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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Creative Europe Programme PDF (774 KB) DOC (1 MB)
Amendments (67)
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time ensuring at Union level that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry exist. In this respect, the Union, where necessary, supports and supplements Member States' actions to respect cultural and linguistic diversity, safeguard and promote European cultural heritage, and strengthen the ecompetitivenessnomic capacity of the European cultural and creative sectors and facilitate adaptation to industrial changes, in particular through vocational training, in particular through vocational training, while taking due account of the intrinsic value of culture.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Safeguarding and promoting tangible and intangible cultural heritage should be an integral part of the Union's tasks, within the meaning of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the 1972 UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, encompassing monuments, sites, historic ensembles, museums, landscapes and film archives, whereby contemporary artistic projects can be carried out as a valorisation of the places concerned, promoting creation while giving a sense of appropriation by the peoples of the history of the place or object in question.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) It emerges from these monitoring, evaluation and public consultation exercises that the Culture, MEDIA and MEDIA Mundus programmes play a very important role in protecting and promoting Europe's cultural and linguistic diversity and that they are relevant for the needs of the cultural and creative sectors, but also that the objectives of any new programme should be realigned to the goals of Europe 2020. It also appears from these evaluations and consultations, as well as from various independent studies, in particular the study on the entrepreneurial dimension of cultural and creative industries, that the cultural and creative sectors are facing common challenges, namely a highly fragmented market context, the impact of the digital shift and globalisation, difficulties in accessing finance and a shcontribute to, and play a role in, broader European developments: those sectors are an important employer in their own right and there is a clear link between investment in culture and economic development, hence the importagnce of comparable data, which all require action at Unioreinforcing cultural policies at regional, national and European level.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The cultural and creative sectors are facing common challenges, namely highly diversified fields of activity, multilingual environments and fragmented markets, the context of globalisation and the digital shift, as well as a recurrent shortage of comparable data, which can be tackled by actions at Union level.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The European cultural and creative sectors arelandscape is not homogeneous in its functioning and its economic impact. It is inherently fragmented also along national and linguistic lines. On the one hand, fragmentthis situation results in a culturally diverse and highly independent cultural landscapefield, providing a voice for the different cultural traditions forming the diversity of our European heritageand experiments and making a common cultural area for the peoples of Europe a reality. On the other hand, fragmentation lmeads to limited and sub-optimalns a series of obstacles impeding the smooth transnational circulation of cultural and creative works, and operatohampering cultural players within and outside the Union, which can lead to geographical imbalances and - subsequently - to a limited choice for the consumerin the area of access to cultural goods.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The digital shift is having a massive impact on how cultural and creative goods and services are made, disseminated, accessed, consumed and monetised. These changes offer greatwide opportunities for the European cultural and creative sectors. Lower distribution costs, new distribution channels and new opportunities for niche products can facilitate access and increase circulation of cultural and artistic works worldwide. In order to seizfully use these opportunities and adapt to the context of the digital shift and globalisation, the cultural and creative sectors need to develop newtheir management and digital skills and therefore require even greater access to finance, in order to upgrade equipment, develop new production and distribution methods and adapt theirdevelop their own fair and creative business models.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) One of the greatest challenges of the cultural and creative sectors, especially small operators including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, is their difficulty they face in accessing the funds they need to finance their activities, grow, maintain their competitiveness or internationalise their action. While this is a common challenge for SMEs in general, the situation is significantly more difficult in the cultural and creative sectors due to the intangible nature of many of their assets, the prototype profile of their activities, the lack of investment-readiness of the operators in the sectors as well as the insufficient investor-readiness ofand their intrinsic need to take risks and experiment in order to innovate. This risk-taking by operators needs to be understood and supported also by financial institutions.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Participation in the programme will be open to the Member States, acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar agreements; to EFTA countries which are parties to the EEA Agreement and to countries of the European neighbourhood area in accordance with the procedures defined with those countries following the framework agreements providing for their participation in European Union programmes. The participation of the Swiss Confederation is subject to specific arrangements with that country.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out within in the fFramework of the Programme, complementarity to Member State activities and compliance with Article 167 (4) of the Treaty and other Union activities, in particular in the field of education, training, research and innovation, industrial and cohesion policy, social and health policies, tourism and external relations.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) With regard to the implementation of the Programme, the intrinsic value of culture and the specific nature of the cultural and creative sectors should be taken into account, and particular care should be taken to ensure that admi, especially with regard to the role played by not-for- profit organistrativeons and financial procedures are simplifiedtheir projects, should be taken into account.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Given the transnational and international character of proposed actions, the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States alone. For reasons of scale and the expected effects of those actions, transnational results can be better achieved by action at Union level. The Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to support the achieving of the objectives, i.e. to safeguard and promote European cultural and linguistic diversity and its common cultural elements and cultural heritage, improve the external visibility of the Union, and strengthen the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors in the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020,
