15 Amendments of Pilar del CASTILLO VERA related to 2013/0164(COD)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) To the largest extent possible, the programme should make use of capacities for space-borne observations and services of Member States. The programme should also make use of the capacities of commercial initiatives in Europe, thereby also contributing to the development of a viable commercial space sector in Europe.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) With the aim to foster the maximum development of the European space and services industry and to obtain the best value for money and best performance in the development of Copernicus, principles of public procurement, appropriate sizing of the contracts and recourse to subcontracting should be actively applied.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Copernicus services serve different user communities and purposes. All user communities’ needs should be taken into account when developing and operating the services. All core users should be treated on an equal basis.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to fulfil the objective of fostering a competitive services industry, bodies entrusted with the operation of the services should open the activities delegated to them in accordance with Union principles for public procurement to competition at an appropriate level.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The programme should comply with Community rules on public contracts and should aim, first and foremost, to attain value for money, control costs, mitigate risks, improve efficiency and decrease reliance on single suppliers. Open access and fair competition throughout the industrial supply chain and the balanced offering of participation opportunities to industry at all levels, including, in particular, to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Non Large System Integrators, should be pursued across Member States. Possible abuse of dominance or long-term reliance on single suppliers should be avoided, as it would make the services provided more expensive and the programme unsustainable in the long run.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) Promoting the balanced participation of industry at all levels across Member States, avoiding possible abuse of dominance and long-term reliance on single suppliers and taking advantage of prior public sector investments and industrial experience and competence can be achieved through recourse to sub-contracting by the tenderers. Where possible, at least 40 % of the aggregate value of the activities should be subcontracted by competitive tendering at various levels.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) fostering the development of a strong, balanced and competitive space and services industry across the EU and improving opportunities for European companies to develop and provide innovative Earth observation systems and services.
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 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission shall provide the European Parliament and the Member States, in a timely manner, with all relevant information pertaining to the programme, in particular in terms of risk management, overall costs, annual operating costs of each significant item of Copernicus infrastructure, schedule, performance and procurement related information. This information shall be made available to the Copernicus Committee.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission may entrust, in part or in full, where duly justified by the special nature of the action and specific expertise of the Union body the coordination of the implementation tasks described in Article 4 to competent Union bodies and European organizations. Among such agencies and organizations are:
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the European Centre for Medium- Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
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 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Union or a specifically designated body or fund shall be the owner of all tangible and intangible assets created or developed under the Copernicus programme subject to agreements concluded with third parties, wherever appropriate, with regard to existing ownership rights.
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.