13 Amendments of Paul RÜBIG related to 2011/0399(COD)
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to establish the terms and conditions for providing Union funding for participants in actions under Horizon 2020. In order to reduce the complexity of the existing funding rules and have a higher flexibility in the project implementation, a simplified cost reimbursement system should be adopted with enhanced use of lump sums, flat rates and scale of unit costs. For simplification purposes, a single reimbursement rate should be applied for each type of actionincluding a full-cost option should be applied with no differentiation according to the type of participant.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [Financial Regulation], these rules for the participation and dissemination should provide the basis for a wider acceptance of the usual accounting practices of the beneficiaries and to accept beneficiaries' own accounting practices in establishing eligible costs. For this purpose, the requirements of audit certificates, including the certificates on methodology, should be adapted appropriately. The Commission should establish to the greatest possible extent a single audit approach, leaving sufficient flexibility for the acknowledgement of common accounting practices, with due regard to nationally accepted accounting practices.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) 'experimental development' means the acquiring, combining, shaping and using of existing scientific, technological, business and other relevant knowledge and skills for the purpose of producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services, including activities such as prototyping, experimental production, testing, demonstrating, piloting, and market replication;
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Guidance and information for potential participants 1. The Commission shall ensure that sufficient guidance and information is made available to all potential participants, in parallel with the publication of the first annual work programme of Horizon 2020. 2. The following documents shall be drawn up in close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders and adopted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2): a) rules for submission, evaluation, selection and award; b) standard model grant agreement; c) rules on audit certification. 3. Furthermore, the following guidance and information documents shall be drawn up in close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders and disseminated by the Commission appropriately: a) guidance note on drafting proposals, including detailed information on the evaluation and selection process; b) guidance note for beneficiaries; c) guide to financial issues; d) guide to intellectual property rights (IPR); e) checklist for consortium agreement. 4. The stipulations the Commission adapts in the above mentioned documents, concerning the interpretation of the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [Financial Regulation] and this Regulation, shall remain valid throughout the whole duration of the programme.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purpose of calculating the size of an undertaking, the participant in an action shall be defined solely as the legal or natural person making the application, to the exclusion of its parent company, subsidiaries or foreign holdings.
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a A simplified two-stage evaluation procedure may apply, if stated so in the work programme, provided that no prolongation of the overall evaluation period is entailed.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission or the relevant funding body shall ensure that for grant agreements resulting from calls under the dedicated SME instrument the time between the deadline for proposals as established by the individual calls for proposals and the signature of the grant agreement, or where applicable the grant decision, shall be limited to a maximum period of five months.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Following single reimbursement rate of the eligible costs shall be applied per action for all activities funded therein, including an option for reimbursement on full-cost basis:
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Method of cost Type of activity single rate for all participants calculation Research & direct costs + 100% + 20% Development flat rate full costs 70% direct costs + Close-to-market 70% + 20% flat rate full costs 70%
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Alternatively to paragraph 1, a beneficiary may opt to determine its indirect eligible costs based on indirect costs that are actually incurred in direct relationship with the eligible costs attributed to the project, according to the beneficiary's usual cost accounting practices. In this case the reimbursement rates for full costs calculation stipulated in Article 22(3) shall apply.
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Open access to research publications that are published after the duration of a project shall be supported through a lump sum to be paid at the end of a project.
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 f (new)
Article 49 f (new)
Article 49f SME Instrument 1. Only SMEs may apply for calls for proposals issued under the dedicated SME instrument referred to in Article [18] of Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [Horizon 2020]. They shall be encouraged to participate jointly with other companies, research organisations and universities. Once a company has been validated as an SME this legal status shall be assumed to prevail for the entire duration of the project, even in cases where the company, due to its growth, later on exceeds the ceilings foreseen within the SME definition. 2. Calls for proposals under the SME instruments shall be open calls, taking a bottom-up approach towards the topic to the greatest possible extent. A simplified two-stage evaluation procedure may apply, if stated so in the work programme, provided that no prolongation of the overall evaluation period is entailed. 3. In accordance with Article 17a, the 'time-to-contract' under the SME instrument may not exceed six months. 3. In accordance with this Regulation, the grant agreement concluded under the SME instrument may lay down specific provisions, in particular on subcontracting, ownership, access rights, exploitation and dissemination of results. 4. Where revision of the grant agreement concluded under the SME instrument is necessary during the implementation of an action, in particular with regards to changes in the composition of the consortium, a simplified revision procedure shall apply. 5. The Commission shall ensure sufficient complementarities between the SME instrument under Horizon 2020 and the Financial Instruments under Horizon 2020 and COSME as well as schemes and instruments set up jointly with Member States, such as the Eurostars Joint Programme.
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 g (new)
Article 49 g (new)
Article 49g Fast Track to Innovation 1. Any legal entity that is allowed to participate in activities covered by part II ('Industrial Leadership') and part III ('Societal Challenges') of the Specific Programme (Regulation (EU) xy/2012) shall be allowed to submit proposals to be considered under the Fast Track 2 Innovation Instrument. Within part II ('Industrial Leadership'), proposals may be submitted under every technology field identified under the specific objective 'Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies' in the [Specific Programme], without restriction to the topic of research. Within part III ('Societal Challenges'), proposals may be submitted under every societal challenge, without restriction to the technology field. 2. Proposals may be submitted at any time. The Commission shall initiate an evaluation period twice a year, at a fixed period of time. Time between the start of an evaluation period and the award of a grant shall not exceed six months. 3. Firstly, proposals shall be ranked according to the award criteria "impact" and "quality and efficiency of the implementation". Secondly, "excellence" as the crucial award criterion shall determine the final ranking leading to the grant decision. 4. Being implemented as a fast track, no more than five legal entities shall participate in an action. 3. The Horizon 2020 grant shall be determined in accordance with Article 22 (3a (new)).