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
1. ‘'cultural and creative sectors’' means all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values and/or artistic and creative expressions, whether these activities are market or non-market oriented and whatever the type of structure that carries them out. These activities include the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education, management or regulation. The cultural and creative sectors include in particular architecture, archives, museums and libraries, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including documentaries, fiction films, children's and animated films and television, video games and multimedia), cultural heritage, design, festivals, music, literature, performing arts, publishing, radio and visual arts;
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the transnational character of its activities and their impact, which withe cultural and creative actions and activities supported by the Framework Programme and their impact on European citizens of different countries, and their knowledge of cultures other than their own. This shall complement national, international and other Union programmes and policies;
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the economies of scale and critical mass which Union support fosters creating a leverage effect for additional fundpromotion of the intercultural dialogue which not only assesses the European cultural diversity but also forms a true cultural forum shared by European citizens;
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) transnational cooperation between cultural and creative operators, stimulating more comprehensive, rapid and effective responses to global challenges and, i.e. creating long-term systemic effects on the sectorsdevelopments for the whole sector in terms of new economic models and development;
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ensuring a more level playing field in the European cultural and creative sectors by taking account of low production capacity countries and/or countries or regions with a restricted geographical and linguistic areathat participating countries or regions with a restricted geographical and linguistic area, or with a lower capacity for dissemination and/or production, enjoy the possibility of securing a more level playing field in the European cultural and creative sectors.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) actions enabling the European cultural and creative sectors to promote intercultural dialogue, increase mutual awareness amongst Europe's cultures and develop its political, cultural, social and economic potential, which constitutes genuine added value in the task of making European citizenship a reality.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. To be effective, the Programme shall take account of the specific nature of the different sectors, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches within independent programmes. To this end, the Programme shall establish a coherent support structure for the different cultural and creative sectors consisting of a grants system complemented by a financial instrument, as defined in Article 7.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point a
Article 4 – point a
(a) to foster the safeguarding and promotion ofcomplement and if necessary to supplement the Member States in their action in safeguarding the cultural heritage of European significance, improving the citizens' knowledge of their cultures and history, and promoting European cultural and linguistic diversity;
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point b
Article 4 – point b
(b) to strengthenenhance the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors with a view to promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, strengthening their capacity to adapt to industrial and economic changes, with a view to promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, while ensuring the provision of duly adapted support to non-commercial cultural exchanges.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point b
Article 5 – point b
(b) to promote the mobility of cultural and creative operators, in particular artists, enhance the transnational circulation of cultural and creative works and operators and reachreach wider and new audiences in Europe and beyond;
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. The Commission shall establish a Facility targeting the cultural and creative sectors and operated within the context of a Union debt instrument for sm, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex I, a Guarantee Facility targeting the cultural and creative sectors. It shall be open to culturall and medium-sized enterprises. This facility shall have the following prioritiescreative SMEs and organisations established in a Member State, provided that:
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 (new)
This Guarantee Facility shall be established as an experimental project and shall be complementary to the allocation of financing through the Framework Programme grant;
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 a (new)
The Guarantee Facility shall enable the cultural and creative sectors at large to grow, and in particular to provide sufficient leverage for actions and new opportunities;
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording – indent 1 b (new)
