461 Amendments of Henri WEBER
Amendment 70 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Requests that in this agreement, as in the case of the other trade commitments into which the EU has entered, protecting public services should remain a key principle;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that, since it is difficult to access Chinese markets owing to the preponderance of state-run companies, the agreement must, if it is to be balanced, be viewed as a key opportunity to establish a level playing field for both state-run and private-sector companies;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that nothing in the agreement shall prevent the Parties and, in the EU’s case, its individual Member States, from defining and implementing policies for the promotion and protection of cultural diversity;
Amendment 84 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need for the future agreement to include provisions on the transparency and governance of state-run companies and sovereign wealth funds, based on the Santiago Principles, which were adopted under the auspices of the IMF and define the principles applicable to the governance and institutional structure of sovereign wealth funds and to the transparency of their investment strategy;
Amendment 115 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Suggests that precise definitions of flexible dispute-settlement mechanisms such as mediation be provided in the agreement as concerns, for example, the duration, cost and implementation of the solutions agreed by the parties;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2674(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recommends that negotiations only be opened on condition that formal approval has first been given by China’s State Council for market access to be included in the investment agreement;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the European automobile industry has been in decline for four successive years and calls for the very prompt implementation of CARS2020 measures;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RecognisesBelieves firmly that the industry is an essential driver for technological innovation and an important multiplier of growth; considers that maintaining a high level of innovation is vital for the industry in order to keep its leading edge in sustainability, technology and international competitiveness; stresses that public transport networks, traffic mobility and the technical breakthroughs of smart cities are powerful leverages for boosting the competitiveness of the European automotive sector; and highlights the decisive role that public procurement can play in this regard;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Endorses the consensus of the CARS 21 High Level Group that the Union’s trade policy should take full account of the importance of maintaining a strong, innovative and competitive automotive manufacturing base and is strongly convinced that this should notpoints out firmly that this should not under any circumstances be at the expense of labour rights and social justice or standards;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Concurs with the Commission that it is essential for the European automobile sector to adapt its skills if it is to remain commercially competitive at international level; welcomes the creation of a European industrial skills council in the automobile sector and the envisaged recourse to the European Social Fund, EIB and EGF; urges the Commission accordingly to indicate without delay the specific measures to be taken, together with a timetable for the implementation thereof;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of multilateral and bilateral negotiations aimed at reducing and dismantling tariff as well as non-tariff barriers (NTBs); believes that the Union’s trade agreements and negotiations should involve significant and reciprocal commitments on removing NTBs that affect the EU’s automotive sector;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Asks the Commission to provide it with a list of the agreements it intends to evaluate, together with an evaluation timetable; requests also details regarding the procedures to be followed and the way in which stakeholders will be involved;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Welcomes the Commission initiative, while at the same time believing firmly that more proactive measures must be taken without delay, particularly to promote innovation, employment and support for companies in this sector and EU trade policy, in order to preserve the European automobile industry in the face of international competition.
Amendment 3 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the decline of Europe’s industrial sector, which has shed 3 million jobs and suffered a 10% fall in production since 2008 despite the fact that it is one of the main drivers of growth in Europe; takes the view that a European strategy to promote, develop and make industry more attractive is the only means of ensuring that European industry continues to lead the way on the global stage; calls on the Commission to implement a genuine joint strategy for the reindustrialisation of the European UnionU as soon as possible;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
– having regard to the Commission Working Document of 26 September 20112 entitled ‘Competitiveness of European high-end industries’ (SWD(20132)0286),
Amendment 8 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for European industrial policy to support the growth-promoting sectors where Europe already leads the field;, and calls on the Unionfor the consolidation of sectors, such as aerospace, chemicals, the automotive industry, food, clothing and textiles and mechanical engineering, in which, by dint of cooperation, the European Union has secured a global comparative advantage; calls on the EU to invest in major transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructure projects;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of research and innovation as a means of ensuring the competitiveness of European companies in world markets; urges the EUnion and Member States to increase the funds allocated to research and development; calls on the Commission to encourage the emergence of industrial sectors which are based on new technologies, generate products with a high added value and are sparing in their use of energy resources; calls for the development of new business lines such as renewable energy and the creative industries, which are sectors where Europe has certain competitive advantages on a global level, to be fostered;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the availability of raw materials is of crucial importance to European industry’s development possibilities; warns that, without certain key raw materials, no future development would be possible in most strategic industries in Europe (nuclear, space, aeronautics, medicine, IT, new materials, military hardware, etc.);
Amendment 22 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to strengthen its strategy for the defence of the EU’s interests with regard to the security of supply of raw materials in the wider context of trade agreements (FTAs, EPAs, etc.); considers that this strategy should put an end to the restrictions imposed on exports by certain states and allow adequate provision of raw materials through fair-trade agreements and strategic partnerships;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets by developing an advisory service for SMEs in the export business, particularly as regards gaining access to markets in third countries, ensuring a long-term presence in those markets and protecting intellectual property and patents and optimising their financial and technological value;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Takes the view that the European directive on takeover bids must be revised to give the EU the means to oppose projects that may prove to be detrimental to its industrial and business fabric; takes the view that the Union must be able to oppose takeover bids from firms that are not socially responsible and/or fail to comply with good-governance requirements, along with proposed takeover bids in sectors that the Member States deem to be strategic;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Maintains that it is essential to establish reciprocal trade relations, particularly with regard to access to public procurement markets, to protect the industrial property rights of European enterprises and to enhance the effectiveness of the EU’s Trade Defence Instruments;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b(new)
Paragraph 5 b(new)
5b. Recalls the need, wherever circumstances so warrant, to use Trade Defence Instruments against countries that do not respect the rules of international trade or the terms of free trade agreements contracted with the EU;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers it essential that the Union acquire instruments enabling it: - to pursue a more active anti-dumping policy and react, inter alia, to the unfair funding of exports practised in some third countries, - to levy a ‘carbon’ tax at the borders of the Union in the event of non-compliance with environmental standards, - to conduct a genuine exchange rate policy, defending European trade interests, - to uphold the concept of ‘fair trade’ which is based on mutual respect for social, environmental or cultural standards or respect for human rights in international trade;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets, and considers that it is essential to establish reciprocal access to public markets, to protect the industrial property rights of European companies and to enhance the effectiveness and consistency of the Union’s Trade Defence Instruments with the Union’s trade and re- industrialisation strategies.
Amendment 82 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that RISE must be embedded in an ecological and social market economy in accordance with the principles of fair competition, the internalisation of externalities and environmentally conscious Ordnungspolitik; states that Europe´s future industrial competitiveness must be guided both by the vision of sustainability and by the vision of transparency, including with regard to supply chains;
Amendment 130 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Applauds the Commission’s transversal approach to IP; holds that RISE should follow a horizontal rather than vertical IP concept; believes that sector-specific measures must as a rule be connected to sectoral specialisation promoting high- tech andand aim to promote skills, jobs, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and exports; believes that they must also aim to promote high- value -added strategies; in sectors stimulating employment and growth in Europe;
Amendment 170 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that only with an innovation, efficiency and sustainable technology offensive, and by fostering new economic models based on skills, creativity and local production, can the EU’s industrial base modernise and increase its core competitiveness;
Amendment 233 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Emphasises that the completion of the digital single market is a Union priority; calls for similar legal frameworks to be applied to online and offline markets in order to tackle unfair commercial practices and restore consumer confidence;
Amendment 244 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the Commission’s recognition of a definition of high-end cultural and creative industries as a sector of the economy which covers the high-end sections of markets for products and services and reflects specific characteristics such as the cultural and creative dimension of the product or service, the product’s prestige, intellectual property, manufacturing quality, design and innovation, and the way products and services are marketed and advertised; calls on the Commission to recognise the specific nature of the highly skilled professions in its industries, which account for a substantial number of jobs in Europe and which are founded on four criteria – creativity, excellence, know-how and career-long learning;
Amendment 246 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support the competitiveness of the high-end sector, which accounts for 3 % of GDP in the EU and more than 1.5 million direct and indirect jobs, and calls on it to take measures to address the risk of a skills shortage in the sector in order to safeguard specifically-European production methods and know-how;
Amendment 288 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Supports the current reform of the system of trademark law which will boost protection for trademarks online, offline and throughout the internal market and in international trade;
Amendment 289 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Draws attention to the fact that, in her Cybersecurity Strategy of the European Union [1], the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy gave an undertaking to develop a cyber defence policy and tools and to promote industrial and technological resources for the cybersecurity field; calls for these policies to be implemented swiftly and broadened in scope in order to protect companies, in particular SMEs, against cyber crime; [1] JOIN(2013) 1 final - 7.2.2013
Amendment 292 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes the importance of an EU trade strategy; asks the Commission, together with the VP/HR, to develop a strategy of including SME desks at EU Missions; calls on the Commission to make sure, at all times, that negotiations on free-trade agreements with third countries do not jeopardise the innovative and competitive potential of European firms;
Amendment 298 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the Commission to use the Union’s trade and competition policy to further the aims of European industrial policy;
Amendment 302 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Draws attention to the key role research and innovation plays in ensuring the competitiveness of European firms on world markets and highlights the need for our firms to become better at anticipating third-country market requirements in order to respond to global demand;
Amendment 303 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Recalls the need, wherever circumstances so warrant, to use trade defence instruments against countries that fail to comply with international trade rules or the terms of free-trade agreements concluded with the EU, and calls for it to be made easier, faster and less costly for SMEs to gain access to anti-dumping procedures, so as to enable them better to protect themselves against unfair practices;
Amendment 304 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 d (new)
Paragraph 32 d (new)
32d. Takes the view that the European directive on takeover bids should be revised in order to give the EU the means to oppose plans that could prove detrimental to European industry;
Amendment 305 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 e (new)
Paragraph 32 e (new)
32e. Considers it essential to the success of efforts to revitalise EU industry for the Union to require its trading partners to show reciprocity, in particular as regard access to public procurement markets, to make sure that EU firms’ industrial property rights are better protected and to enhance the effectiveness of trade defence instruments;
Amendment 306 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 f (new)
Paragraph 32 f (new)
32f. Deplores the failure to provide adequate protection for intellectual property rights protected and criticises the lack of specific means for European firms, in particular SMEs, to take action in cases where infringements damage their interests;
Amendment 307 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 g (new)
Paragraph 32 g (new)
32g. Considers it essential, as part of efforts to revitalise its industry, for the EU to provide itself with the means to: – pursue a more active anti-dumping policy and take appropriate action in response to, inter alia, the unfair export subsidies put in place by some third countries, – conduct a genuine exchange rate policy that protects European trade interests, – uphold the principle of ‘fair trade’ which is based on mutual respect for social, environmental, cultural and human rights standards in international trade;
Amendment 417 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. WelcomeApplauds the decisions to implement the Youth Guarantee and promote an Alliance for Apprenticeships; calls on industry to offer quality employment or traineeships to young people where possible,youth initiatives; welcomes also the launching of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships; strongly urges the entire industrial sector to commit fully to quality education and training for young people and to create quality internships with decent pay, leading to jobs as far as possible;
Amendment 441 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Stresses that continental industrial policy must be based on a European strategy facilitating European energy market integration, the development of energy infrastructures, the reduction of energy costs and the independence of the Union vis-à-vis third countries;
Amendment 444 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 b (new)
Paragraph 57 b (new)
57b. Stresses that the availability of raw materials is of crucial importance to European industry’s development possibilities and warns that, without certain key raw materials, no future development will be possible in most strategic industries in Europe (nuclear, space, aeronautics, medicine, IT, new materials, military hardware, etc.); calls, therefore, on the Commission to defend the EU’s interests with regard to the security of supply in the context of its relations with third countries and its trade agreements;
Amendment 4 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that, in the context of a changing world and an unprecedented crisis, a European response to the challenges of our time would be more effective than the sum of national responses, and that Europeans, united by a shared destiny, need to be able to defend themselves and should recognise their joint strategic responsibility to take action on the international stage, and accordingly step up European cooperation with a view to developing world-leading military and security capabilities using the most advanced technologies, including those which draw on the latest research;
Amendment 9 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Convinced that the countries of the EU are not able on their own to meet industrial challenges particularly in the area of defence, and that budgetary constraints and the growth of international competition mean that the EU needs to join partnerships and other groupings and to share tasks, stresses that, without cooperation, whole swathes of industrial capacity, know-how and jobs risk disappearing from Europe;
Amendment 13 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Whereas, in spite of the crisis and the budget cuts, European citizens are still calling for European defence, which they perceive as a factor promoting security, efficiency and savings;
Amendment 15 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Whereas the development of the European defence market and the consolidation of the European defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB) in the arms sector should be one of the Union’s strategic priorities;
Amendment 19 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 28 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the very specific nature of defence markets should be recognised in view of the strict confidentiality requirements which apply and the fact that the number of companies supplying the market is limited and demand comes almost exclusively from governments; believes that it is time to put an end to the fragmentation of the defence market as regards supply and demand, and rules and standards;
Amendment 30 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the EU’s objective must be to create an economically viable European defence industrial base founded on specialised complementary centres of excellence, the distribution of which reflects in a balanced manner the reality of existing capabilities and investments already made;
Amendment 45 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that Europeans should restart major key programmes, relying more heavily on the under-used and under-funded European Defence Agency; considers it essential to learn the lessons from recent joint operations which have demonstrated strengths but also revealed shortcomings, e.g. in strategic and tactical airlift, air observation (particularly drones) and space observation;
Amendment 47 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers, in the light of past experience, that the sharing of development and production activities in the context of joint arms programmes should be organised strictly in accordance with the principle of industrial efficiency and economic performance, so as to prevent duplication and spiralling costs;
Amendment 49 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Takes the view that the issues surrounding the European defence industry cannot be confined to the formation of a European defence equipment market, and that there should therefore be the option of public policy mechanisms to secure the development of key defence technologies, opening up the possibility in this sector of exemptions from the Union’s market and competition rules;
Amendment 61 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to explore cooperation and pooling opportunities in the research and innovation fields at the highest technological level and to ensure that research results in the defence field are properly safeguarded, and believes that consideration should be given to a possible role for the EDA in this area; also stresses the need for a qualitative enhancement of European cooperation in the defence industry, both in harmonising requirements and in devising and managing programmes; considers that the EDA must be able to facilitate, at a very early stage, future technological and industrial cooperation between EU partners;
Amendment 65 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the need to step up consultation between Member States in order to implement a long-term European security of supply policy, particularly for strategic materials, through an analysis of risks and needs;
Amendment 68 #
2013/0542(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers it strategically necessary to keep supplying significant quantities of public funding to provide a permanent ‘technology watch’, and to finance preliminary studies and developments in all countries with high technological capabilities, including civilian technologies with a potential military use;
Amendment 49 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to attain its objectives, the Copernicus programme should rely on an autonomous Union’s capacity for space- borne observations and provide operational services in the field of environment, civil protection and security. It should also make use of the available in-situ data provided, namely, by the Member States. The fact that the European Data Relay System (EDRS) satellites will be available to the Copernicus Sentinels will also accelerate data transmission and thus bring about quantitative and qualitative improvements in terms of ability to respond to the growing demand among users for near- real-time data. The provision of operational services depends on the well- functioning and safety of the Copernicus space component. The increasing risk of collision with other satellites and space debris is the most serious threat to the Copernicus space component. Therefore, the Copernicus programme should support actions aimed at reducing such risks, in particular by contributing to the programme established by Decision [XXX] of the European Parliament and the Council establishing a Space Surveillance and Tracking Support Programme11. __________________ OJ L, p. .
Amendment 88 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of paragraph 2, the Copernicus user communities are defined as those comprising the European national, regional or local bodies entrusted with the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of a public service or policy in areas referred to in point (1) of Article 4, as well as universities or any other research organisations, commercial and private users and any other stakeholders.
