30 Amendments of Jan OLBRYCHT related to 2011/0275(COD)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 j (new)
Recital 5 j (new)
(5j) In order to increase flexibility and reduce administrative burden by allowing joint implementation, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund investment priorities under the corresponding thematic objectives should be aligned.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
1. The specific additional allocation for the outermost regions shall not be subject to Article 4 and be used to offset the additional costs, linked to the chandicapracteristics and constraints referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, incurred in the outermost regions in supporting: (a) the thematic objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]; (b) freight transport services and start-up aid for transport services; (c) operations linked to storage constraints, the excessive size and maintenance of production tools, and lack of human capital in the local market. At least 50% of the specific additional allocation shall be allocated to actions contributing to the diversification and modernisation of the economies of the outermost regions, with a particular focus on the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 2 and 3 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]. 2. The specific additional allocation may also be used to help finance operating aid and expenditure covering public service obligations and contracts in the outermost regions. 3. The amount to which the rate of co- financing applies shall be proportionate to the additional costs referred to in paragraph 1 incurred by the beneficiary in the case of operating aid and expenditure covering public service obligations and contracts only, and may cover the total eligible costs in the case of expenditure for investment. 4. Financing under this Article shall not be used to support: (a) operations involving products falling within Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; (b) aids to transport of persons authorised under Article 107(2)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; (c) tax exemptions and exemption of social charges. 4a. By derogation from Article 3(1), points (a), (aa) and (b), the ERDF may support productive investments in enterprises in the outermost regions, irrespectively of their size. 4 b. The ERDF part of the special allocation for the outermost region of Mayotte shall not be subject to Article 4 of this Regulation, and at least 50% shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [... ]/2013 [CPR].
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Research, Innovation
Annex – Research, Innovation
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Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Energy and Climate change
Annex – Energy and Climate change
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Social infrastructure
Annex – Social infrastructure
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Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Urban Development
Annex – Urban Development
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 176 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is intended to help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union. The ERDF thereforerefore, in accordance with that article and Article 174, second and third paragraphs, of TFEU, the ERDF is to contributes to reducing the gapdisparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the extent to whichbackwardness of the least favoured regions, including rural and urban areas, declining industrial regions, areas withamong which particular attention should be paid to regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural andor demographic handicaps, such as islands, mountainous areas, sparsely populated areas and border regions, are lagging behindthe northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross- border and mountain regions.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Specific provisions concerning the type of activities which may be supported by the ERDF underin order to contribute to the investment priorities within the thematic objectives defined in Regulation (EU) No […...]/20123 [CPR] should be laid down. At the same time, expenditure outside the scope of the ERDF should be defined and clarified, including as regardsinvestments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in installations falling underfrom the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to avoid excessive financing, these investments should not be eligible for support from the ERDF as they already benefit financially from the application of Directive 2003/87/EC. This exclusion should not restrict the possibility to use the ERDF to support activities not covered by Annex I of Directive 2003/87/EC even if implemented by the same economic operators, such as energy efficiency investments in the district heating networks, smart energy distribution, storage and transmission systems, measures aimed at reducing air pollution, even if one of their indirect effects is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions or if they are listed in the national plan referred to in Article 10c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) It is important to ensure that, in promoting investments in risk management investments, specific risks at regional, cross border and transnational level should be taken into account.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF under the investment for growth and jobs goal should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigationinformation and communication technologies (ICT), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and promoting a low carbon economy. This concentration should be attained at national level allowing for flexibility at the level of operational programmes and in different categories of regions and should be adjusted, if appropriate, to take into account Cohesion Fund resources allocated to supporting the investment priorities referred to in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2013 [CF]. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region, the contribution of Cohesion Fund resources if applicable, as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period, regions designated with the phasing-out status in the 2007- 2013 period and certain NUTS 2 level regions consisting solely of island Member States or of islands.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No […]/2013 [CPR], in order to optimise the added value from investments funded wholly or in part through the Union budget in the field of research and innovation, synergies will be sought in particular between the operation of the ERDF and Horizon 2020 whilst respecting their distinct objectives.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 d (new)
Recital 5 d (new)
(5d) In order to promote sustainable regional or local mobility or to reduce air and noise pollution, it is necessary to promote healthy, sustainable and safe modes of transport. Investments in airport infrastructure supported by the ERDF should promote environmentally sustainable air transport inter alia when enhancing regional mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure, including through multimodal nodes.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 e (new)
Recital 5 e (new)
(5e) In order to promote the achievement of the energy and climate targets set by the Union as part of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the ERDF should support investments to promote energy efficiency and security of supply in Member States through, inter alia, the development of smart energy distribution, storage and transmission systems, including through the integration of distributed generation from renewable sources. Member States should be able to invest in energy infrastructures that are consistent with their chosen energy mix in order to meet their security of supply requirements and consistent with their targets under the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 i (new)
Recital 5 i (new)
(5i) It is necessary to specify what additionally can be supported by the ERDF under the European territorial cooperation goal.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Specific attention should be paid to the outermost regions, namely byadopting measures under Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union extending, on an exceptional basis, the scope of the ERDF to the financing of operating aid linked to the offsetting of the additional costs resulting from their specific economic and social situation, which is compounded by the handicaps resulting from the factors referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, namely their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate and their economic dependence on a few products, the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development. In order to support the development of existing and new economic activities, at least 50% of the specific additional allocation should be allocated to actions contributing to the diversification and modernisation of the economies of the outermost regionsOperating aid granted by Member States in this context is exempt from the notification obligation laid down in Article 108(3) TFEU, if, at the time it is granted, it fulfils the conditions laid down by a Regulation declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 TFEU adopted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 994/98.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to define procedures for the selection and implementation of innovative actionsupplement this Regulation with certain non-essential elements, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the content and scope set out in Article 9detailed rules for the criteria for the selection and management of innovative actions. The Commission should also be empowered to amend the Annex to this Regulation, in order to make adjustments, where justified, to ensure the effective assessment of progress in programme implementation. 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 to the Council.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – heading and title – paragraph 1
