Activities of Thierry MARIANI related to 2022/0219(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European defence industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Amendments (7)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The EU Heads of State or Government, meeting in Versailles on 11 March, committed to “bolster European defence capabilities” in light of the Russian military aggression against Ukraine. They agreed to increase defence expenditures, step up cooperation through joint projects, and common procurement of defence capabilities, close shortfalls, boost innovation and strengthen and develop the EU defence industry, particularly SMEs.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Such a new exceptional and temporary instrument will contribute to reinforce common defence procurement and, through the associated Union financing, to strengthen EU defence industrial capabilities. This instrument, which Member States may use on a completely optional basis, should not have a detrimental effect on the specific nature of Member States’ security and defence policies, nor should it compromise national choices concerning investment in the relevant sector. In that regard, it may under no circumstances be used to exert strategic, political or economic pressure on one of the state sponsors.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Reinforcing the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base should therefore be at the core of those efforts. Indeed difficulties and gaps still exist and the European defence industrial base remains highly fragmented, lacking sufficient collaborative action and inter- operability of product, while avoiding merging European defence industries together, which would lead to a loss of know-how and sovereignty for Member States.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) As the instrument aims to enhance the competitiveness and efficiency of the Union’s defence industry, to benefit from the instrument, common procurement contracts will need to be placed with legal entities which are established in the Union or in associated countries and are not subject to control by non-associated third countries or by non-associated third- country entities. In that context, control should be understood to be the ability to exercise a decisive influence on a legal entity directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources of the contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement which are used for the purposes of the common procurement shall be located on the territory of a Member State or of an associated third country.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘common procurement’ means a cooperative procurement jointly conducted by at least threewo Member States;
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and efficiency of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) for a more resilient Union, in particular by speeding up, in a collaborative manner, the adjustment of industry to structural changes, including ramp-up of its manufacturing capacities; accordingly, 100% of the orders to be financed by EDIRPA must be placed with EU undertakings;