Amendment 130 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may entrust, in part or in full, the operational tasks of the space component described in point (a) of Article 5 to ESA and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)umetsat). It is also part of ESA’s role to prepare for the transfer of specialist (non Eumetsat) Copernicus mission functions to appropriate bodies, including through outsourcing to private operators in order to maximise value for money in the use of the EU budget.
Amendment 135 #
2013/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall review and assess the impact of this data policy on the European data and services market, including through comprehensive consultation with all stakeholders, no later than two years after the Regulation comes into force; the review may, if necessary, result in revision of the data policy.
Amendment 16 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the conclusion of the EU-Japan scoping exercise to the mutual satisfaction of the Commission and Japanese Government, but regrets the fact that, inter alia, insufficient progress has been made as regards reducing Japanese non- tariff barriers;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. CautionStresses that, while the roadmaps represent a step forward, greater ambition must be demonstrated by Japan in future negotiations; emphasises thatthe fact remains that they are imprecise and have little binding force, particularly as regards urban and rail transport; regrets the fact that discussions on the implementation onf these commitments is crucial and, therefore, calls for concrete results as soon as possible, ideally in advance operational safety clause in this area have been postponed to the negotiations ofn the dates establishedfree trade agreement;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Japanese authorities to adopt a more open and ambitious approach in future negotiations; emphasises that the implementation of these commitments is crucial and calls for concrete results as soon as possible, ideally in advance of the dates established;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Is concerned at the fact that the commitments on non-tariff barriers identified by the EU are still subject to assessment by the Japanese technical authorities;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Accordingly, requests that, as a condition for authorising the Commission to negotiate an FTA with Japan, the Council insists on a binding review clause to allow for a thorough assessment of the implementation of the roadmaps for NTBs and the roadmap on public procurement for railways and urban transport agreed in the scoping exercise; points out that this clause should contain a very precise definition of the minimum progress expected from Japan, failing which the Commission will suspend the negotiations;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls onStrongly recommends that the Council tomake its authoriseation for the Commission to start negotiations for a free trade agreement with Japan con the basis of the scoping exerciseditional on Japan's progress in implementing the roadmaps and respect for its commitments as regards implementation by the end of the 2012 tax year;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that, for an FTA to be truly advantageous to the EU's economy,Calls on the Council shouldto include the following aspects in the Commission's negotiating directives, so that the European economy can genuinely reap the benefits of this FTA:
Amendment 50 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, first indent
- Concrete and wide-rangingWide and measurable commitments from the Japanese government on NTBs with a view to eliminating a substantial percentage of barriers hindering EU-Japan trademost of the barriers hindering EU-Japan trade; Commission monitoring of Japan's implementation of its commitments and regular submission of an assessment of the situation to the Council's Trade Policy Committee and the competent committee of the European Parliament; underlines that these commitments should go considerably further than the roadmaps already agreed under the scoping exercise;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, fourth indent
- A staggered schedule for sensitive tariff reductions to allow EU industry time to adapt to increased competition; considers that the removal of such tariffs should be inextricably linked via a 'safety clause' to the progress- in particular in the automotive and electronics sectors - to allow EU industry a sufficient period of time that will enable it to adapt to the in cremoving obstacles to market access in public procurement and NTBs in Japanased competition resulting from this agreement;
Amendment 66 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, fourth indent b (new)
- No European tariff reduction in sensitive sectors before the corresponding Japanese non-tariff barriers have been removed;
Amendment 67 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, fourth indent c (new)
- Binding criteria that will make it possible to close the negotiations successfully, such as the implementation of all the Japanese commitments and the removal of the 31 non-tariff barriers identified, a list of which must be annexed;
Amendment 68 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, fifth indent
- Effective bilateral safeguard measures to prevent a surgn increase in imports that would cause, or threaten to cause, serious injury to EU and Japanese industry, especially in sensitive sectors such as the automotive and electronics industries;
Amendment 69 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, sixth indent
- The removal of thosee most problematic barriers and obstacles that are of greatest hindrance to duce market access for European SMEs;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, sixth indent a (new)
- Reference to international health and plant-health standards and disciplines, in particular those laid down by the Codex alimentarius, the OIE and the IPPC;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, eighth indent
- In light of the March 2011 disaster, a heavy emphasis on energy cooperation, enhanced market access in environmental goods and services, and a robn ambitioust sustainable development chapter;
Amendment 82 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, eighth indent h (new)
- Liberalisation of the service sector in line with the principle of a positive list rather than a negative one;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, eighth indent i (new)
- Negotiation of an investment protection and a market access chapter;
Amendment 84 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, eighth indent j (new)
- Exclusion of audiovisual and cultural services;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2711(RSP)
Paragraph 11, eighth indent k (new)
- Insertion of a safeguard clause for sensitive products.
Amendment 30 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas trade and investment measures to promote development can have very varied origins and forms; whereas several different programmes and actions may be run within the same country without any real, but a lack of coordination, which can reduce their effectiveness and relevance;
Amendment 53 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that when trade and investment are used as drivers for growth and economic development, they should target in particular the following objectives, while developing the production and infrastructure they need:
Amendment 63 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 3
– ensuringimproving information and providing assistance to ensure compliance with international health and plant health standards, in order to guarantee fair competition and broader access to agricultural markets;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 4 – indent 4 bis (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 4 – indent 4 bis (new)
Amendment 135 #
2012/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU has developed effective tools in the field of development assistance through trade and investment, with these including the GSP and EPAs; urges the Commission, nonetheless, to combine all the existing instruments in a genuine overarching strategy that also comprises measures in the fields of technical assistance for trade, capacity building and trade-related adjustment, also in relation to standardisation;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that, in view of the transformation in the structure of international trade and of North-South trade, ownership of aid programmes by the beneficiary countries ais a crucial factor for achieving the desired objectives of reducing disparities in wealth, ensuring that prosperity really is shared and pursuing the benefits of regional integration for developing countries; hopes to see national, regional and local institutions, as well as civil society, systematically involved in preparing and monitoring national aid programmes;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to take better account of the new challenges posed by development aid through trade, which are the differentiation of levels of development, support for local production and the diversification thereof, and the promotion of social and environmental standards;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages developing countries to incorporate the goal of economic and sustainable development into all their national policies, strategies and initiatives; asks the Commission to work on building up governments' capacity to incorporate issues linked to sustainable economic development into their national trade strategies and programmes;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the importance of investment aimed at creating, developing and strengthening key port, transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructure, and in particular cross border infrastructure;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the European Union'U’s trade and investment development aid tools, in particular the revised Generalised Scheme of Preferences and the economic partnership agreements, are effective; stresses nonetheless that trade aid cannot be reduced to these instruments alone and urges the Commission to increase the share of its total aid budget that is allocated to technical assistance, including the field of standardisation;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that companies in developing countries need a stable legislative and regulatory framework, a tax and legal administration that plays its role, and a local banking sector that has confidence in foreign businesses and investors, and that all European and national aid that could be provided in these areas (risk sharing, involving businesses in the formulation of energy and environmental liability policies, etc.) is particularly welcome;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers it essential that European development aid through trade policies incorporate all aspects of innovation – financial as well as technological and organisational innovation – on the basis of best practices;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges all donors – public and private – to coordinate their actions more and to adjust them in line with current funds; recalls that the BRICS countries are now both aid beneficiaries and donors; calls on them to cooperate with the European UnionU so their experience can be shared and their actions optimised, and to accept more responsibilities vis-à- vis the less developed countries and within the donor community;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Hopes to see, for the sake of consistency in the policies conducted by the EU, greater collaboration between the different Commission and EEAS services, and the three institutions of the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the criteria for evaluating development through trade and investment policies and programmes should not only include statistics on growth and trade, but also on the number of jobs created and improvements in the quality of life for people living in developing countries in terms of human, social, cultural and environmental development.
Amendment 64 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call for the completion if possible of a transatlantic market by 2015, strictly based on the principle of a social market economy, the realisation of which – alongside the completion of the EU’s own single market – will be a core factor in re- launching global economic growth and recovery;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the view that given the low average tariffs, the key to unlocking the potential of the transatlantic relationship lies in the tackling of non-tariff barriers (NTBs), consisting mainly of customs procedures and behind-the-border regulatory restrictions; notes accordingly that a tariff agreement alone will not be sufficient for either side; supports the ambition proposed by the HLWG to move progressively towards an even more integrated transatlantic marketplace, while recognising that ano agreement could not a priory resolve all existing regulatory issues immediately and must be negotiated while fully respecting the right of each side to regulate in a manner that ensures the protection of health, safety and environment at the level that each side deems appropriate;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Affirms the importance of IPR to stimulate job and economic growth, and the significance, therefore, that high standards be maintained for IPR protection and enforcement, while promoting the free flow of information; agrees with; notes the assessment of the HLWG that even though both the EU and US are committed to high level of IPR protection and enforcement, it might not be feasible, in eventual negotiations, to seek to reconcile across- the-board differences with regards to the IPR obligations typically included in EU and US trade agreements; underlines, however, that the approach proposed for negotiations should be ambitious, aiming at solving the areas of divergence, whilend dealing with all the IPR matters in a future agreement in a mutually satisfactory manner, while ensuring a satisfactory level of protection for economic operators;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the Commission has not yet drawn up concrete proposals on the implementation of CSR principles in EU trade policy; takes the view, in the light of the key role played by corporations, their subsidiaries and their supply chains in international trade, that corporate social and environmental responsibility must become an integral part of the ‘sustainable development’ chapters of the European Union’s trade agreements;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR clause in all bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as defined and acknowledged at the international level in the OECD, the ILO, the UN and the European Union; suggests that this clause contain measures for the implementation of these principles, such as a requirement to carry out reporting and to publish regular assessments of the social and environmental impact of the activities of companies and of their sphere of influence (subsidiaries, supply chains, etc.) and a requirement to apply due diligence, i.e. to take the necessary measures to prevent breaches of social and environmental rights wherever the company operates;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the principles underpinning CSR have not been sufficiently well incorporated into the revised GSP and GSP+ Regulation; calls on the Commission to ensure that transnational corporations – whether or not they have their registered office in the European Union – whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP and GSP+ comply with their national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a system of transnational legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements; hopes that the parties to such agreements will undertake to ensure effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of social or environmental legislation by multinationals, or failure to honour CSR undertakings, and to support the establishment of international judicial procedures to ensure, where necessary, that breaches of the law by companies are punished;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the Commission has not yet drawn up concrete proposals on the implementation of CSR principles in EU trade policy; takes the view, in the light of the key role played by corporations, their subsidiaries and their supply chains in international trade, that corporate social and environmental responsibility must become an integral part of the ‘sustainable development’ chapters of the European Union’s trade agreements;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR clause in all bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as defined and acknowledged at the international level in the OECD, the ILO, the UN and the European Union; suggests that this clause contain measures for the implementation of these principles, such as a requirement to carry out reporting and to publish regular assessments of the social and environmental impact of the activities of companies and of their sphere of influence (subsidiaries, supply chains, etc.) and a requirement to apply due diligence, i.e. to take the necessary measures to prevent breaches of social and environmental rights wherever the company operates;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the principles underpinning CSR have not been sufficiently well incorporated into the revised GSP and GSP+ Regulation; calls on the Commission to ensure that transnational corporations – whether or not they have their registered office in the European Union – whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP and GSP+ comply with their national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a system of transnational legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements,; hopes that the parties to such agreements will undertake to ensure effective access to justice for victims in the event of breaches of social or environmental legislation by multinationals or failure to honour CSR undertakings, and to support the establishment of international judicial procedures to ensure, where necessary, that breaches of the law by companies are punished;
Amendment 4 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In other areas there are still substantial differences between the Member States’ laws, regulations and administrative provisions on the manufacture, presentation, and sale of tobacco and related products which impede the functioning of the internal market. In the light of scientific, market and international developments these discrepancies are expected to increase. This applies in particular to nicotine containing products, herbal products for smoking, ingredients and emissions, certain aspects of labelling and packaging and the cross-border distanc, internet and point-of-sale sales of tobacco products.
Amendment 8 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In accordance with Article 114(3) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter: ‘Treaty’), a high level of health protection should be taken as a basis, regard being had, in particular, to any new developments based on scientific facts. Tobacco products are not ordinary commodities and in view of the particularly harmful effects of tobacco, health protection should be given high importance, in particular to reduce smoking prevalence among young people, especially adolescents and women. Calls, in order to promote education and prevention schemes, for the establishment of a European Smoking Prevention Fund which would also finance schemes to help people give up smoking, would prevent them from taking up smoking and would provide information about the harmful effects of smoking on health.
Amendment 11 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The current use of different reporting formats makes it difficult for manufacturers and importers to fulfil their reporting obligations and burdensome for the Member States and the Commission to compare, analyse and draw conclusions from the information received. In this light there should be a common mandatory format for the reporting of ingredients and emissions. The greatest possible transparency of product information should be ensured for the general public, while ensuring that appropriate account is taken of the commercial and intellectual property rights of the manufacturers of tobacco productsMaking it mandatory to list the dangerous or potentially dangerous ingredients would enable greater transparency for the general public in terms of the harmful effects and the composition of tobacco products to be guaranteed, while ensuring that appropriate account is taken of the commercial and intellectual property rights of the manufacturers of tobacco products and that the provisions of the directive are compatible with WTO obligations, the provisions on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and agreements on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs).
Amendment 29 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Considerable volumes of illicit products, which do not comply with the requirements laid down in Directive 2001/37/EC, are placed on the market and indications are that these volumes might increase. Such products undermine the free circulation of compliant products and the protection provided for by tobacco control legislations. In addition, the FCTC obliges the Union to fight against illicit products, as part of a comprehensive tobacco control policy. Provision should thus be made for unit packets and any outside packaging of tobacco products to be marked in a unique and secure way and their movements to be recorded so that these products can be tracked and traced in the Union and the illegal trafficking of tobacco and tobacco products can be combated, particularly along the external borders of the Union but also from non-EU countries; and so that their compliance with this Directive can be monitored and better enforced. In addition, provision should be made for the introduction of security features for individual authentication that will facilitate the verification of whether or not products are authentic. The EU and the Member States must take and must reinforce adequate steps to combat contraband and counterfeiting by improving checks of the product supply chain and imposing penalties on criminal networks.
Amendment 35 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) The Commission and the Member States must increase their efforts to improve, under their agreements with non-EU countries, the checking, prevention and suppression of illegal employment in the tobacco sector.
Amendment 36 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) All tobacco products have the potential to cause mortality, morbidity and disability and their sale and consumption should be contained, in particular by means of education and prevention from taking up the habit of smoking. It is therefore important to monitor developments as regards novelew tobacco products, how they are produced and their sales channels. A notification obligation for novel tobacco products should be put on manufacturers and importers, without prejudice to the power of the Member States to ban or to authorise them. The Commission should monitor the development and submit a report 5 years after the transposition deadline of this Directive, in order to assess whether amendments to this Directive are necessary.
Amendment 38 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) A Member State that deems it necessary to maintain more stringent national provisions for aspects falling inside the scope of this Directive should be allowed to do so, for alldomestic and imported products alike, on grounds of overriding needs relating to the protection of public health. A Member State should also be allowed to introduce more stringent provisions, applying to alldomestic and imported products alike, on grounds relating to the specific situation of this Member State and provided the provisions are justified by the need to protect public health and comply with the exceptions which apply to public health such as those set out, for example, in Article XX of the GATT, the preamble to the TBT Agreement and in bilateral trade and investment agreements. More stringent national provisions should be necessary and proportionate, not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States. Stricter national provisions require prior notification to, and approval from, the Commission taking into account the high level of health protection achieved through this Directive.