The Commission shall provide a set of clear and precise parameters to the European Investment Fund, such as to enable suitable banks and financial intermediaries to be chosen to act in favour of culture and cultural and creative experiments, and to ensure that a balanced credit envelope in terms of sectors and size of supported SMEs is taken care of, in all Member States.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) It shall facilitate access to finance for small- and medium-sized enterprises and organisations in the European cultural and creative sectors;, thereby obligating the Commission to ensure, in its formal agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF), that banks or financial intermediaries cannot demand further guarantees in the form of personal guarantees or the alienation of any property rights such as distribution or production rights.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point d
Article 8 – point d
(d) testing of new and cross-sectoral business approaches to funding the creation, distributiong, and monetising creationcommunication of cultural and creative works;
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point e
Article 8 – point e
(e) the organisation of conferences, seminars and policy dialogue including in the field of cultural and mediaon cultural, media and digital literacy;
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – introductory wording
Article 8 – point f – introductory wording
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – indent 1
Article 8 – point f – indent 1
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – indent 2
Article 8 – point f – indent 2
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – indent 3
Article 8 – point f – indent 3
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – indent 4
Article 8 – point f – indent 4
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – indent 5
Article 8 – point f – indent 5
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new) – title
Article 8 a (new) – title
Article 8 a Creative Europe Desks
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 (new)
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 (new)
1. The Commission shall organise the setting-up of Creative Europe Desks, considering this to be an experimental measure aimed at developing a better link between the two programmes and including the cross-sectoral strand. Nevertheless, the present structure of Culture Contact Points and MEDIA Desks shall be maintained in their tasks, while the cooperation between them shall be reinforced in order to build up an efficient network.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Creative Europe Desks shall support the national members of the Culture Contact Points and MEDIA Desks for the purposes of carrying out the following tasks:
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 (new)
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 (new)
– promoting the Creative Europe Programme at national level;
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 a (new)
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 a (new)
– assisting the cultural and creative sectors (Cultural Contact Points) and the audiovisual sector (MEDIA Desks) as regards the Creative Europe Programme and providing information on the various types of aid available under Union policy;
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 b (new)
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 b (new)
– stimulating cross-border cooperation between professionals, institutions platforms and networks in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 c (new)
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 c (new)
– supporting the Commission by providing assistance regarding the cultural and creative sectors in the Member States, for example through the provision of data on those sectors;
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 d (new)
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 d (new)
– supporting the Commission in ensuring proper communication and dissemination of the results and impacts of the Programme;
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 e (new)
Article 8 a (new) – paragraph 1 a – indent 1 e (new)
– developing closer cooperation between themselves in order to build an effective European network for the provision of services to the cultural and creative sectors, including in the audiovisual field.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) supporting actions providing cultural and creative operators with skills and know-how, encouraging the adaption to digital technologies, including testing new approaches to audience building andwith a view to strengthening the whole sector, and promoting intercultural dialogue and social cohesion. This includes testing new approaches to audience development and testing of entrepreneurial and fair cultural and creative business models;
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) supporting actions enabling creative and cultural operators to cooperate internationalise their careers in Europe and beyondly, on the basis of long-term strategies;
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) providing support to strengthen European operators and international cultural networks in order to facilitate access to professional opportunities. cultural and creative operators, in particular organisations and European networks, so that they may develop their field of activities and experimentation, while ensuring their contribution to the debate about policy development at European level.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
2. The priorities in the field of promotingmobility and transnational circulation shall be the following:
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) supporting the circulation of European literary works, or of works related to arts, crafts and culture;
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point a
Article 10 – point a
(a) annual and pluri-annual cooperation measuresprojects, bringing together cultural and creative operators from different countries to undertake sectoral or cross-sectoral activitie, with a view to: – developing activities to stimulate intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding; – improving access to culture and the arts for as many citizens as possible, this being a means to combat social exclusion. This support measure shall be targeted at not-for-profit projects;
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c
Article 10 – point c
(c) activities by organisations providing a promotional European platforms for the developmentpromotion of emerging talents and stimulating the circulation of artists and works, with a systemic and large scalefostering the mobility of artists and their works throughout Europe and beyond, with the potential to influence broadly the whole sector, and to provide for lasting effect;s:
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – indent 1 (new)
Article 10 – point c – indent 1 (new)
