7 Amendments of Teresa RIERA MADURELL related to 2013/0164(COD)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order to attain maximum efficiency and amplify its impact, the Copernicus programme should exploit and benefit from the space capacities of the Member States and the capacities of existing commercial initiatives in Europe.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The implementation of the Copernicus programme should meet the highest standards of transparency and efficiency. It is vital that public procurement principles be applied. In order to gain the maximum benefit from public investment and guarantee a competitive space industry, the operation of services linked to Copernicus should be open to competition and comply with European public procurement principles. Similarly, fair competition along the supply chain should be ensured, paying particular attention to the participation of SMEs and above all avoiding any abuse of dominant positions or reliance on a single supplier. To this end, high levels of subcontracting by the tenderers should be guaranteed.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) laying the foundations for the development of a competitive space and services industry across the Union.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a. There shall be no priority among these services. Services shall be operated in accordance with the subsidiarity and proportionality principles, fully respecting existing national mandates. Therefore, they shall be decentralised, feasible and cost-effective and, where appropriate, they shall integrate, at European level, existing space, in-situ and reference data and capacities in Member States to avoid duplication.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. These Union bodies shall open to competition the activities delegated to them in accordance with the principles of public procurement.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Only EU bodies or international organizations may be selected as service operators.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a Procurement 1. The Commission shall ensure maximum fairness, competition and transparency in the procurement process and shall duly inform the Copernicus Committee on the outcome of the process. 2. Tenderers shall subcontract a share of the contract by competitive tendering at the appropriate levels of sub-contracting in particular to SMEs, non Large System Integrators and new entrants: (a) Unless properly justified (e.g. launchers) the minimum subcontracting level shall be no lower than 40% of the total value of the contract. (b) The budget allocated to each activity shall be commensurate with the technical scope of the activity and the size and number of the activities shall allow for open access and fair competition. 3. Appropriate measures (size of work packages, contract duration and hand- over issues) shall be taken to avoid abuse of dominance and single supplier dependence. 4. The operators of the services (the Union and European or intergovernmental bodies) shall carry out the subcontracting process of the activities that constitute the service: (a) With a size and number of activities that allow for open access and fair competition, avoidance of monopolies and optimum level of flexibility in the medium and long term. (b) With due justification of any work package they keep in-house instead of opening it to external competition.