Amendment 43 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Member States should remain free to maintain or introduce national legislations applying to alldomestic and imported products alike, for aspects falling outside the scope of this Directive, provided they are compatible with the Treaty and do not jeopardise the full application of this Directive. Accordingly, Member States could, for instance, maintain or introduce provisions providing standardisation of packaging of tobacco products provided that those provisions are compatible with the Treaty, with WTO obligations and do not affect the full application ofother than cigarettes and roll your own, provided that those provisions do not affect the full application of this Directive and are compatible with the Treaty. They must also be compatible with WTO obligations, in particular those set out in the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), agreements on Trade- Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), and commitments undertaken in compliance with bilateral trade and investment agreements, which usually contain exceptions applying to public health. These provisions must form an instrument which will complement the fight against the counterfeiting of products concerned by this Directive. A prior notification is required for technical regulations pursuant to Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and on rules on Information Society services.
Amendment 46 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) Accordingly, Member States shall supplement the legal provisions of this Directive with any measures to protect the health of European citizens. Member States which benefit substantially from taxes and duties on the production and sale of tobacco might, for example, be urged to use this revenue to finance prevention and information campaigns in the media and targeting young people and schools.
Amendment 108 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each unit packet and any outside packaging of tobacco for smoking shall carry combined health warnings. The combined health ensuring the right of consumers to have access to sufficient and reliable information. The warnings shall:
Amendment 171 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. In order to enable effective monitoring and identification, Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products, including all outside packaging, shall be marked with a unique identifiercation mark which is clear and permanent. In order to ensure their integrity, uniquthese unique and secure identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market.
Amendment 176 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) the intended shipment route;, the shipment date, the destination of the shipment, the sender and the addressee.
Amendment 179 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure, in accordance with the Seoul Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, that the technology used for tracking and tracing should belong to economic entities without any legal or commercial link to the tobacco industry in the supply chain.
Amendment 199 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Cross-border sales of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco, including via the Internet, shall be prohibited in the Union; Internet sales of other tobacco products and related nicotine-containing products shall be subject to more stringent monitoring by the Union and the Member States.
Amendment 200 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. It shall continue to be possible for Member States, on grounds of overriding needs relating to the protection of public health, to impose restrictions on imports of tobacco for personal use. Such restrictions shall be possible, in particular, where there is a significant difference of price between products of different geographic origins or if the health warnings are not in the official language(s) of the country where the product is purchased.
Amendment 201 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Member States shall prohibit retail outlets established on their territory from distributing free or discounted tobacco products through cross-border distance channels or through any other channel.
Amendment 229 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. However, a Member State mayshall have the right to maintain more stringent national provisions, applicable to all products alike, in areas covered by the Directive, on grounds of overriding needs relating to the protection of public health. A Member State may also introduce more stringent provisions, on grounds , provided that such provisions are compatible with the Trelating to the specific situation of this Member State and provided the provisions are justified by the need to protect public healthes and this Directive as well as WTO obligations, notably the rules on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights (TRIPs). Such national provisions shall be notified to the Commission together with the grounds for maintaining or introducing them. The Commission shall, within six months from the date of receiving the notification, approve or reject the provisions after having verified, taking into account the high level of health protection achieved through this Directive, whether or not they are justified, necessary and proportionate to their aim and whether or not they are a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Member States. In the absence of a decision by the Commission within this period the national provisions shall be deemed to be approved.
Amendment 61 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Public contracts cannot be awarded to economic operators that: -do not meet the requirements laid down by Union legislation or international provisions in the areas of social, labour and environmental law, in accordance with the public procurement directives; -are involved or have been involved in a criminal organisation or in human trafficking or child labour.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The Commission should ensure that it does not fund programmes for which international public contracts are awarded or implemented in a manner inconsistent with the principles laid down in the public procurement directive.
Amendment 75 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 100 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules on the access of third-country goods and services to the award of contracts for the execution of works or a work, the supply of goods and the provision of services by Union contracting authorities/entities, and establishes procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries. Member States or their contracting authorities/entities may restrict the access of third-country goods and services to their tendering procedures only by means of measures provided for and authorised under Union law.
Amendment 105 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 110 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘non-covered goods or services’ means a good or service originating in a country with which the Union has not concluded an international agreement in the field of public procurement including market access commitments or a goods or service originating in a country with which the Union has concluded such an agreement, but in respect of which the relevant agreement does not apply; those goods or services which are subject to the specific market access reservations specified by the EU in an international agreement (Agreement on Government procurement or a bilateral agreement) shall also be considered ‘non-covered goods or services’; these specific reservations shall be listed, and regulated updated and published by the Commission, in Annex II to this Regulation.
Amendment 112 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘lack of substantial reciprocity’ means any measure restricting access to public procurement markets or the award of concessions which consists of repeated, serious discrimination against EU goods and services, in particular by means of discriminatory legislative, financial or administrative provisions or the formal or practical lack of guarantees of equal and transparent treatment.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 146 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) where it can demonstrate by any appropriate means that violations of applicable obligations have occurred in the areas of environmental, social and labour law laid down in Union legislation, national legislation, collective agreements and in the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Annex XI to the public procurement directive, including Convention No 94 of the International Labour Organisation;
Amendment 166 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) When assessing whether there is evidence of serious and repeated violations of the fundamental rights of workers or the social or labour law laid down in Union legislation, national legislation, collective agreements and the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Annex XI to the public procurement directive, including Convention No 94 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Commission shall examine the following: (i) to what degree laws and practices in the country concerned uphold workers’ fundamental rights and social and labour law laid down in Union legislation, national legislation, collective agreements and the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Annex XI to the public procurement directive, including the ILO Convention No 94; (ii) to what degree public authorities and/or individual contracting entities employ social dumping practices in respect of the goods and services concerned.
Amendment 176 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 180 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 183 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the Commission considers it to be in the interest of the Union, it mayan intended exclusion has been approved in accordance with Article 6(3) of this Regulation, the Commission shall initiate an external investigation into alleged restrictive procurement measures. The Commission may also at any time, on its own initiative or upon application of interested parties, namely a contracting authority/entity, or a Member State, may initiate an external procurement investigation into alleged restrictive procurement measures. The Commission shall, in that case, take account in particular of whether it has already been notified of a number of intended exclusions concerning the same restrictive measures. Should an investigation be initiated, the Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the Union, inviting interested parties and Member States to provide all relevant information to the Commission within a specified period of time. Should the Commission decline to initiate an investigation requested by a Member State or a contracting authority/entity, it shall justify its decision to the applicants within a period of four weeks.
Amendment 189 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 202 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The assessment by the Commission of whether restrictive procurement measures are maintained by the third country concerned shall be made on the basis of the information supplied by interested parties and Member States and/or facts collected by the Commission during its investigation and its regular monitoring of trade barriers, and shall be concluded within a period of ninthree months at the most after the initiation of the investigation. In duly justified cases this period may be extended by threone months.
Amendment 217 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) However, where the country concerned is a party to the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement, and/ or has concluded a bilateral trade agreement with the EU containing a 'public procurement' chapter and if the European Union has formulated express reservations concerning market access for that country, the Commission shall without delay adopt implementing measures under Article 10 limiting access for the goods and services concerned.
Amendment 219 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
When, after the initiation of a consultation, the country concerned takes satisfactory remedial/corrective measures, but without undertaking new market access commitments, the Commission may suspend or terminate the consultation or invite the country concerned to enter into negotiations under Article 9(5).
Amendment 220 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Where the remedial/corrective measures taken by the third country concerned are rescinded, suspended or improperly implemented, the Commission may:shall proceed to adopt under Article 10 implementing acts to limit the access of goods and services originating in a third country.
Amendment 223 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Amendment 225 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point ii
Amendment 229 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Where, after the initiation of a consultation, it appears that the most appropriate means to end a restrictive procurement practice is the conclusion of an international agreement, negotiations shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Articles 207 and 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. If a country has engaged in substantive negotiations with the European Union concerning market access in the field of public procurement, the Commission may adopt an implementing act providing that goods and services from that country cannot be excluded from procedures for the award of contracts pursuant to Article 6.
Amendment 232 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may terminate the consultation if the country concerned has undertakes international commitments agreed with the Unionn with the Union or at international level the following measures: (i) corrective actions by the country concerned and (ii) international commitments with the European Union by the country concerned with no restrictions/exclusions regarding the goods and services concerned by the investigation. These international commitments shall be agreed in any of the following frameworks:
Amendment 235 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 239 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. In the event that a consultation with a third country does not lead to satisfactory results within 159 months from the day the consultation with the third country started, the Commission shall terminate the consultation and consider acting under Article 10 to adopt implementing acts to limit the access of goods and services originating in a third country.
Amendment 244 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Where it is found in an investigation pursuant to Article 8, and after following the procedure foreseen in Article 9, that restrictive procurement measures adopted or maintained by that third country leads tothere is a lack of substantial reciprocity in market opening between the Union and the third country as referred to in Article 62, the Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts to temporarily limit the access of non- covered goods and services originating in a third country. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2).
Amendment 259 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the freedom of Member States to define, in conformity with Union law, what they consider to be services of general economic interest, how these services should be organised and financed in compliance with the State aid rules and what specific obligations they should be subject to. Equally, this Regulation shall be without prejudice to the right of public authorities to decide whether, how and to what extent they wish to perform public functions themselves pursuant to Protocol (No 26) on Services of General Interest and Article 14 TFEU.
Amendment 260 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 concerning amendments to the Annexes to reflect the conclusion of new international agreements by the Union in the field of public procurement.
Amendment 263 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a Procurement conditions in connection with Union-funded programmes in third countries. In connection with public procurements funded by the European Union and its Member States, the Commission shall ensure the introduction of a binding regulatory framework intended to govern the award and performance of public contracts. In this connection, the European Union shall adopt uniform rules to ensure fair conditions of competition between European Union and third country economic operators.
Amendment 264 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 268 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
On entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall, under Article 15 thereof establish whether Articles 58 and 59 of Directive 2004/17/EC shallmust be repealed with effect from the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 271 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) If any provision of this Regulation overlaps with Articles 58 and 59 of Directive 2004/17/EC as regards the award of a given contract, the provision of this Regulation shall prevail and shall apply to the contract in question.
Amendment 272 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 a (new)
Annex 1 a (new)
Amendment 2 #
2011/2313(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the fragmentation of the on-line market, marked for example by technological barriers, complexity of licensing procedures, differences in methods of payment, cultural and language differences between Member States and variations in certain taxes which apply to goods and services, including VAT rates, necessitates a transparent, flexible and harmonised approach at European level in order to advance towards the digital single market; underlines that any proposed measures should take into account the reduction of the administrative burdens and transaction costs for licensing of content;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2313(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the necessity to ensure proper remuneration for rights-holders, for on-line distribution of audiovisual materials, but believes that there is a need for comprehensive studies; notes that, although this right has been recognised at European level sin order to identify where problems are located and to find clear and efficient mechanisms to solve themce 2001, authors do not, in most Member States, receive any remuneration for their works being made available online; considers that it is therefore necessary to conduct a consultation at European level with all stakeholders in the sector, in order to find an appropriate response to ensure entitlement to fair remuneration, for example through copyright levies on platforms by collecting societies;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2313(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. SuggestConsiders, in this context, the creationat the proposal for a directive of athe European Authority for the management, monitoring and harmonisation of the collective rights management associations in the Member States, which wouldCommission on collective management will enable harmonisation of transparency and good governance rules; suggests the creation of national authorities, where these do not exist, responsible for ensuring compliance with this legislation, facilitateing communication by and coordination of the associations for collective rights management with a view to exchanging best pracand exchanges of good practices at European level between collecting societices and settingvia effective, uniform and transparent guidelines at European level to promote the accessibility of audiovisual products;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes the view that initiatives in the field of Community company law should support the creation and development of a European model of corporate governance that encourages company boards to move towards the creation of long-term values, labour relations based on a high degree of trust, worker involvement in the company's decision-making process and social responsibility;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Hopes, therefore, that a specific role will be assigned to workers in the company's decision-making system, through their trade unions and/or works committees; takes the view that the existing systems establishing worker involvement in decisions need to be strengthened to guarantee that the point of view of workers' representatives is taken into account as a mandatory requirement;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Suggests that worker participation in decision-making processes within the company should be exercised either through channels of representation in the board of directors (and/or the supervisory board) (including their presence in the main committees), or at the level of works councils (general or central works councils) or the trade union, granting them the corresponding rights of consultation and participation;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls, therefore, for the Union to formally recognise that workers have a specific interest in being able to participate in corporate governance and for it to define minimum rules at European level, and strongly urges that present rights to participation (and their effective implementation) at national level be maintained;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the congoing fiscal consolidation across the EU may lead totraction of investment due to the economic crisis, ferocious international competition, the volatility of exchange rates, euro/dollar parity and the austerity policies introduced by the Member States have already led to job losses and substantial programme cuts, shrinkages or delays for almost allsome Member States, whichand could adversely affect the European defence industry in the medium and long term;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that no major programme has been launched at European level since the 1980s;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the European defence industry is characterised by varying national policies, which could further aggravate the adverse effetoo wide a diversity of national policies and programmes, which will exacerbate the probable impacts onf the industrycrisis; stresses therefore that the competitiveness and resilience of the defence industry need to be increased to minimise the adverse effects; EU needs to pursue a European defence policy – based on cooperation, reciprocity, and security of supply, and geared towards striking an overall balance – which will foster a solid manufacturing and technological base capable of increasing the resilience and competitiveness of this industrial sector;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the absence of a common defence industrial policy has led to a deeperconsiderable fragmentation of the defence market, both in terms of demand,supply and demand and in terms of standards and regulations,; standards and supply; recognises that a common defence industrial policy makes sense economically, but also threatens to undermine the sovereignty of the individual stateresses that, to avert the risk of Europe falling behind in terms of technological capacity, and in view of the impact of the sector on the economy and – directly and indirectly – on employment in the Member States, a common defence industrial policy is now indispensable; is concerned by the consolidation of strategic partnerships with third countries at the expense of intra-European partnership; believes therefore that European defence industrial policy should promotinvolve multidimensional cooperation for the benefit of the EU, outlining theand that its main industrial objectives should be outlined, mapping the comparative advantages and strategic industrial sectors and emphasising the role of the EDA and NATO bodies in supporting cooperation among Member States;, in cooperation with the European Defence Agency.
Amendment 31 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that an integrated European defence policy would make it possible to rationalise spending, avoid duplication, decompartmentalise the sector and ensure research spending was not spread too thin, as well as to pool technical resources and expertise where that would be advantageous; argues that research must be encouraged so as to enhance Europe’s industrial and technological capacity in the defence field; suggests promoting links between civil and military research in line with successful current practice in the communications and space research sectors, in view of the significant impact of defence-related research on the civil sector;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers that the absence of any proactive restructuring of our defence apparatus will seriously jeopardise not only our technological know-how and our defence industry, but also our strategic autonomy; stresses the vulnerable position of SMEs and SMIs operating in the defence sector, which are the breeding-ground of innovative technologies and play an important role in job creation;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Suggests, also, the setting up of a European monitoring and economic intelligence unit tasked with providing the necessary tools to confront international competition and maintain Europe’s international competitiveness;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the directives on procurement and technology transfers, which aim to increase competition and facilitboost European defence markets by decompartmentalising them, and to introduce greater the circulation of defence-related productransparency and more healthy competition into the defence equipment purchasing process; encourages, based on pooling and shary way of accompaniment, and on the basis of joingt initiatives, greater consolidation of demand through joint trans-European R&T projects or through optimising and bundling demand for shared capabilities taking into account the concerns of the defence industry; notes that on the supply side, lessthe least competitive companies that cannot implement an export-led growth strategy should pursue portfolio diversification, although some degree of supply consolidation is unavoidable.