Article 3 – heading and title – paragraph 1
Article 3 Article 3 Scope of support from the ERDF 1. The ERDF shall support the following activities in order to contribute to the investment priorities set out in Article 5: (a) productive investment, which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, through direct aid to investment in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); (aa) productive investment, irrespective of the size of the enterprise, contributing to the investment priorities set out in Article 5.1 and 5.4, and, if it involves cooperation between large enterprises and SMEs, 5.2; (b) investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of energy, environment, transport, and information and communication technologies (ICT); (c) investments in business, social, health, research, innovation and educational infrastructure; (d) investment in the development of endogenous potential by supporting regional and local development and research and innovation. These measures shall include: (i) fixed investment in equipment and small-scale infrastructure; (ii) support for and services to enterprises, in particular SMEs; (iii)through fixed investment in equipment and small-scale infrastructure; including small-scale cultural and sustainable tourism infrastructure, services to enterprises, support to public research and innovation bodies and investment in technology and applied research in enterprises; (ive) networking, cooperation and exchange of experience between regions, towns, and relevant social, economic and environmental actors; (e) technical assistance. In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICTcompetent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society referred to in Article 5 of the CPR, studies, preparatory actions and capacity building.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF shall not support: (a) the decommissioning and the construction of nuclear power stations; (b) investment to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in installationfrom activities falling under Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC; (c) the manufacturing, processing and marketing of tobacco and tobacco products; (d) undertakings in difficulties as defined under Union State aid rules. ; (da) investment in airport infrastructure unless related to environmental protection or accompanied by investments necessary to mitigate or reduce its negative environmental impact.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 6
Article 5 – point 6
(6) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency: (a) addressing the significant needs for through: (a) investmenting in the waste sector to meet the requirements of the Union's environmental acquis; (b) and to addressing the significant needs for investment needs, identified by Member States, for investment going beyond those requirements; (b) investing in the water sector to meet the requirements of the Union's environmental acquis; (c) and to address needs, identified by Member States, for investment going beyond those requirements; (c) conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage; (d) protecting and restoring biodiversity, soil protection and restoration and promoting ecosystem services including NATURA 2000 and green infrastructures; (e) action to improve the urban environment, including regeneration of brownfield sites and reduction of air pollutionrevitalisation of cities, regeneration and decontamination of brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduction of air pollution and promotion of noise-reduction measures; (ea) promoting innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste sector, water sector, soil protection or to reduce air pollution; (eb) supporting industrial transition towards a resource-efficient economy, promoting green growth, eco-innovation and environmental performance management in the public and private sectors;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 8
Article 5 – point 8
(8) promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility: (a) through: (a) supporting the development of business incubators and investment support for self- employment, micro-enterprises and business creation; (b)(aa) supporting employment friendly growth through the development of endogenous potential as part of a territorial strategy for specific areas, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and enhancement of accessibility to and development of specific natural and cultural resources; (b) supporting local development initiatives and aid for structures providing neighbourhood services to create new jobs, where such actions are outside the scope of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [ESF]; (c) investing in infrastructure for public employment services;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 9
Article 5 – point 9
(9) promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and any discrimination through: (a) investing in health and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, andpromoting social inclusion through improved access to social, cultural and recreational services and the transition from institutional to community- based services; (b) support for physical and, economic and social regeneration of deprived communities in urban and rural communitieareas; (c) support for social enterprises; (ca) investments undertaken in the context of Community-led local development strategies;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 10
Article 5 – point 10
(10) investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning by developing education and training infrastructure;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 11
Article 5 – point 11
(11) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and an efficient public administration by strengthening of institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions in institutional capacity and in the efficiency of public administration supported by the ESF.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Article 9 Article 8 Innovative Actions in the field of Innovative Actions in the field of Sustainable Urban Development Sustainable Urban Development 1. At the initiative of the Commission, the ERDF may support innovative actions in the field of sustainable urban development, subject to a ceiling of 0,2% of the total annual ERDF allocation in accordance with Article 84(7) of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2013 [CPR]. They shall include studies and pilot projects to identify or test new solutions to issues relating to sustainable urban development which are of relevance at Union level. The Commission shall encourage the involvement of relevant partners from the categories referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2013 [CPR] in the preparation and implementation of innovative actions. 2. By derogation to Article 4 aboveof this regulation, innovative actions may support all activities necessary to achieve the thematic objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] and corresponding investment priorities. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 13 concerning procedur, laying down detailed rules concerning the principles for the selection and implementationmanagement of innovative actions to be supported.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. The ERDF part of the special allocation for the outermost region of Mayotte shall not be subject to Article 4 of this Regulation, and at least 50% shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [... ]/2013 [CPR].
Amendment 788 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated actsdelegation of power referred to in Article 9(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from 1 January 2014 period of three years from1. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the three year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended until the review of this Regulation, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than 3 months before the end of that period. __________________ 1 OJ: Please insert date of entry info force of this regulation.
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 9(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision tof revokecation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 9(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of twohree months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by twohree months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.