7 Amendments of Andi CRISTEA related to 2017/0125(COD)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Programme should be implemented in full compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 . Funding may take in particular the form of grants. Financial instruments or public procurement may be used where appropriate. _________________ 6 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1) and public procurement for the provision of studies. Financial instruments could also be used in the future based on the experience of this Programme, notably for the post 2020 European Defence Fund capability window. The Commission will start the preparatory work, assessment and relevant proposals as soon as possible.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The financial assistance of the Union under the Programme should not exceed 230% of the total eligible cost including part of the indirect cost of the action, whenithin the meaning of Article 126 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, where it relates to system prototyping which is often the most costlyiest action in the development phase. The totality of the eligible costs shcould however be covered for other actions in the development phase.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage thecollaboration between Member States and cross-border cooperation between undertakings throughout the Union, including small and medium-sized enterprises and Middle Capitalisation Companies (Mid-caps), in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union, while improving the agility of supply chains;
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The financial assistance of the Union provided under the Programme may not exceed 230% of the total cost of the action where it relates to prototyping. In all the other cases, the assistance may cover up to the total cost of the action.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. If a consortium is developing an action as defined in Article 5(1) and commits to allocate atl east 5% of the of the eligible cost of the action to SMEs which are established in the EU, it may benefit from a funding rate increased by percentage points equivalent to the percentage of the cost of the action allocated to SMEs but not exceeding 10 percentage points.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. If a consortium is developing an action as defined in Article 5(1) and commits to allocate at least 5% of the of the eligible cost of the action to Mid-caps which are established in the EU, it may benefit from a funding rate increased by percentage points equivalent to the percentage of the cost of the action allocated to Mid-caps but not exceeding 10 percentage points.This funding rate can only be applied once the Commission establishes a working definition for a "Mid-cap" in the work programme.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The work programme shall ensure that a credible proportiont least 10% of the overall budget will benefit actions enabling the cross-border participation of SMEs and/or Mid-caps; in addition, a specific category of projects dedicated to SMEs and/or Mid-caps shall be established by the work programme.