Amendment 39 #
2011/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Agrees with the Commission that Europe must maintain independent access to space to be able to achieve its established objectives in carrying out its space policy and continue to benefit from the spin-offs from space applications; therefore encourages the Commission to put forward specific proposals in the strategic area of launch vehicles, in particular by giving them special attention in the context of industrial policy in the space sector;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 58 #
2011/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 61 #
2011/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to complete the legislative framework and clarify the approach on effective governance; is disappointed that the Commission has not proposed including financing for GMES in the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020; fears that the lack of a financing plan providing economic support will mean that, making the best possible use of entities – whether public or private – working in the sector; urges the Commission to include all GMES funding in the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework; draws attention to the risk that otherwise investment made to date has been fruitlesswill have been wasted;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. CRecognises the increasing dependence of the European economy and policies – particularly the common foreign and security policy – with regard to the space sector and stresses that space infrastructure is essential for strengthening the autonomy of European decision-making; considers that the creation of a European Space Situational Awareness system could help protect space infrastructure against space debris, solar radiation and asteroids; believes that the creation of a new programme should be based on existing capacity and infrastructure, which have required investment on the part of each of the Member States, and should develop current capacity where there are gaps;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Also considers it necessary, in order to strengthen European independence and competitiveness, to retain autonomy in terms of access to space, favouring the use of European transporterlaunch vehicles and verifying the suitability of operational and industrial organisation in relation to joint requirements;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Points out that international cooperation, although desirable, particularly with regard to research, must be reciprocal and of mutual benefit; regrets that our main space competitors’ institutional markets are closed to foreign industries, including European industries;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas delayed investment in research and development in Europe compared with other global powers is essentially due to a lack of private investment and the attractiveness of FP7 for the industrial sector is thus not fully demonstrated; but also, beyond the sums involved, there is a clear need for better coordination between the Member States and the Union,
Amendment 32 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a better relationshipinteraction between the academic, research and industrial worlds is essential forto improve the conversion of research results to be converted into products and services generating economic growth,
Amendment 37 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the years 2011 to 2013 are fragile years, requiring immediate particular attention with regard to competitiveness factors, of which include research and innovation are essential components,
Amendment 68 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the level of participationnumber of responses to calls for projects and the excellence inof the projects selectioned; regrets, however, that the success rate under this programme generally remains quite low and is a disincentive, particularly for SMEs; considers that effective simplification of the administrative and financial aspects could remedy this;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Approves the strengthening of the ‘Cooperation’ chapter, which remains relevant given current scientific and technological challenges; stresses its role in developing RDI critical mass of a kind not achievable at national/regional level, thus demonstrating European added-value; recommends implementation of the ‘Future and Emerging Technologies’ scheme and extension of the use of ‘roadmaps’ to all thematic areas; asks for more flexibility in setting call themes and financial thresholds and ceilings, making a distinction between large and small projectsenabling skills and expertise to be pooled, thus helping to build scientific communities and demonstrating European added-value; considers that transnational collaborative research must remain a priority, making an effective contribution to interdisciplinarity, intersectoral partnerships and the advancement of knowledge; considers that alongside the thematic priorities, a ‘blank’ programme could be introduced, with entirely ‘bottom up’ calls for projects, and that programmes like FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) or COST (Cooperation for Science and Technology) should be reinforced;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes, in the ‘Ideas’ chapter, promising results obtained by the European Research Council (ERC) and its role aimed at enhancing the visibility and attractiveness of European research bodies; stresses the need to make the ERC an independent legal entity with decision- making power, directly responsible for its own scientific strategy and administrative management;
Amendment 290 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recommends that application of this innovative financial instrument be continued and intensified in FP7 and for the future in FP8, since it contributes to improving access to finance and encouraging private investment;
Amendment 10 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Public procurement plays a key role in the Europe 2020 strategy as one of the market-based instruments to be used to achieve a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth while ensuring the most efficient use of public funds. For that purpose, the current public procurement rules adopted pursuant to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts have to be revised and modernised in order to increase the efficiency of public spending, facilitating in particular the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement and to enable procurers to make better use of public procurement in support of common societal goals. There is also a neeenable procurers to make better use of public procurement in support of sustainable development and other common societal goals, thereby increasing the efficiency of public spending while ensuring the best possible outcome in cost-benefit ratio terms and facilitating in particular the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement. There is also a need to simplify Union public procurement rules, particularly with regard to the method to be used to attain the sustainability objectives, which should be included in public procurement policy, and to clarify basic notions and concepts to ensure better legal certainty and to incorporate certain aspects of related well-established case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Under Articles 9, 10, and 11 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental protection requirements and the concepts underlying ‘socially sustainable’ production processes must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Union policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development and, throughout the supply chain, protecting health and public safety and ensuring compliance with social standards and national and European labour laws. This Directive clarifies how the contracting entauthorities may contribute to the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development, whilst and use the discretionary power assigned to them to select the technical specifications and award criteria most likely to achieve socially sustainable public procurement whilst establishing the necessary relation to the subject matter of the contract and ensuring that they can obtain the best value for money for their contracts.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Illicit conduct by participants in a procurement procedure, such as attempts to unduly influence the decision-making process or to enter into agreements with other candidates to manipulate the outcome of the procedure can result in violations of the basic principles of Union law and in serious distortions of competition, as well as infringements of labour, environmental, and public health legislation, can result in serious distortions of competition and in violations of the basic principles of Union law. Economic operators shouldare therefore be required to submit a declaration on honour that they do not engage in such illicit activities and should be excluded if this declaration proves to be false.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the Agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986 to 1994), approved in particular the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement, hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”. The aim of the Agreement is to establish aWithin that multilateral framework of balanced rights and obligations relating to public contracts, Member States should endeavour to place Union and third country businesses on an equal footing on the single market with a view to fachievilitating the liberalisation and expansion of world tradeintegration of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and stimulating employment and innovation within the Union. For contracts covered by the Agreement, as well as by other relevant international agreements by which the Union is bound, contracting entauthorities fulfil the obligations under thoseimposed by those various agreements by applying this Directive to economic operators of third countries that are signatories to the agreements.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In addition, the Union needs to have an effective instrument enabling it, on the one hand, to encourage compliance with the principle of reciprocity and balance in relation to third countries that do not accord European economic operators equivalent access, one means to the above end being assessment of substantial reciprocity to be carried out by the Commission, and, secondly, to ensure fair competition and a level playing field for all worldwide.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘life cycle’ means all consecutive and/or interlinked stages, including production and location of production, transport, use and maintenance, throughout the existence of a product or a works or the provision of a service, from raw material acquisition or generation of resources to disposal, clearance and finalisation;
Amendment 32 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) “socially sustainable production process” means a production process in which the provision of works, services, or supplies complies with health and safety laws, rules, and standards, and with social and labour law, especially as regards the principle of equal treatment at the workplace. The principle of equal treatment at the workplace refers to compliance with the applicable terms and conditions of employment, including health and safety laws, rules, and standards, and social and labour law, as defined in Union and national legislation and in the collective agreements applying in the place where the provision of works, services, or supplies is carried out;
Amendment 36 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Reciprocity The practical implementation of the Agreement on Government Procurement (AGP) within the Union legislative framework for public procurement shall be based on prior assessment to ascertain that the principle of substantial reciprocity is being properly applied for the purposes of market opening between the Union and third country signatories. Assessment of substantial reciprocity shall apply equally to third countries which are not party to the Agreement on Government Procurement but have access to the market.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) in terms of a socially sustainable production process;
Amendment 54 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Contracting entities mayshall decide not to award a contract to the tenderer submitting the best tender where they have established that the tender does not comply, at least in an equivalent manner, with obligations established by Union legislation in the field of social and labour law or environmental law with obligations in the field of social and labour law or environmental law established by Union or national legislation or by collective agreements applicable to the place where the work, service, or supply is to be performed, or ofby the international social and environmental law provisions listed in Annex XIV, or with obligations in the field of intellectual property law.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 70 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where such laws do not apply, infringements of other laws applicable to the tenderer which provide an equivalent degree of protection shall likewise constitute grounds for exclusion.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 75 – title
Article 75 – title
Quality assurance standards and environmental and social management standards
Amendment 59 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 75 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 75 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Contracting authorities may require the production of certificates drawn up by independent bodies attesting that the economic operator and its subcontractors, if any, comply with rules and standards in the field of health and safety, social law, and labour law as laid down in Union and national legislation and in collective agreements applying in the place where the work, service, or supply is to be performed.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 75 – paragraph 3
Article 75 – paragraph 3
3. Upon request, Member States shall make available to other Member States, in accordance with Article 97, any information relating to the documents produced as evidence of compliance with quality and, environmental, and social standards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 76 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) a socially sustainable production process;
Amendment 69 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 76 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a b (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) the life-cycle process and life-cycle characteristics;
Amendment 73 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 79 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 79 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) compliance with rules and standards in the field of health and safety, social law, and labour law laid down in Union and national legislation and by collective agreements applying in the place where the work, service, or supply is to be performed;
Amendment 74 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 79 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 79 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) compliance with the subcontracting requirements set out in Article 81.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 79 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 79 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Contracting entities shall reject the tender, where they have established that the tender is abnormally low because it does not comply with obligations established by Union legislationand national legislation, and by collective agreements applying in the place where the work, service, or supply is to be performed, in the field of social and labour law or environmental law, or by the international social and environmental law provisions listed in Annex XIV.
Amendment 76 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 81 – paragraph 1
Article 81 – paragraph 1
1. In the procurement documents, the contracting entity may ask, or may be required by a Member State to ask, the tenderer to indicatetenderer shall indicate to the contracting authority, in its tender, any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractors.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 81 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall provide that a tenderer may not subcontract any parts of the works or services to be performed, or of the goods to be delivered, beyond the limit of three successive subcontracting levels.
Amendment 79 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 82 – paragraph 4
Article 82 – paragraph 4
4. Where the value of a modification can be expressed in monetary terms, the modification shall not be considered to be substantial within the meaning of paragraph 1, where its value does not exceed the thresholds set out in Article 12 and where it is below 5% of the price of the initial contract, provided that the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contractis below 25% of the price of the initial contract, provided that the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract. In addition, where the subject matter of the contract may be altered during the life of the contract as a result of: - an innovation or a significant technical development, or - technical difficulties as regards use or maintenance necessitating the intervention of the contractor or service provider performing the initial contract, or - the need for additional works, services, or supplies initially not provided for which cannot be technically or economically separated from the main contract without placing the contracting entity at a serious disadvantage, the modification shall not be considered to be substantial within the meaning of paragraph 1. Where several successive modifications are made, the value shall be assessed on the basis of the cumulative value of the successive modifications.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Public procurement plays a key role in the Europe 2020 strategy as one of the market-based instruments to be used to achieve a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth while ensuring the most efficient use of public funds. For that purpose, the current public procurement rules adopted pursuant to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts have to be revised and modernised in order to increase the efficiency of public spending,enable procurers in the public sector to make better use of public procurement in support of sustainable development and other higher common societal goals thereby increasing the efficiency of public spending, while ensuring the best possible outcome in cost-benefit ratio terms and facilitating in particular the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement and to enable procurers to make better use. There is also a need to simplify EU rules ofn public procurement in support of common societal goals. There is also a nee, particularly with regard to the method used to achieve the sustainability objectives which should be included in public procurement policy, and to clarify basic notions and concepts to ensure better legal certainty and to incorporate certain aspects of related well-established case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Under Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental protection requirements and the concepts of the socially-sustainable production process must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Union policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development and ensuring, throughout the supply chain, compliance with rules on public health and safety, social standards and national and Union labour laws. This Ddirective clarifies how the contracting authorities may contribute to the protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development, whilst ensuring that they can obtain theand in regard to technical specifications and award criteria use the powers of discretion at their disposal to select the ones that are the most likely to achieve socially sustainable public procurement whilst ensuring contracts still obtain best value for money for their contractspurpose.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Illicit conduct by participants in a procurement procedure, such as attempts to unduly influence the decision-making process or to enter into agreements with other candidates to manipulate the outcome of the procedure, canas well as infringement of labour, environmental or public health laws, can seriously distort competition and result in violations of the basic principles of Union law and in serious distortions of competition. Economic operators should therefore be required to submit a declaration on honour that they do not engage in such illicit activities and should be excluded if this declaration proves to be false.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the Agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986 to 1994), approved in particular the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement, hereinafter referred to as the ‘"Agreement’". The aim of the Agreement is to establish aWithin this multilateral framework of balanced rights and obligations relating to public contracts with a view to achiev, the Member States should make every effort to ensure that EU enterprises and those of third countries receive equal treatment ing the liberalisation and expansion of world tradesingle market, in order to facilitate the integration of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and stimulate employment and innovation in the Union. For contracts covered by the Agreement, as well as by other relevant international agreements by which the Union is bound, contracting authorities fulfil the obligations under these agreements by applying this Directive to economic operators of third countries that are signatories to the agreements.
Amendment 43 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Furthermore, the Union needs an effective instrument to, on the one hand, encourage compliance with the principle of reciprocity and equality in relation to third countries which do not provide equivalent access to European Union economic operators, particularly through an assessment of substantial reciprocity by the Commission, and, on the other hand, ensure fair competition and a level playing field worldwide.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 22
Article 2 – point 22
(22) ‘life cycle’ means all consecutive and/or interlinked stages, including production and the place of production, transport, use and maintenance, throughout the existence of a product or a works or the provision of a service, from raw material acquisition or generation of resources to disposal, clearance and finalisation.
Amendment 85 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – points 22 a (new) and 22 b (new)
Article 2 – points 22 a (new) and 22 b (new)
(22a) 'socially sustainable production process' means a production process in which the provision of works, services and supplies complies with health and safety, social and labour law, rules and standards, in particular with regard to the principle of equal treatment at the workplace. (22b) ‘principle of equal treatment at the workplace’ refers to compliance with the applicable terms and conditions of employment, including health and safety, social and labour law, rules and standards, defined by Union and national legislation and collective agreements which apply where the provision of works, services and supplies takes place;
Amendment 92 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The practical implementation of the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) within the Union’s legislative framework on public procurement shall be based on a prior assessment of the correct application of the principle of substantial reciprocity in market opening between the Union and third country signatories. Such assessment of substantial reciprocity shall also be extended to third countries which are not party to the GPA, but have access to the market.
Amendment 157 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. Contracting authorities may decide not toshall not award a contract to the tenderer submitting the best tender where they have establishedit is shown that the tender does not comply, at least in an equivalent manner, with obligations established by Union legislation in the field of social and labour law or environmental law or of with obligations in the field of social and labour law or environmental law established by Union or national legislation or collective agreements which apply in the place where the work, service or supply is performed, or by the international social and environmental law provisions listed in Annex XI.
Amendment 159 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Amendment 161 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
A contracting authority mayshall exclude from participation in a public contract any economic operator if one of the following conditions is fulfilled:
Amendment 162 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) where it is aware of any violation of obligations established by Union legislation in the field of social and labour law or environmental law established by Union or national legislation and by collective agreements applicable to the place of work or service or of the international social and environmental law provisions listed in Annex XI. Compliance with Union legislation or with international provisions also includes compliance in an equivalent manner.
Amendment 166 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A contracting authority shall exclude from participation in a public contract any economic operator if one of the conditions set out in paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of this article is fulfilled in respect of a subcontractor proposed by the economic operator in accordance with Article 71.
Amendment 167 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) compliance with rules and standards in the field of health and safety, social and labour law defined by Union and national legislation and by collective agreements which apply in the place where the work, service or supply is performed.
Amendment 172 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 61 – title
Article 61 – title
Quality assurance standards and environmental and social management standards
Amendment 173 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 61 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Contracting authorities may require the production of certificates drawn up by independent bodies attesting that the economic operator and any sub- contractors comply with rules and standards in the field of health and safety, social and labour law defined by Union and national legislation and by collective agreements which apply in the place where the work, service or supply is to be performed.
