15 Amendments of Pilar del CASTILLO VERA related to 2018/0224(COD)
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) SME should be at the centre of the Pilar III. According to Eurostat data1a, SME make up over 99 % of all enterprises in all EU countries and in Norway. They account for around two-thirds of total employment, ranging from 53 % in the United Kingdom to 86 % in Greece. SME contribute 57 % of value added in the EU. SME are thus a very important part of the European economy. __________________ 1a http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Statistics_on_small_ and_medium-sized_enterprises
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Through EIC blended finance, the Accelerator should bridge the “valley of death” between research, pre-mass commercialisation and the scaling-up of companies. In particular, the Accelerator should provide support to operations presenting such technological or market risks that they are not considered as bankable and cannot leverage significant investments from the market, hence complementing the InvestEU programme established by Regulation …15 .. Notwithstanding, 75 % of the budget allocated to EIC will be in the form of grants. There are many SME (i.e. newly created spin off and start ups) without economic history that allow them to be recipients of a loan. __________________ 15
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The dedicated SME instrument created under Regulation No 1291/2013 shall continue to provide staged and seamless support to innovative SME. The SME instrument shall be targeted at innovative SME showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise. It shall be provided for incremental innovation, including service, non-technological and social innovations, given each activity has a clear European added value.
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) The degree of participation of large industry (through loans, grants or at their own cost) will be determined depending on the extent of the European Added Value of the project and its potential to be a driving force for SME, while considering the specificities and needs of each sector.
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) SME Instrument for incremental innovation;
Amendment 1027 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – point 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c – point 1 a (new)
(1a) EUR 3 000 000 000 for the "SME Instrument for incremental innovation";
Amendment 1210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The joint owners shall agree in writing on the allocation and terms of exercise of their joint ownership. Unless otherwise agreed in the Consortium Agreement and/or in the joint ownership agreement, each joint owner may grant non-exclusive licences to third parties to exploit the jointly-owned results (without any right to sub-license), if the other joint owners are given advance notice and fair and reasonable compensation. The joint owners may agree in writing to apply another regime than joint ownership.
Amendment 1393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In actions under the cluster ‘Inclusive and secure Society’, area of intervention ‘Protection and Security’, beneficiaries having received Union funding shall also grant access to their results on a royalty- free basis to Member States' national authorities, for developing, implementing and monitoring their policies or programmes in that area. Access shall not extend to the participants background, be limited to non-commercial and non- competitive use and shall be granted upon bilateral agreement defining specific conditions aimed at ensuring that those rights will be used only for the intended purpose and that appropriate confidentiality obligations will be in place. The requesting Member State, Union institution, body, office or agency shall notify all Member States of such requests.
Amendment 1400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Specific rules on ownership, exploitation and dissemination, transfer and licensing as well as access rights may apply for ERC actions, training and mobility actions, pre- commercial procurement actions, public procurement of innovative solutions actions, programme co-fund actions and coordination and support actions.
Amendment 1420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. The beneficiary of the EIC Accelerator shall be a legal entity qualifying as a start-up, an SME or as a mid-cap or as an SME, established in a Member State or associated country. The proposal mayshall be submitted by the beneficiary, or by one or more natural persons or legal entities intending to establish or support that beneficiary.
Amendment 1441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a SME Instrument for incremental innovation 1. A dedicated SME instrument targeted at SME with an innovation potential shall be continued under a single centralised management system and implemented primarily in a bottom-up manner through a continuously open call tailored to the needs of SME, as a continuation of the SME instrument set down in the Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013, focused on incremental innovation.
Amendment 1454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 237(3) of the Financial Regulation, external experts of proven independence may be selected without a call for expressions of interest, if justified and the selection is carried out in a transparent manner.
Amendment 1613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)