Financial Regulation.