Amendment 174 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 61 – paragraph 3
Article 61 – paragraph 3
3. Upon request, Member States shall make available to other Member States, in accordance with Article 88, any information relating to the documents produced as evidence of compliance with quality and, environmental and social standards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.
Amendment 182 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 194 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) socially sustainable production process
Amendment 209 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 69 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) compliance with rules and standards in the field of health and safety, social and labour law laid down in Union and national legislation and by collective agreements which apply in the place where the work, service or supply is to be performed.
Amendment 219 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. In the procurement documents, the contracting authority may ask or may be required by a Member Sttenderer is required to indicate to ask the tenderer to indicatecontracting authority in its tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractors.
Amendment 220 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall limit the possibility for a tenderer to subcontract any parts of the works, services to be performed or goods to be delivered to three successive levels of subcontracting.
Amendment 179 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) International cooperation is essential to achieve the stated aims of all parts of the specific programme, and international cooperation projects targeted at countries or groups of countries on horizontal or priority issues should be implemented under each part.
Amendment 343 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 346 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 5
Amendment 351 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 6 – point a
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) The continuation and strengthening of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP2) on clinical trials for medical interventions against HIV, malaria and tuberculosis;
Amendment 353 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
(f a) This strategic approach should lead to 4% of Horizon 2020’s financial resources being allocated to international cooperation projects.
Amendment 426 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 2
European funding will support short term exchanges of research and innovation staff within partnerships of universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio-economic actors among Europe, as well as between Europe and third countries to reinforce international cooperation. Specific measures will be taken with a view to strengthening the research capacities of developing countries. It will be open to research and innovation staff at all career levels, from the most junior (post-graduate) to the most senior (management), including also administrative and technical staff.
Amendment 473 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.1 – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.1 – introductory part
1.1.1. A new generation of components and systems: engineering of information systems and advanced and smart embedded components and systemssystems and components.
Amendment 474 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.1 – paragraph 1
The objective is to maintain and reinforce European leadership in technologies related to smart embedded components and systemmajor information systems and smart embedded systems and components. It also includes micro-nano- bio systems, organic electronics, large area integration, underlying technologies for the Internet of Things (IoT) including platforms to support the delivery of advanced services, smart integrated systems, systems of systems and complex systems engineering.
Amendment 609 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1
Human populations are under threat from new and emerging infections (including those resulting from climate change), from drug resistance to existing pathogens and from other direct and indirect consequences of climate change. Improved methods for surveillance, early warning networks, health service organisation and preparedness campaigns are needed for the modelling of epidemics, for effective pandemic response, for responses to non infectious disease consequences of climate change, as are efforts to maintain and enhance capabilities to combat drug- resistant infectious disease. In order to face up to these global challenges, the EU will, in partnership with the countries concerned, implement measures aimed at achieving concrete results in health policy, improving health care services and supporting their own research capacity.
Amendment 624 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.6 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.6 – paragraph 1
An improved understanding of health, disease and disease processes at all ages is needed to develop new and more effective diagnostics. Innovative and existing technologies will be developed with the goal of significantly improving disease outcomes throughso that they can be adapted to different environmental and socio-economic conditions, with the goal of ensuring earlier, more accurate diagnosis and by allowing for more patient- adapted treatment.
Amendment 629 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.8 – paragraph 1
There is a need to support the improvement of cross-cutting support technologies for drugs, biotherapy, vaccines and other therapeutic approaches, including transplantation, gene and cell therapy, including inter-disciplinary approaches (e.g. biomathematics, bioinformatics and nuclear medicine); to increase success in the drug and vaccine development process (including alternative methods to replace classical safety and effectiveness testing e.g. the development of new methods); to develop regenerative medicine approaches, including approaches based on stem cells; to develop improved medical and assistive devices and systems; to maintain and enhance our ability to combat communicable, rare, major and chronic diseases and undertake medical interventions that depend on the availability of effective antimicrobial drugs; and to develop comprehensive approaches to treat co-morbidities at all ages and avoid poly-pharmacy. These improvements will facilitate the development of new, more efficient, effective and sustainable treatments for disease and for the management of disability.
Amendment 647 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.13 a (new)
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.13 a (new)
1.13(a) Individual empowerment for self- management of health People’s increasingly sedentary habits and the way lifestyles (at school, at work and in everyday life) are developing call for reflection and specific action concerning the place of physical activity, motor skills and exercise and issues of prevention and the treatment of conditions, whether these are physiological (reduced functional autonomy, obesity, chronic physical conditions) or psychological (stress, symptoms of depression).
Amendment 658 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.16 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.16 – paragraph 1
Support provided will cover the full spectrum of activities from capacity- building, knowledge and technology transfer to large (including health policy), implementation, monitoring and assessment of large-scale demonstration actions, leading to scalable solutions for European and beyond.
Amendment 684 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 2
Multi-disciplinary approaches will be sought to improve the performance of plants, animals, and micro-organisms, while ensuring efficient resource use (water, nutrients, energy), the quality of production and the ecological integrity of rural areas. Emphasis will be placed on integrated and diverse production systems and agronomic practices, including the use of precision technologies and ecological intensification approaches to benefit both conventional and organic agriculture. Genetic improvement of plants and animals for adaptation and productivity traits will call for all appropriated conventional and modern breeding approaches and for a better use of genetic resources. Due attention will be given to on-farm soil management for increasing soil fertility as a basis for crop productivity. Animal and plant health will be promoted and integrated disease/pest control measures will be further developed. Strategies for the eradication of animal diseases including zoonoses will be tackled along with research on antimicrobial resistance. Studying the effects of practices on animal welfare will help meet societal concerns. The above listed areas will be underpinned by more fundamental research to address relevant biological questions as well as to support the development and implementation of Union policies.
Amendment 891 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 – paragraph 1
Understanding social, political and cultural transformations in Europe requires the analysis of changing democratic practices and expectations as well as of the historical evolution of identities, diversity, territories, religions, cultures and values. This includes a good understanding of the history of European integration. Besides, understanding the strains and opportunities arising from the uptake of ICT, both at individual and collective levels, is important in order to open new paths of inclusive innovation. It is essential to identify ways to adapt and improve the European welfare systems, public services and the broader social security dimension of policies in order to achieve cohesion and promote more social and economic equality and intergenerational solidarity. Research will analyse how societies and politics become more European in a broad sense through evolutions of identities, cultures and values, the circulation of ideas and beliefs and combinations of principles and practices of reciprocity, commonality and equality. It will analyse how vulnerable populations can participate fully in society and democracy, notably through the acquisition of various skills and the protection of human rights. The analysis of how political systems respond or not to such social evolutions and themselves evolve will thus be central. Research will also address the evolution of key systems that provide underlying forms of social bonds, such as family, work, education and employment and help combat poverty. It will take into account the importance of migration and demography in the future development of European policies.
Amendment 892 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 – paragraph 1
Understanding social transformations in Europe requires the analysis of changing democratic practices and expectations as well as of the historical evolution of identities, diversity, territories, languages, religions, cultures and values. This includes a good understanding of the history of European integration. Besides, understanding the strains and opportunities arising from the uptake of ICT, both at individual and collective levels, is important in order to open new paths of inclusive innovation. It is essential to identify ways to adapt and improve the European welfare systems, public services and the broader social security dimension of policies in order to achieve cohesion and promote more social and economic equality and intergenerational solidarity. Research will analyse how societies and politics become more European in a broad sense through evolutions of identities, cultures and values, linguistic diversity, the development of multilingualism, the circulation of ideas and beliefs and combinations of principles and practices of reciprocity, commonality and equality. It will analyse how vulnerable populations can participate fully in society and democracy, notably through the acquisition of various skills – particularly language skills –and the protection of human rights. The analysis of how political systems respond or not to such social evolutions and themselves evolve will thus be central. Research will also address the evolution of key systems that provide underlying forms of social bonds, such as family, work, education and employment and help combat poverty. It will take into account the importance of migration and demography in the future development of European policies.
Amendment 262 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In accordance with Article 182(1) TFEUof the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the framework programme fixes the maximum overall amount and the detailed rules for Union financial participation in the framework programme and the respective shares in each of the activities provided for in Article 180 of the Treaty.
Amendment 267 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The implementation of Horizon 2020 may give rise, under specific conditions, to supplementary programmes involving the participation of certain Member States only, the participation of the Union in programmes undertaken by several Member States, or the setting up of joint undertakings or other arrangements within the meaning of Articles 184, 185 and 187 TFEUof the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. These supplementary programmes or arrangements should have clear European added value, be based on genuine partnerships, complement other activities under Horizon 2020, and be as inclusive as possible in terms of participation by Member States or EU industry.
Amendment 343 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
Amendment 424 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The share for the international cooperation activities described in Article 21(2) and (3) shall be 4%.
Amendment 462 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. For the implementation of Horizon 2020, account shall be taken of advice and inputs provided by: advisory groups of independent, high level experts set up by the Commission; dialogue structures created under international science and technology agreements; forward looking activities; targeted public consultationactive consultations with representatives of civil society and particularly of target groups such as elderly people and people with disabilities; and transparent and interactive processes that ensure responsible research and innovation is supported.
Amendment 483 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to mathematics, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to cooperation with third countries, to responsible research and innovation including gender, and to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession and to facilitating cross-border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 540 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
All the research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020 shall comply with ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and, the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Amendment 543 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Particular attention shall be paid to the principle of proportionality, the right to privacy, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to the physical and mental integrity of a person, the right to non-discriminnot to be discriminated against on the basis of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and the need to ensure high levels of human health protection.
Amendment 689 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Targeted actions with the objective of promoting cooperation with specific third countries or groups of third countries shall be implemented on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, taking into account their scientific and technological capabilities and market opportunities, and the expected impact. These actions shall include, in particular, research capacity building in developing countries and cooperation projects focusing on these countries’ specific needs in areas such as health – including research on neglected diseases – as well as agriculture, fisheries and the environment, and implemented in financial conditions adapted to their capacities.
Amendment 694 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Cooperation priorities shall take into account developments in Union policy and opportunities for cooperation with third countries, as well as possible deficiencies in third country intellectual property systemsthe global environment.
Amendment 710 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
All the information and communication activities concerning Horizon 2020, including measures to communicate the results of the programme and information about the projects supported, must be made equally available in formats accessible to people with disabilities.
Amendment 792 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies shall provide dedicated support for research, development and demonstration on ICT, nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and processing and space, space, transport, and smart cities and intelligent networks. Emphasis will be placed on interactions and convergence across and between the different technologies.
Amendment 850 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 16
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 16
Social sciences and humanities shall be an integral part of the activities to address all the challenges. They shall be represented on programme committees and in the Expert Groups in charge of projects and programme assessment in all areas. In addition, the underpinning development of these disciplines shall be supported under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’. Support will also focus on providing a strong evidence base for policy making at international, Union, national and regional levels. Given the global nature of many of the challenges, strategic cooperation with third countries shall be an integral part of each challenge. In addition, cross-cutting support for international cooperation shall be provided under the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’.
Amendment 892 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Radical breakthroughs with a transformative impact increasingly rely on intense collaboration across disciplines in science and technology (for instance, information and communication, biology, chemistry, mathematics, earth system sciences, material sciences, neuro- and cognitive sciences, social sciences or economics) and with the arts and humanities. This requires not only excellence in science and technology but also new attitudes and novel interactions between a broad range of players in research.
Amendment 1072 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective of advanced materials research and innovation is to develop materials with new functionalities, or for a given function, and improved in- service performance, for more competitive products that are more accessible to consumers and minimise the impact on the environment and the consumption of resources.
Amendment 1103 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point g – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point g – paragraph 1
Research and development to investigate alternatives to the use of materials – following the identification of critical resources – and innovative business model approaches.
Amendment 1161 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point c – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point c – introductory part
(c) Sustainable, low-environmental-impact and low-carbon technologies in energy- intensive process industries
Amendment 1273 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
The cost of Union health and social care systems is rising with care and prevention measures in all ages increasingly expensive, the number of Europeans aged over 65 expected to nearly double from 85 million in 2008 to 151 million by 2060, and those over 80 to rise from 22 to 61 million in the same period. Reducing or containing these costs such that they do not become unsustainable depends in part on ensuring the lifelong health and wellbeing of all and therefore on the effective prevention, treatment and management of disease and disability. Effective management includes taking into account the additional costs generated by an environment inaccessible to people with disabilities.
Amendment 1282 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, diabetrespiratory diseases, cancer, diabetes, respiratory diseases, neurological and mental health disorders, overweight and obesity and various functional limitations are major causes of disability, ill-health and premature death, and present considerable social and economic costs.
Amendment 1303 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Disease and disability are not stopped by national borders. An appropriate European level research and innovation response in partnership with third countries can and should make a crucial contribution to addressing these global challenges, thereby working to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, deliver better health and wellbeing for all, and position Europe as a leader in the rapidly expanding global markets for health and wellbeing innovations.
Amendment 1308 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
The response depends on excellence in research to improve our fundamental understanding of health, disease, disability, development and ageing (including of life expectancy), and on the seamless and widespread translation of the resulting and existing knowledge into innovative, scalable and effective products, strategies, interventions and services. Furthermore, the pertinence of these challenges across Europe and in many cases, globally, demands a response characterised by long term and coordinated support for co- operation between excellent, multidisciplinary and multi-sector teams. To meet these challenges, success in innovation depends on the right balance between upstream research and support given to applications. Collaborative research complements exploratory research which is funded under the first pillar. Upstream collaborative research is a strategic tool that needs to be funded on an equal footing with clinical research to make Europe more competitive in the health sector.
Amendment 1309 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
The response depends on excellence in research to improve our fundamental understanding of health, disease, disabilityies and discrimination suffered by persons with disabilities as a result of inaccessible environments, development and ageing (including of life expectancy), and on the seamless and widespread translation of the resulting and existing knowledge into innovative, scalable and effective products, strategies, interventions and services. Furthermore, the pertinence of these challenges across Europe and in many cases, globally, demands a response characterised by long term and coordinated support for co- operation between excellent, multidisciplinary and multi-sector teams.
Amendment 1324 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
Successful efforts to prevent, manage, treat and cure disease, disability and reduced functionality are underpinned by the fundamental understanding of their determinants and causes, processes and impacts, including disability-related discrimination and existing barriers in the social environment, as well as factors underlying good health and wellbeing. Effective sharing of data and the linkage of these data with large scale cohort studies is also essential, as is the translation of research findings into the clinic, in particular through the conduct of clinical trials.
Amendment 1346 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including social and environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted livingunderstanding inequalities caused by the type, adequacy and quality of the care and treatment system available to persons with disabilities and the consequences thereof (e.g. loss of independence); studying policies and practices promoting the inclusion of the users concerned in defining care systems, active ageing, independent and assisted living for the elderly and diabled, particularly those requiring more intensive support;; individual empowerment for self- management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making andsuch as studies on European health systems and assessments of their effectiveness in meeting the needs of persons with disabilities, particularly as regards getting and keeping a job, dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1348 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis in different socio-economic contexts; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving the surveillance and preparednesof infectious diseases in the Union as well as in neighbouring and developing countries and preparedness for combating epidemics and emerging diseases; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1516 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on research, development and full scale demonstration of new grid technologies, including storage, systems and market designs to plan, monitor, control and safely operate interoperable networks in an open, decarbonised, climate resilient and competitive market, under normal and emergency conditions. Special attention shall be given to ‘intelligent grids’ in rural areas, which present specific challenges and require innovative technological advances.