– facilitating mobility schemes for artists working in diverse countries, and informing and assisting artists and cultural workers in practical matters such as visas and social security schemes;
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – indent 1 a (new)
Article 10 – point c – indent 1 a (new)
– facilitating access to peer training and the development of skills in workshops and informal meetings;
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point d
Article 10 – point d
(d) support for literary translation, and works related to arts, crafts and culture;
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point a a (new)
Article 12 – point a a (new)
(aa) the subtitling, surtitling, dubbing and audio-description of audiovisual works;
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point j a (new)
Article 12 – point j a (new)
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) relevant EU policies, in particular those in the fields of education, training, youth, citizenship, employment, health, research and innovation, enterprise, external relations, tourism, justice and development;
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. The Commission shall ensure regular monitoring and external evaluation of the Creative Europe Programme against the following performance indicators set out below. Particular attention shall be given to the Guarantee Facility. As an experimental project, the whole process of establishment, functioning and results shall be monitored and evaluated on an annual basis, following the different constitution phases: the conclusion of an agreement between the Commission and the EIF, a call for tenders within the Member States, the establishment of a form of agreement between the EIF and the chosen banks/financial intermediaries, the training of staff, the despatch of a communication on the tool itself to the operators, and the production of an impact assessment and progress report with a view to reflecting the situation in the next programme period. It has to be taken into account that the achievement of performance results of the entire Framework Programme depends on the complementary impact of other activities at European and national level affecting the cultural and creative sectors:
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory wording – point i (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory wording – point i (new)
(i) multiplier effects on, and external benefits with respect to, social well-being and human capital development (e.g. the number of people that accessed cultural/creative activity for the first time, improved self-esteem and sense of belonging);
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory wording – point i a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory wording – point i a (new)
(ia) the cultural and creative sectors' contribution to job creation and growth (direct effects);
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory wording – point i b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory wording – point i b (new)
(ib) the cultural and creative sectors' contribution to jobs and growth as regards related suppliers of products and services (indirect effects).
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
– number and quality of applications handled in Culture Contact Points and MEDIA Desks;
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 4 – indent 1 b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 4 – indent 1 b (new)
– quality of the service provided by the Culture Contact Points and MEDIA Desks to the coordinators of potential projects, to be evaluated by an independent and external expert office.
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) In addition to the regular monitoring the Commission shall establish an external evaluation report no later than end-2017 in order to assess the effectiveness in achieving the objectives and the efficiency of the Programme and its European added value in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the Programme. The evaluation shall address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence,The Commission shall ensure that the Framework Programme is evaluated regularly, externally and independently. In order to assess the effectiveness in achieving the objectives and the efficiency of the Framework Programme, the evaluation shall address the possibility of its being simplified, its internal and external coherence, the development of a network of Cultural Contact Points and MEDIA Desks as well as the possibility of creating efficient Creative Europe Desks, and the continued relevance of allits objectives, a. As well as the contributionconsidering the indicators referred to in paragraph 1, the evaluation shall include an assessment of othe measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It shall take into account er relevant factors, such as the difference between the average interest rate for loans provided under the Guarantee Facility and the average interest rate for loans generally provided to SMEs under normal market conditions. Evaluation results on the long-term impact of Decision No 1855/2006/EC, Decision No 1718/2006/EC and Decision No 1041/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council shall also be taken into account. The Commission shall present a mid-term evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2017.
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
2. The StrandsFramework Programme, with the exception of the measures listed in Article 7, shall be open to the participation of the Member States, and the following countries provided that the conditions are met, including those contained with, for the MEDIA programme, those laid down in Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services for the MEDIA strand, and(Audiovisual Media Services Directive), and provided that additional appropriations are paid:
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Annual work programmes 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17b laying down annual work programmes. 2. The annual work programmes shall specify, in particular, the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and the total amount of the financing plan. 3. The annual work programmes shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each section and an indicative implementation timetable. For grants, they shall include the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing. 4. For the Guarantee Facility, the annual work programme shall include the eligibility and selection criteria for financial intermediaries, the exclusion criteria related to the content of projects submitted to the participating financial intermediaries, the annual allocation to the EIF and the eligibility, selection and award criteria for capacity-building providers.