36 Amendments of Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA related to 2020/0380(COD)
Amendment 58 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of … 19 March 20212, _________________ 2 Not yet published in the Official Journal.
Amendment 59 #
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 Agreement11 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 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Following the end of the transition period, barriers to trade and to and during the provisional application of the Agreement – prior to its entry into force – certain negative consequences relating to trade, cross- border exchanges and fisheries relations between the Union and the United Kingdom will be present. Bare already occurring and will continue to occur. The consequences are broad and far-reaching consequences for businesses, the Union’s fleet, citizens and public administrations are expected. Those consequences are unavoidable and stakeholders need to make sure that they are ready for them.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) On 24 December 2020, negotiators for the Union and the United Kingdom reached an agreement on the future relationship. That Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the Union and the United Kingdom1a (the ‘Agreement’) has applied provisionally since 1 January 2021. On trade, the Agreement establishes that all goods that comply with the relevant rules of origin are exempt from tariffs and quotas. On fisheries, the Agreement maintains reciprocal access to fishing waters and fisheries resources until 30 June 2026 (the ‘adjustment period’). During the adjustment period, however, fishing opportunities for the Union fleet are to be cut by 25% over time in United Kingdom waters and in third- country waters, as is the case for the cod quota in Svalbard (Norway). This could bring about profound changes throughout the fisheries value chain and in the structure of the economy in some coastal regions that are dependent on fishing. _________________ 1a Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Northern Ireland, of the other part (‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’) (OJ L 444, 31.12.2020, p. 14).
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) The Agreement does not apply to the overseas territories having special relations with the United Kingdom: Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Antarctic Territory, the British Indian Ocean Territory, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Falkland Islands. The Agreement does not apply to Gibraltar and nor does it have any effects in that territory.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to mitigating the economic impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and to show solidarity with all Member States and their regions, especially the most affected ones in such exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A Brexit Adjustment Reserve (the ‘Reserve’) should be established to provide support to counter adverse consequences in Member States, regions and sectors, in particular those that are worst affected by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, such as fisheries, and thus to mitigate the related impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion. It should cover in whole or in part the additional public expenditure incurred by Member States for measures specifically taken to mitigate those consequences, including compensation for the worst-hit sectors.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to take into account the immediateum-term impact of the adverse consequences of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union on the Member States and their economies 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 fromon 1 July 2020 and be concentrated over a limited period of 30 monthslast as long as the adjustment period, i.e. until 30 June 2026, to ensure full consistency with the timetable for implementing the Agreement.
Amendment 135 #
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 State within the limits of the financial resources available. 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 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) To mitigate the effects of Brexit on the fisheries and seafood sector, and to ensure that full use is made of the Union’s financial resources, the Commission should consider incorporating into the budget for the Reserve funds from the current European Maritime and Fisheries Fund1a that have not been implemented following compliance with the n+3 rule. _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The Reserve shall provide support to counter the adverse consequences – both direct and indirect – of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union in Member States, regions and sectors, in particular those that are worst affected by that withdrawal, and to mitigate the related impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The maximum resources for the Reserve shall be EUR 56 370 994 000 in current prices.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) additional amounts of EUR 12 126 162 000 shall be made available in 20246 in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 189 #
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 to contribute to the objectives referred to in Article 3, and may cover, in particular, the following:
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) measures to support businesses and loccoastal communities – both local and regional – that are dependent on fishing activities in the United Kingdom waters;
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) measures to support businesses and coastal communities adversely affected by any decision taken by the United Kingdom under Reservation No 13 (‘Fishing and water’) in Annex SERVIN- 2 (‘Future Measures’) to the Agreement, including the requirement that total catches or a proportion thereof be landed in United Kingdom ports;
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) measures to support businesses and coastal communities suffering adverse effects owing to the fact that the Agreement does not apply to overseas territories having special relations with the United Kingdom, such as the Falkland Islands;
Amendment 254 #
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 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall submit an application to the Commission for a financial contribution from the Reserve by 30 September 20236. 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 273 #
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 20236, the Commission shall recover the total amount paid as pre- financing to that Member State.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The application shall be based on the template set out in Annex II. The application shall include information on the total public expenditure incurred and paid by Member States and the values of output indicators for the measures supported, providing details of the territorial distribution of expenditure at NUTS-2- region level. It shall be accompanied by the documents referred to in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Article 63 of the Financial Regulation and by an implementation report.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Before the application is submitted, Member States shall consult regional authorities in the manner established in national law. The regional authorities’ contributions shall be included in the application.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a justification of the eligibility of the expenditure incurred and paid and its direct link to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union;
Amendment 301 #
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 thate Member State concerned from the allocation referred to in Article 4(3), point (b), and any amounts carried over pursuant to Article 8(4).
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall conduct an assessment, by 30 September 2023 at the latest, on the appropriateness of incorporating into the budget for the Reserve funds from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund in force during the 2014-2020 budget period that were not implemented following compliance with the n+3 rule.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Each Member State’s share from pre-financing of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve is determined as the sum of a factor linked to the fish caught in the waters that belong to the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and a factor linked to tradeloss of fishing opportunities as a consequence of the Agreement and a factor linked to trade with the UK, including overseas territories having special relations with the UK.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. The factor linked to fish caught in the UK EEZthe loss of fishing opportunities as a consequence of the Agreement is used to allocate EUR 61 000 million. The factor linked to trade is used to allocate EUR 3 400 million. Both amounts are expressed in 2018 prices.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
a) share of each Member State of the total value of the fish caught in the UK EEZloss of fishing opportunities as a consequence of the Agreement, in the UK Exclusive Economic Zone and in the waters of third countries such as Norway;
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – introductory part
b) these shares are increased for Member States with fisheries that have an above average dependency on the fish caught in the UK EEZ and decreased for the ones that have a below average dependency as following:rescaled to ensure that the sum of all Member States’ shares equals 100%.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – point i
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – point i
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – point ii
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – point ii
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – point iii
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – point iii
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
a) each Member State’s trade with the UK is expressed as a share of the EU trade with the UK, including overseas territories having special relations with the UK (trade is the sum of the imports and the exports of goods and services, including tourism);
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
a) for the total value of the fish caught in UK EEZing opportunities lost as a consequence of the Agreement in the UK Exclusive Economic Zone and in the waters of third countries such as Norway, the reference period shall be 2015-2018;