Amendment 1559 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1
Transport is a major driver of Europe's economic competitiveness and growth. It ensures the mobility of people and goods necessary for an integrated European single market and an open and inclusive society. It represents one of Europe's greatest assets in terms of industrial capability and quality of service, playing a leading role in many world markets. Transport industry and transport equipment manufacturing together represent 6.3 % of the Union's GDP, but make a much greater overall contribution to the EU economy. At the same time, the European transport industry faces increasingly fierce competition from other parts of the world. Breakthrough technologies will be required to secure Europe's future competitive edge and to mitigate the drawbacks of our current transport system.
Amendment 1568 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 5
The problems of pollution, congestion, safety and security are common throughout the Union and call for collaborative Europe-wide responses. Accelerating the development and deployment of new technologies and innovative solutions for vehicles, infrastructures and transport management will be key to achieve a cleaner and more, safe, accessible and efficient transport system in the Union; to deliver the results necessary to mitigate climate change and improve resource efficiency; to maintain European leadership on the world markets for transport related products and services. These objectives cannot be achieved through fragmented national efforts alone.
Amendment 1583 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a – paragraph 2
The focus of activities shall be to reduce resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and improve vehicle efficiency, to accelerate the development and deployment of a new generation of electric and other low or zero emission vehicles, including through breakthroughs in engines, batteries and infrastructure; to explore and exploit the potential of alternative fuels and innovative and more efficient propulsion systems, including fuel infrastructure; to optimise the use of infrastructures, by means of intelligent transport systems and smart equipment; and to increase the use of demand management and public and non-motorised transport, particularly in urban areas; and to foster connectivity between infrastructures and vehicles with a view to reducing CO2 emissions.
Amendment 1589 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point b – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point b – paragraph 2
The focus of activities shall be to reduce congestion, improve accessibility and match user needs by promoting integrated door-to-door transport and logistics; to enhance inter-modality and the deployment of smart planning and management solutions; and to drastically reduce the occurrence of accidents and the impact of security threats, in particular through connectivity and the global management of connected vehicles.
Amendment 504 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Article 25 – title
Amendment 508 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. Eligible personnel costs shall only cover the actual hours worked by the persons directly carrying out work under the action. The evidence regarding the actnnual hours workedproductive time shall be provided by the participant, normally through a time recording system established on the basis of the calculation methods customarily employed by each beneficiary.
Amendment 511 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. For persons working exclusively for the action, no time recording is required. In such cases, the participant shall sign a declaration confirming that the person concerned has worked exclusively for the actDoes not affect the English version.
Amendment 519 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. The grant agreement shall contain the minimum requirements for the timesystem for recording system as well as the number of annual productive hours to be used for the calculation of the hourly personnel ratesproductive time.
Amendment 99 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Programme should particularly address SMEs, as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Particular attention should be paid to micro enterprises, enterprises engaged in craft activities and social enterprises. Attention should also be paid to the specific characteristics and requirements of young entrepreneurs, new and potential entrepreneurs and female entrepreneurs, as well as specific target groups, such as migrants and entrepreneurs belonging to socially disadvantaged or vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities. The Programme should also encourage senior citizens to become and remain entrepreneurs and promote second chances for entrepreneurs. This particular attention should include consideration of how to promote business transfers, spin-offs, spin-outs and the right for entrepreneurs to be given a second chance.
Amendment 188 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) helping implement, follow up and assess the Small Business Act for Europe
Amendment 192 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In the context of measures for SMEs and of implementation of the programme, the Commission and Member States must pay particular attention to the diverse forms these businesses can take.
Amendment 248 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) To strengthen programmes to enable and encourage SMEs, particularly micro- enterprises, to avail themselves of support services.
Amendment 278 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission mayshall support actions intended to develop new competitiveness strategiesstrategies to ensure the competitiveness and ongoing development of businesses, as well as actions to help implement the Small Business Act for Europe. Such actions may include the following:
Amendment 296 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) support for SME policy development and cooperation between policy makers, and between policy makers and SME organisations, particularly with a view to improving the ease-of-access to programmes and measures for SMEs.
Amendment 319 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall contribute to promoting entrepreneurship by improving framework conditions affecting the development of entrepreneurship. The Commission shall support a business environment favourable to enterprise development and growththe start-up, development, growth and transfer of enterprises, particularly small and micro- enterprises.
Amendment 344 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall support actions which aim to facilitate and improve access to finance for SMEs in their start-up and growth phasesall phases of their life cycle, being complementary to the Member States' use of financial instruments for SMEs at national and regional level. In order to ensure complementarity, these actions will be closely coordinated with those undertaken in the framework of cohesion policy and at national level. Such actions shall aim to promote and stimulate the supply of both equity and debt finance.
Amendment 354 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Actions to improve access to markets and support services
Amendment 363 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may support actions to improve SMEs access to the Single Market including information provision and awareness-raising. It shall inter alia support assistance to SMEs by their representative organisations at European or national level, in particular actions aimed at: - implementing the programme, - bringing SMEs into line with EU legislation, - facilitating access for SMEs to European programmes and funding, - identifying good practice and cooperation between such organisations.
Amendment 369 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In implementing this article the Commission shall pay particular attention to small and micro-enterprises and to the coherence of the actions carried out under paragraphs 1 and 2.
Amendment 387 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The drafting, implementation and evaluation of the annual programme shall be the subject of consultation with European business and SME organisations.
Amendment 392 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) impact assessments of Union measures of particular relevance for the competitiveness of enterprises, and in particular SMEs and micro-enterprises, with a view to identifying areas of existing legislation that need to be simplified, or areas in which new legislative measures need to be proposed;
Amendment 396 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the evaluation of legislation affecting enterprises, specificin particular SMEs and micro-enterprises, industrial policy and competitiveness-related measures.
Amendment 399 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the follow-up and assessment of the implementation of the Small Business Act and the ‘Think Small First’ approach.
Amendment 409 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Financial instruments under the Programme shall be operated with the aim of facilitating access to finance for growth- oriented SMEs and/or SMEs at any stage of their life cycle. The financial instruments shall include an equity facility and a loan guarantee facility.
Amendment 415 #
2011/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The financial instruments for growth- oriented SMEs and/or SMEs at any stage in their life cycle may, where appropriate, be combined with other financial instruments established by Member States and their managing authorities in accordance with [Article 33(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/201X [New Regulation on Structural Funds]], and grants funded from the Union, including under this Regulation.
Amendment 153 #
2011/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) by 30 June1 January 20164 at the latest, security certification in accordance with chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 912/2010; accordingly, it shall initiate and monitor the implementation of security procedures and perform system security audits; . As regards the governance of the European GNSS programmes, there shall be a clear separation between system security accreditation activities and the duties of the European GNSS Agency. Accordingly, appropriate arrangements shall be put in place by 1 January 2014, in particular to ensure that a clear functional and structural separation is maintained between such activities and those of the GSA. Furthermore, the Chair of the Security Accreditation Committee shall act as the sole contact person for matters relating to security accreditation activities, with particular reference to the committee’s security accreditation progress reports to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 185 #
2011/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
In order to complete the technical tasks referred to in Article 13(2), the Commission may have recourse to the necessary assistance, in particular the assistance ofcapabilities and experts fromise of the national agencies competent in the space sector, and the assistance of independent experts and bodies capable of providing impartial analyses and opinions on the progress of the programmes.
Amendment 288 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) concerning electricity transmission, distribution and storage projects falling under the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) of Annex II, the project shall contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 688 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point e
Annex II – point 1 – point e
(e) any equipment or installation, both at transmission and medium and low voltage distribution level, aiming at two-way digital communication, real-time or close to real-time, interactive and intelligent monitoring and management of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and consumption within an electricity network in view of developing a network efficiently integrating the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustainable electricity system with low losses and high quality and security of supply and safety;
Amendment 705 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex III – part 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
(1) For electricity projects falling under the categories set out in point 1 of Annex II, each Group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, national regulatory authorities, transmission and distribution system operators following their obligation to cooperate on a regional level in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and project promoters concerned by each of the relevant priorities designated in Annex I, as well as the Commission, the Agency and the ENTSO for Electricity.
Amendment 767 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point e
Annex IV – point 1 – point e
(e) for smart grids, the project is designed for equipments and installations at high- voltage and medium-voltage level designed for a voltage of 10kV or more, medium- and low-voltage level as defined by the applicable European standards. It involves transmission and distribution system operators from at least two Member States, which cover at least 1050,000 users that generate or consume electricity or do both in a consumption area of at least 30150 Gigawatthours/year, of which at least 20% originate from non dispatchable resources and/or distributed resources.
Amendment 187 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The rate of building renovation needs to be increased, as the existing building stock represents the single biggest potential sector for energy savings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990. This Directive should therefore encourage the Member States to develop intermediate stages in anticipation of responses to the need to renovate all buildings by 2050. Buildings owned or occupied by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of all buildings owned by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance. This renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly- zero energy buildings set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. The obligation to renovate public buildings complements the provisions of that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance is upgraded so that they meet minimum energy performance requirements.
Amendment 194 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Buildings account for around 40% of final energy use in Europe. In light of this, the Union should bring in strong measures that target all buildings, notably with a view to achieving the 2020 and 2050 targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The public sector should act as an example in regard to building renovation, but Member States should also take a long-term view and, upholding the principles of subsidiarity, draw up road maps for the renovation of public buildings, residential buildings and non- residential private buildings
Amendment 356 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 c (new)
Article 2 – point 2 c (new)
Amendment 362 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
4. 'public bodies' means 'contracting authorities' as defined in Article 1(9) of Directive 2004/18/EC;1; - ‘public authorities’ means the State, regional or local authorities, or associations formed by one or several of such authorities. - ‘bodies governed by public law’, i.e. any body: a) established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character, b) having legal personality, and c) financed, for the most part, by the State, regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law, or subject to management supervision by those bodies, or having an administrative, managerial or supervisory board, more than half of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities, or by other bodies governed by public law; ________________ 1 Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114)
Amendment 371 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5
Article 2 – point 5
5. 'energy management systemtrategy' means a set of interrelated or interacting elements of a plan which sets an energy efficiency objective and a strategy to achieve that objective;
Amendment 381 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
11. 'energy service provider' means a natural or legal person who delivers energy services or other energy efficiency improvement measures in a final customer's facility or premises, including landlords of buildings with communal heating;
Amendment 410 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Amendment 413 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 26
Article 2 – point 26
26. 'efficient district heating and cooling' means a district heating or cooling system using at least 50% renewable, waste or cogenerated heat or a combination thereof and having a primary energy factor, as referred to in Directive 2010/31/EU, of at least 0.8 and real economic efficiency;
Amendment 456 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall establish roadmaps describing their national strategies set up to ensure that the energy consumption of their buildings are significantly reduced by 2050. The national roadmaps shall be adopted by 1 January 2014 in respect of public buildings; by 1 January 2015 in respect of non-residential private buildings; by 1 January 2017 in respect of residential buildings. The roadmaps should lay down intermediate average energy-saving targets for buildings by 2020, 2030 and 2040. The roadmaps shall be annexed to the annual reports provided for in Article 19(1) of the Directive.
Amendment 505 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2014, 3% of the total floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3% rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2 ownthe final energy consumption of buildings owned or occupied by their public bodies of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EUis reduced each year by 3%.
Amendment 562 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall support bodies governed by public law to undertake the renovation of 3% of the total floor area they own each year.
Amendment 689 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energycumulative final energy consumption savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers.
Amendment 716 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall express the amount of energy savings required from each obligated party in terms of either final orand primary energy consumption. The method chosen for expressing the required amount of energy savings shall also be used for calculating the savings claimed by obligated parties. The conversion factors in Annex IV shall apply.
Amendment 718 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 725 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that the calculation of energy savings counting towards the obligation laid down in paragraph 2 takes into account the lifetime and cost-effectiveness of measures. Measures shall be aimed at long-term energy savings and be based on standard values and lifetimes that Member States have adopted on a clear and sound basis. Such values shall be notified to the Commission. The Commission may request that such values are modified, where they are likely to distort competition or where they show less ambition than the default values and lifetimes established at EU level.
Amendment 736 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the savings claimed by obligated parties are calculated in accordance with Annex V(2). They shall put in place controlput in place control, measurement and verification systems under which at least a statistically significant proportion of the energy efficiency improvement measures put in place by the obligated parties is independently verified.
Amendment 1010 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall require that if requested by final customers, information on their energy billing and historical consumption is made available to an energy service provider or other third party designated by the final customer.
Amendment 1448 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) legal, fiscal and regulatory provisions, and administrative practices, regarding public purchasing and annual budgeting and accounting, with a view to ensuring that individual public bodies are not deterred from making efficiency-improving investinvestments improving energy efficiency and minimising expected life-cycle costs over the whole lifetime of the building or equipments.
Amendment 1451 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) legal and, regulatory and fiscal provisions, and administrative practices, regarding public purchasing and annual budgeting and accounting, with a view to ensuring that individual public bodies are not deterred from making efficiency-improving investments.
Amendment 1614 #
Amendment 7 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes as well as other foods for particular nutritional purposes (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 18 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and, food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal- based food and baby food for infants and young children and to, food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC. and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
Amendment 19 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes and food for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes and food for people intolerant to gluten laid down in this Regulation taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, to lay down the specific compositional and information requirements with respect to the categories of food covered by this Regulation, including for additional labelling requirements to, or derogations from, the provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC and for the authorisation of nutrition and health claims, 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. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be addedsubstances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Regulation 953/2009 and Commission Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with 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 Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Currently, the statements ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ may be used for food intended for particular nutritional uses and for food for normal consumptiofor specialised nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten. Such statements could be construed as nutrition claims, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. For the sake of simplification, those statements should be regulated solely by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and comply with requirements therein. It is necessary that technical adaptations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, incorporating the nutrition claims 'gluten-free' and 'very low gluten' and their associated conditions of use as regulated under Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 be completed prior to the entry into application of this Regulation. In addition, the statement 'gluten-free' may be used for foodstuffs for normal consumption and other food for specialised nutrition suitable for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten, which do not allow the use of the statement 'very low gluten' for these foods. Such food for specialised nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten shall be maintained in this Regulation, as providing such safe food intended for people intolerant to gluten and informing coeliacs about the absence of gluten is vital to the management of the disease. This is in line with the international standard for food for special dietary use for persons intolerant to gluten (CODEX STAN 118-1979 revised in 2008). Also the conditions of use of the claim ‘gluten- free’ for food for normal consumption should be maintained in Regulation (CE) No 41/2009.
Amendment 44 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialised nutrition:
Amendment 45 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) food for people intolerant to gluten.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ means foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses which are specially produced, prepared and/or processed to meet the special dietary needs of people intolerant to gluten;
Amendment 55 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of 'infant formula', 'follow-on formula', 'processed cereal-based food' and 'baby food' and, 'food for special medical purposes' and ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 64 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. TParagraph 3 shall not prevent the dissemination of any useful information or recommendations with reference to the categories of food referred to in Article 1 (1) may be made exclusively byexclusively intended for persons having qualifications in medicine, nutrition, pharmacy or other professionals responsible for maternal and child health care.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Subject to the general requirements of Articles 7 and 9 and taking into account Directive 2006/141/EC, Directive 2006/125/EC and Directive 1999/21/EC, and Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 as well as any technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated Regulations, for foods covered under Article 1(1) no later than [2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in accordance with Article 15, with respect to the following:
Amendment 90 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 44 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes rules with regard to the cooperation between European standardisation bodies, national standardisation bodies and the Commission, the establishment of European standards and European standardisation deliverables for products and for services in support of Union legislation and policies, the recognition of technical specifications in the field of information and communication technologies (hereinafter “ICT”) and, financing of European standardisation and the conditions for a balanced representation of European stakeholder organisations.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The work programme shall be forwarded, before publication, to the organisations referred to in Annex III for an opinion. No later than at the time of publication of its work programme, each national or European standardisation body shall notify the existence thereof to the organisations referred to in Annex III.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. TAfter consulting the organisations referred to in Annex III, the Commission shall adopt an annual European standardisation work programme which shall indicate the European standards and European standardisation deliverables that it intends to request from the European standardisation bodies in accordance with Article 7. (The wrong numbering in the French version of the Commission proposal should beCommission shall inform the organisations referred to in Annex III of the publication of its annual work programme. corrected.)
Amendment 66 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 79 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the drawing up of information to explain, interpret and simplify European standards or European standardisation deliverables, including the drawing up of user guides, summaries of standards, best practice information and, awareness-building actions; (The wrong numbering in the French version of the Commission proposal should be and training modules; corrected.)
Amendment 83 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – introductory part
Article 16 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, after consulting the organisations referred to in Annex III, delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 concerning amendments to the Annexes, in order to:
Amendment 91 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) iIn Article 6(1), the words “with the representatives of the standards institutions referred to in Annexes I and II” are deleted;replaced by the following: “with the representatives of European and national standardisation bodies and European organisations representing craft businesses, SMEs, consumers, and environmental and societal interests”; (The wrong numbering in the French version of the Commission proposal should be corrected.)
Amendment 96 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point a – introductory part
Annex III – point a – introductory part
(a) A European horizontal organisation solely representing craft businesses and SMEs in European standardisation activities which: (The wrong numbering in the French version of the Commission proposal should becorrected.)
Amendment 48 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need to make best use of complementaryall available technologies to achieve broadband coverage in rural areas or areas of low population density without undue burdens on consumers or the industry;
Amendment 63 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes incentivising roll-out of fixed and mobile broadband networks throughSupports all measures that help reduce the cost of civil engineering, while and stressinges the need for innovative services to stimulate take-up;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Invites Member States, in close cooperation with all stakeholders, to set national broadband plans and adopt operational plans with concrete measures to implement the EU 2020 broadband targetsachieve the twin 2013 and 2020 broadband targets stipulated in the EU 2020 strategy and the Digital Agenda for Europe;
Amendment 122 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the establishment of an investment-friendly framework for NGA and high-speed (mobile and satellite) wireless access that, inter alia, ensures legal certainty, promotes investment, competition and technology- neutrality, leaving technology choices to the market;
Amendment 130 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that, to maximise broadband availability and adoption, EU policy must encourage the deployment of efficient and affordable networks, access equipment, applications and content;
Amendment 154 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Recalls that effective information society infrastructure must be guaranteed to all members of the public regardless of where they live;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the trade imbalances between the EU and China reflect their differing social, economic and democratic models of these two major powers; takes the view that the limited or non-existent degree of respect for certain rights in China is a contributing factor; encourages, therefore, dialogue between the two partners aimed at introducing positive reciprocity measures;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the challenges presented by China are those of implementing an ambitious and proactive EU industrial policy based on the drafting, implementation and enforcement of stringent standards, strengthening anti- dumping measures, adopting a more balanced approach to public procurement, pursuing research and innovation and promoting the green economy; points out that such an industrial policy will be effective only if it is developed at the EU level, and that it will be impossible to generate a coherent EU approach to China on the basis of separate national approaches;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regards it as regrettable that barriers hampering access to Chinese markets – as referred to in the latest report of the European Chamber of Commerce and elsewhere – are generating very considerable costs for European firms and depriving them of commercial outlets; stresses that access to a number of key sectors remains limited owing to investment restrictions taking the form of shareholding ceilings that have been imposed in areas such as the motor vehicle industry, telecommunications, petrochemicals, energy and financial services;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes, furthermore, that technical barriers for foreign firms remain in place, that there is a growing tendency for some Chinese regulatory agencies to engage in unequal treatment, and that there is a lack of transparency in the regulatory sphere;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that, as the world's largest market, the EU must also continue to be the world leader in terms of developing standards; calls, therefore, for all goods in circulation on the internal market to comply with EU social, environmental and health protection standards; calls for the agencies responsible for inspecting goods entering the EU to be strengthened; calls on the Commission promptly to propose a scenario for the gradual introduction of a trade conditionality mechanism and/or border adjustment measures;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it essential for the EU to mount a vigorous defence of EU standards, intellectual property safeguards and anti-counterfeiting measures during the new round of macroeconomic negotiations;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that China has set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative and green products, and calls for similar target setting in the EU and for support to be given to start-ups, innovative SMEs/SMIs and medium-sized companies that do not form part of large groups;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Takes the view that rising domestic demand and further economic reform in China will play a decisive role in fostering a more balanced market environment and reducing the trade deficit; supports implementation of the necessary banking services reforms and the development of a genuine consumer credit market;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the strategic importance of the European Global Satellite Navigation Systems (Galileo and EGNOS) and of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme and is convinced, that their implementation will require intensive monitoring and evaluation; recognises that the development of the newly established European space policy would logically imply additional financial capacity for the EU.
Amendment 27 #
2010/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the adoption of a revised BCommission broadcasting Communication; asks the Commission, howev of July 2009 and calls on Member States to implement its guidelines in order, to further clarify the criteria for the financing of public service broadcasters, with a view to preventing market distortionmaintain a balance amongst the digital media services on offer, to ensure fair competition between public broadcasting and private media and thus to preserve a high quality media environment in online services;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to ensure security of supply for Europe’s power generation stock by, in particular, developing an industrial policy which promotes long- term investment in the means of electricity production in the EU; calls, in this respect, on the Commission to consider establishing a complementary market mechanism to more effectively ensure a balance between electricity supply and demand, based on a requirement for European producers to have production capacities corresponding to their client portfolios;
Amendment 139 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a revision of the CHP Directive to promote CHP, micro-CHP and district heating/cooling by encouraging Member States to set up a stable and favourable regulatory framework by considering priority access to the electricity grid for CHP and by promoting use of CHP, micro- CHP and district heating in buildings and sustainable funding for CHP, e.g. by making CHP a selection criterion for urban and rural development projects financed by the Structural Funds or by encouraging Member States to introduce incentives;
Amendment 146 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on Member States likewise to promote the use of CHP by supporting the establishment and refurbishment of district heating systems rather than supporting CHP generation as such;
Amendment 163 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. URecalls the decisive role which energy efficiency can play in the development of urban and rural areas; underlines the need to support initiatives which focus on the local and regional level to lower energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions such as the Covenant of Mayors and the Smart Cities initiative;
Amendment 425 #
Amendment 426 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
Paragraph 40 a (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
40a. Calls on the Commission to take an active interest in the problem of energy poverty, which is constantly growing in the EU; welcomes the fact that the Energy Council is to consider this point on 2 December 2010 on the basis of a report; wishes the European Parliament to be informed of the action to be taken as a result;
Amendment 427 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
Paragraph 40 b (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
40b. Calls on Member States to respect the implementation of the Internal Market Package, which in particular establishes the concept of ‘vulnerable consumers’, and to adopt appropriate measures, by means of national action plans for energy or targeted social measures; calls for all Member States to adopt effective policies to reduce energy poverty by identifying the causes and symptoms of this phenomenon in order to provide consumers with lasting solutions;
Amendment 428 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
Paragraph 40 c (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
40c. Calls on the Commission to submit an assessment of the best practices in terms of the supply of new technologies – such as the development of smart metering – in order to encourage better control over energy consumption and a reduction in energy costs;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks the Commission also to consider carefully the introduction of an energy- climate tax to be levied at EU borders equal to the additional production costs generated by its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions or on the basis of the overall carbon footprint of products effectively assimilated with transport pollution;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recommends that the proceeds be divided equally between a fund for developing countries and European research and development in areas such as measures to combat global warming;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas maintaining global leadership of European industry is only possible through new technologies/processes/solutions, R&D, a sophisticatedan EU strategy to promote, harness and attract: · strong human resources and human capital with a strong creative potential, · new technologies/processes/solutions which generate value, · R&D geared to the needs of sustainable development, · an efficient supply- chain, better efficiency, strong human resources, good for the production of high-quality goods and services, · more efficiently organised production and management systems, · and efficient logistics and high-quality infrastructure, is the only means of maintaining the global leadership of European industry, as cost- cutting is not the way forward for industry in Europe,
Amendment 29 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is possible to achieve industrial progress through smart, long- term, balanced regulation and market stimulation, and global trends towards clean and sustainable forms of production, distribution, and; whereas consuEuropean industry, its competion could be smartly exploited to the benefit of European industry, its competitiveness and global leadershiptiveness and global leadership partly depend on making products that meet consumer needs and expectations and being able accurately to predict developments in this area,
Amendment 34 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a general policy of support for investment in industry and services should be the EU’s macro-economic priority, particularly at a time of crisis, such as now, when investment (in particular in capacity as opposed to productivity) is the first type of expenditure to be cut; whereas the Member States, the EU and regional and local authorities should set themselves public investment targets (i.e. what proportion of total public spending should be taken up by investment), including in austerity plans,
Amendment 41 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, despite the performance of some Member States, the EU has lost market share; whereas the EU’s presence in the high-technology sector is not what it should be, in particular as regards NICTs (13% of added value in the United States, as against 5% in the EU); whereas productivity is slowing down in the EU’s manufacturing industry,
Amendment 45 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the manufacturing industry is the main source of productivity gains, both within the industry itself and in the other economic sectors, and whereas industrial innovation is one of the main catalysts for the development of new services and, thereby, for long-term growth, particularly in view of EU demographic trends,
Amendment 77 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that, in connection with the changes to the EU Treaties that are currently being considered, employment is placed on the same footing as combating inflation among the European Central Bank’s objectives;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a new, sustainable industrial policy can achieve success only via an integrated, cross-sectoral approach underpinned by horizontal and sectoral initiatives and measures at European, national and, regional and local level;
Amendment 105 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the new, integrated approach calls for extremely effective collaboration within the Commission, and, to this end, calls on the Commission to set up a permanent industrial policy task force to this endresponsible for providing early warnings, monitoring events and making proposals and endowed with a budget that is in keeping with its role;
Amendment 115 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a new, sustainable industrial policy can only be effective if it is pursued in close coordination with the policies of the Member States, and therefore calls on the Commission to take in 2011 the initiatives that are possible under the Lisbon Treaty (Article 173(2)), in the form of guidelines, indicators, and monitoring possibilities and evaluation procedurof Member States’ industrial policies;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is convinced that the success of a new, sustainable industrial policy depends on the involvement of all stakeholders, particularly the social partners and regional and local authorities within the Committee of the Regions; notes that the Commission is required to embed a clear partnership principle in all areas and measures, part of which consists in joint monitoring and evaluation of anticipated measures, including assessment of strategies/measures/programmes;
Amendment 126 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Funding 7a. Calls for ambitious funding for industrial policy and for infrastructure facilities (in particular research and energy, telecommunications and transport (TEN) infrastructure) – the ‘public utilities’ that make up the corporate environment; considers it essential, to this end, for EU bonds (Eurobonds or project bond) to be issued with a view to enabling the Union to fund innovation, infrastructure and reindustrialisation;
Amendment 131 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Stresses that innovation is the main driving force behind industrial policy and growth, and that all initiatives in support of innovation
Amendment 132 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 1
Paragraph 8 – indent 1
· must be based on a comprehensive definition of innovation which embraces products, services, processes, organisation, quality and, management, dissemination and protection,
Amendment 162 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers Joint Technology Initiatives (such as Clean Sky) to be an extremely useful means of marshalling funding from States, the EU and the private sector for innovative projects with a strong knock-on effect; calls for funding to continue to be provided for existing projects, so that they may be completed, and considers it essential for new projects to be developed in promising sectors (such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, space, renewable energy, new means of transport and new materials);
Amendment 188 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative and environmental products, and calls for similar target setting in the EU and for support to be given to start-ups, innovative SMEs/SMIs and medium-sized companies that do not form part of large groups;
Amendment 211 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
14. Stresses that the availability of raw materials is of central importance to European industry’s development possibilities, and therefore calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive raw materials strategy in 2010, which should includewarns that, without certain key raw materials, no future development would be possible in most strategic industries in Europe (nuclear, space, aeronautics, medicine, IT, new materials, military matériel, etc.); therefore calls on the Commission to present a common strategy in 2010 to defend the EU’s interests with regard to security of supply of raw materials in the wider context of trade agreements (FTAs, EPAs, etc.); considers that this strategy should put an end to the restrictions imposed on exports by certain States and allow adequate provision of raw materials through fair trade agreements and strategic partnerships; observes that the strategy should include measures to counter the growing oligopalisation of extraction of, and trade in, raw materials; calls for this common strategy also to include encouragement by the Commission for the establishment of national stocks of strategic mineral resources, development of priority partnerships between Member States and major producers of strategic raw materials such as China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Brazil, South Africa, Canada, Australia and the USA; calls on the Commission also to draw up an overall strategy comprising the following points:
Amendment 233 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
- optimal utilisation of raw materials available in the EU, calling among other things for the rapid introduction of a European geo-information system and a common database that gives an overview of the raw materials available in the EU,
Amendment 236 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Amendment 253 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 5
Paragraph 14 – indent 5
Amendment 345 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for a stronger, coordinated EU policy on lead markets, such as the environmental industries (some 3.5 million employees, EUR 300 billion turnover, up to 50% of the global market); stresses that many ‘traditional’ marketindustrial sectors – steel, automobiles and shipbuilding, for example – have a strong capacity for innovation and/or offer comparative advantages, of which full use should be made; for these purposes, product-specific legislation such as the eco-design directive should be developed further, and industry -stimulating initiatives such as the ‘green car initiative’ put in place;
Amendment 353 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for efforts to be stepped up with a view to creating without delay a Community patent in order to improve the framework conditions for industrial property rights, implementing a reform of standardisation methods and bring, by-passing sterile linguistic disputes; considers that the Community patent will make it possible to improve the framework conditions for, and costs of procedures for the protection of, industrial property rights, particularly for SMEs/SMIs and median enterprises, implementing a reform of standardisation methods while drawing attention to the comparative advantages of complying with high social and environmental standards; considers that it will also make it possible to bring about international standardisation in order to safeguard technological leadership and improve the information provided to consumers and consumer safety;
Amendment 375 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to be thoroughly assessed and reformed so as to accelerate access to it, and for its budget to be increased in the next Financial Perspective; suggests moreover that a European Environmental Adjustment Fund be set up;
Amendment 376 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Acknowledges that there are regional differences in industrial development, principally where there have been deindustrialisation processes in the new Member States, and calls for these too to be incorporated in the new sustainable industry policy and the allocation of resources from the Structural Funds in order to strengthen territorial cohesion;
Amendment 379 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – introductory part
Paragraph 22 – introductory part
22. Stresses the great importance of SMEs in the industrial landscape and in preserving economic and creative vitality and a high level of growth, and calls on the Commission:
Amendment 386 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2
Paragraph 22 – indent 2
• to continue working on better access to financing opportunities for SMEs and, in particular, to develop viable venture capital possibilities; to strengthen, in the context of the new architecture of the financial market, short- and long-term financing possibilities for SMEs and their preferred sources of finance;
Amendment 388 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
• to develop the provision of advice to SMEs in the export business, particularly as regards gaining access to markets in non-EU countries, ensuring a long-term presence in those markets and protecting intellectual property and optimising its financial and technological value;
Amendment 397 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Takes the view that the European directive on takeover bids must be revised to give the EU the means to oppose projects that may prove to be detrimental – in industrial, economic and social terms – to social cohesion and the stability of the internal market; takes the view that the Union must be able to oppose takeover bids from firms that are not socially responsible and/or fail to comply with good governance requirements, along with takeover bids envisaged in sectors that the Member States deem to be strategic, in accordance with the European Union’s international undertakings;
Amendment 399 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that sectoral aid policy should noStresses that, while aid policy has to respect the basis of competition policy (in particular measures to combat monly be seen in the context of compopoly rents and abuses of dominant position), it should not be hindered by an overly narrow interpretiation law, but must, in the interests of Europe, be used proactively, transparently and with clear rules to strengthen innovation and the roll-out of new products, and inof the law, which is detrimental to innovation, among other things; takes the view that any aid policy must be used to promote technological innovation, cooperation between firms involved in the same project and the development of activities entailing significant fixed costs, and to foster coordination between a number of economic players in fields such as transport, armaments, energy and health, where the market coannection with industrial restructuring operations; ot provide incentives in the short term; points out that aid policy must also allow industrial restructuring and change with a view to reindustrialisation of the areas concerned;
Amendment 410 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses, as highlighted in many recent studies, that sectoral aid stimulates growth where it is compatible with the preservation of competition in the sectors concerned, and where its provision is coupled with mechanisms to ensure that projects which prove ineffective do not receive further funding; urges that the granting of such aid be systematically made subject to a requirement that the activities supported remain within the EU for at least five years, and at least 10 years in the case of R&D activities;
Amendment 431 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses the need, where this is warranted by the circumstances, to use trade defence instruments against countries that fail to comply with international trade rules or free trade agreements with the EU;
Amendment 433 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24c. considers it essential that the Union equip itself with instruments enabling it to: • pursue a more active anti-dumping policy and counter, inter alia, the export financing practised by some non-EU countries, • levy a ‘carbon’ tax at the Union’s borders in the event of non-compliance with environmental standards, • pursue a genuine exchange rate policy that upholds the EU’s commercial interests, • ensure the application of the concept of ‘fair trade’, which is based on reciprocal compliance with social, environmental and cultural standards, along with standards relating to respect for human rights in the context of international trade;
Amendment 440 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
26. Is convinced that, in parallel with a horizontal approach, industry-specific initiatives can respond to the particular characteristics of individual industries and helpsectoral initiatives must be launched in order further to promote modernise themation and increase theird competitiveness; calls for:
Amendment 467 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 a (new)
• the strengthening of those sectors in which the European Union has been able to secure a global comparative advantage, such as aerospace, chemicals, the automotive industry, food, clothing and textiles and mechanical engineering;
Amendment 470 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 3 b (new)
• the development of new activities such as renewable energies and creative industries – sectors in which the EU is at an advantage, and which have the potential to create large numbers of jobs – to be encouraged;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a
Paragraph -1 a
-1a. Stresses that the new European standardisation model must contribute to European innovation and sustainable development, enhance the Union’s competitiveness, strengthen its place in international trade and benefit the welfare of its citizens;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to integrate the WTO principles (transparency, openness, impartiality, consensus, efficiency, relevance and consistency) in the legal framework of European standardisation; also recalls that respect for intellectual property rights must underlie the future European standardisation policy;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the national standards bodies (NSBs) to provide SMEs with bundles of standards for reduced fees and to facilitate access to them, in particular by provideing online abstracts of standards free of charge;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the need to bring European innovation efforts to bear on global strategies to combat climate change and respond to the challenges of energy, society and the environment must also be reflected in the establishment of new guidelines for standardisation models;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Requests the Commission to place particular emphasis on standards in its Research Framework and Competitiveness and Innovation Framework programmes, and in particular to promote a systematic approach further upstream, between research, design and standardisation;
Amendment 62 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages the Commission, with this in mind, to consider and take the necessary measures to reinforce the influence of European standardisation at world level so as to enhance the competitiveness of its products and services in international trade;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10b. Recommends that a rapid conflict- resolution system be established to resolve certain problems inherent in the standardisation process;
Amendment 89 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Optimal and efficient spectrum use requires continuous monitoring of developments, and up-to-date transparent information on spectrum use throughout the Union. While Commission Decision 2007/344/EC on harmonised availability of information regarding spectrum use within the Community requires Member States to publish information on usage rights, a detailed inventory of existing spectrum use together with an effective review and assessment methodology are necessary in the Union to improve the efficiency of spectrum and radio equipment use, in particular between 300 MHz and 36 GHz. This would help to identify inefficient technologies and usages in both the commercial and public sectors, as well as unused assignments and sharing opportunities, and to evaluate future consumer and business needs.
Amendment 96 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Harmonised standards under Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity are essential to achieve efficient spectrum use and should take account of legally defined sharing conditions. European standards for non-radio electric and electronic equipment and networks should also avoid disturbance to spectrum use. The cumulative impact of the increasing volume and density of wireless devices and applications combined with the diversity of spectrum use challenges current approaches to interference management. These should be examined and reassessed together with receiver characteristics and more sophisticated interference avoidance mechanismmechanisms to avoid any interference or nuisance that might disturb current and future spectrum users.
Amendment 114 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The 800 MHz band is optimalmay be used for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Commission Decision 2010/267/EU of 5 February 2010 setting up the GMES Partners Board1, and on the Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 facilitating the release of the digital dividend in the European Union2, calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 20135. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHzin the UHF band could also be envisaged, depending on actual market demand, social and cultural objectives, experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights. _________ 1 OJ L 35, 6.2.2010, p. 23. 2 OJ L 308, 24.11.2009, p. 24.
Amendment 149 #
Amendment 157 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) This decision applies without prejudice to existing European law or to measures taken at national level, in compliance with EU law, to pursue general interest objectives, in particular relating to content regulation and audio- visual policy and without prejudice to the right of Member States to organise and use their spectrum for public order and public security purposes and defence.
Amendment 174 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
(a) encouraging efficient use of spectrum to best meet the increasing demand for use of frequencies, whilst taking account of its social, cultural and economic implications;
Amendment 212 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point a
Article 3 – point a
(a) make sufficient appropriate spectrum available in a timely manner to support Union policy objectives, and take account of the major general interest objectives of cultural diversity and media pluralism, and the interests of the various spectrum users;
Amendment 260 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that selection conditions and procedures promote investment and efficient use of spectrum, in addition, incentives to make wireless hardware and software equipment more spectrum efficient shall be introduced.
Amendment 312 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, by 17 Januaryune 20135 make the 800 MHz band available for electronic communications services in line with the harmonised technical conditions laid down pursuant to the Decision No 676/2002/EC. In Member States where exceptional national or local circumstances would prevent the availability of the band, the Commission may authorise specific derogations untilthe digital switchover process is already well advanced or has been completed and where the migration of incumbent services can be managed on time, the Commission recommends making the band available by 1 January 20153. In accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC , the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall keep under review the use of the spectrum below 1tween 300 MHz and 6 GHz and assess whether additional spectrum could be freed and made available for new applications.
Amendment 335 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall ensure that the provision of access to broadband content and services using the 790-862 MHz (800MHz) band is encouraged in sparsely populated areas, in particular through coverage obligations; in doing so, they shall examine ways and, where take all necessary, take appropriate measures to ensure that the freeing of the 800 MHz band does not adversely affect programme making and special events (PMSE) users and does not disrupt existing broadcasting services.
Amendment 340 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States, together with the Commission, shall take the technical and regulatory measures needed to avoid interference between electronic communications services in the 800 MHz frequency band for broadcasting services, and PMSE users at below 790 MHz. The Commission shall encourage the Member States to ensure that sufficient financial resources are made available in good time to cover the costs of the migration and the costs linked to the measures to limit interference with broadcasting services.
Amendment 375 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 36 GHz.
Amendment 387 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The inventory referred to in paragraph (1) shall allow, on the basis of clearly defined and transparent criteria and methodologies, the assessment of the technical efficiency of existing spectrum uses and the identification of inefficient technologies and applications, unused or inefficiently used spectrum and spectrum sharing opportunities. It shall take into account future needs for spectrum based on consumers' and operators' demands, and of the possibility to meet such needs.
Amendment 14 #
2009/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the 7th Space Council Resolution of 25 November 2010 invited all European institutional actors to consider as a high priority the use of launchers developed in Europe,
Amendment 18 #
2009/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. To prevent future cost overruns, calls on the Commission to put in place stringent cost containment and risk mitigation policies, including those necessarythrough a dual sourcing approach for critical Work packages of Galileo programme, notably in order to keep launch costs under control; suggests that the Commission make use of independent experts in reviewing and improving the progress and management of the programme;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas citizens will refrain from interacting, expressing their opinions freely and entering into transactions if they do not have sufficient confidence in the legal framework of the new digital space; whereas the guarantee of digital rights is an essential condition for confidence on the part of citizens, and whereas protection of intellectual property and other rights is a condition that must be met if business confidence is to be ensured,
Amendment 22 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Europe's cultural and creative industries not only play an essential role in promoting cultural diversity, pluralism of the media and participative democracy in Europe, but also constitute a major engine of sustainable growth and economic recovery in the European Union,
Amendment 24 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas we have not yet achieved a fully functioning single market for online services in Europe; whereas the free movement of digital services is today severely hindered by fragmented rules at national level,; whereas particular attention must be paid to cultural and language specificities in the debate on the establishment of a single market in the creative content sector;
Amendment 52 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for a comprehensive strategy and action plan enabling Europe to progress towards an open and prosperous digital society– the aims of which would be defined together with Parliament and the Council - enabling Europe to progress towards an open and prosperous digital society, and offering economic, social and cultural opportunities to all EU citizens; proposes that this new framework be called '2015.eu agenda' and be based on the model of the virtuous 2015.eu spiral;
Amendment 57 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for an ambitious digital agenda at European Union level which will not only encourage investment in new networks and platforms, but also provide guarantees of universal openness, accessibility and availability, as well as of security of communication equipment and infrastructure;
Amendment 98 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of maintaining Europe as the mobile continent in the world and ensuring that 75% of mobile subscribers are 3G (or beyond) users by 2015; recalls the necessity to accelerate the harmoniscoordinated deployment of the digital dividend without compromising existing broadcast services;
Amendment 99 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the ‘digital dividend’ is a source of spectrum of great value for economic, social and cultural development; urges the Commission to recognise the value of existing very popular, competitive and economically prosperous platforms, such as digital terrestrial television, and to allow them to develop while at the same time facilitating the development of other technologies;
Amendment 203 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that a comprehensive, participative and inclusive approach to the European Union’s digital agenda is highly dependent on non-discriminatory access to services for all citizens and on the effective interoperability of those services;
Amendment 260 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises the need to develop the free circulation of content and knowledge and to achieve, by 2015, a simple, consumer-friendly legal framework for accessing digital content in Europe, which would give certainty to consumers and ensure robust solutions that are balanced and attractive for users and rights-holders; urges the EU to accelerate the debate on copyright and to establish an EU copyright title under Article 118 ofxplore the possibilities offered by the Treaty for establishing the necessary measures for the Tcreaty on the Functioning of the EU by 2013ion of European intellectual property rights with a view to ensuring harmonised protection of intellectual property throughout the EU;
Amendment 272 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Emphasises also, in the same spirit, the need to provide European citizens with attractive digital goods and services, ensuring the promotion of European works and cultural diversity; draws the Commission's attention, in this connection, to the need to encourage audiovisual media service providers and internet operators to invest in creative content in order to promote the availability of such content on networks; calls on the Commission to support a constructive dialogue between all players on the sector and to consider as a matter of urgency ways of speeding up digitisation and providing online access to the European heritage;
Amendment 275 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to consider, within its legislative work programme, the possibility of allowing Member States to apply a reduced VAT rate to the distribution of online cultural goods;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 5 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas artistic and cultural education is an essential component in the education of children and young people, since it contributes to the development of free will, sensitivity and openness to others; whereas it is a key issue in equal opportunities and a precondition for truly democratising access to culture,
Amendment 6 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas in order to meet the challenge of democratising access to culture, it is necessary to promote artistic awareness at all levels and at all ages, to recognise the importance of group and amateur artistic activities, to promote access to education in the arts and to reaffirm the missions entrusted to conservatories,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas, regrettably, Member States too often feel compelled by economic imperatives to reduce the place given to the arts in overall education policy,
Amendment 34 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 h (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 h (new)
- recognise the importance of group and amateur artistic activities,
Amendment 35 #
2008/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 i (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 i (new)
- reaffirm the missions entrusted to conservatories;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses however that the digital dividend isin addition to economic considerations, radioelectric frequencies are a public resource with a social, cultural and economic value; notes that the digital dividend, the scope of which is currently unknown, is, once the transition has been completed, also an important instrument in audiovisual and media policies, which could effectively promote and protect freedom of expression and media pluralism;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that, in view of national diversities, an initiative at European level must respect the specific situation and the needs of all;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises therefore that frequencies should be assigned in a transparent manner, taking into account all the potential uses for the new spectrum and their benefits to society;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that broadcasters are essential actors in the defence of pluralistic and democratic principles and sincerely hopes that the opportunities relating to the digital dividend should enable public and private broadcasters, which could benefit in principle from lower spectrum fees, to provide programmes serving public service objectives to provide a much larger number of programmes serving general interest objectives – set out in national legislation – such as the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that in the interest of European citizens the digital dividend should be managed as efficiently and effectively as possible in order to avoid interference with the delivery of high quality digital TV programmes to an increasing number of citizens and to protect those citizens from sudden changeovers to new technologieany initiative at national or Community level must take account of long-term prospects. Considers that it is necessary to allocate sufficient frequencies for the broadcasting and/or creation of television or radio channels, while remaining sufficiently flexible to respond to technological developments. Recommends that particular attention be given to maintaining reception quality (avoiding interference between services, etc.), without any supplementary costs to users, and measures to facilitate access to the largest possible number of new audiovisual services capable of bridging the digital divide between social and/or geographic groups.
Amendment 287 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure, in accordance with their national judicial systems, that all persons who consider themselves wronged by failure to apply the principle of equal treatment to them can take legal action to assert their rights.
Amendment 289 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 318 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
Article 14
Member States shall lay down the rules on sanctions applicable to breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are applied. Sanctions may comprise the payment of compensation, which may not be restricted by the fixing of a prior upper limit, and must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 4 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions,
Amendment 36 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a(new)
Recital E a(new)
Ea. whereas, however, respect for pluralism of information and diversity of content is not automatically guaranteed by technological advances, but must come about through an active, consistent and vigilant policy on the part of the national and European public authorities,
Amendment 44 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the primary concern of media businesses may be financial profit, media remains an ideologic cultural and political tool of considerable influence, which should not be treated solely on economic terms,
Amendment 88 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 92 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereasnoting that the public service media have a noticeable market presence only in the audiovisual and non-linear areas and whereas often the public service media of the EU Member States suffers from both inadequate funding and political pressure,
Amendment 99 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. reaffirming that the enduring basis of the European audiovisual model must be the balance between a strong, independent and pluralist public service and a dynamic commercial sector; considering that the continuance of this model is essential for the vitality and quality of creation, the pluralism of the media and respect for and promotion of cultural diversity,
Amendment 104 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas the tasks assigned to public sector broadcasting by each Member State require long-term funding and guaranteed independence, which is far from being the case in all the EU countries,
Amendment 110 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas in certain markets the public service media is a domay play a pre-eminaent playerrole in terms of both quality and market sharaudience,
Amendment 113 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the public service media needs a certain stable market share to, however, although audience research is a way in which the public service media can fulfil itstheir mission, market share should notit should under no circumstances be considered an end in itselfpurpose,
Amendment 114 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. stresses that universal public access to high-quality, diverse content becomes even more crucial in this context of technological changes and increased concentration and in an ever more competitive and globalised environment; considers that public audiovisual services are essential for democratic opinion- forming, to enable people to familiarise themselves with cultural diversity and to guarantee pluralism; also considers that these services must be able to use the new broadcasting platforms to carry out the task they are given, to reach out to all the groups that make up society, whatever means of access are used,
Amendment 126 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 218 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends that the regulations governing state aid are devised and implemented in a way allowing the public service media to fulfil their function in a dynamic environment, while avoiding unfair competition leading to impoverishment of the media landscapeand tasks dynamically, transparently and legally, in a constantly changing environment;