8 Amendments of Andi CRISTEA related to 2018/0243(COD)
Amendment 858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. For partner countries listed in Annex I, priority areas for Union financing shall be mainly selected from those included in documents referred to in Article 12(3)(c), agreed between the Union and the partner countries in bilateral and multilateral formats, including, as relevant, within the Eastern Partnership and the southern dimension of the European Neighbourhood Policy, and other regional cooperation frameworks such as the Northern Dimension and the Black Sea regional cooperation, in accordance with the areas of cooperation of the Neighbourhood area set out in Annex II.
Amendment 891 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Neighbourhood area shall contribute to cross-border cooperation programmes referred to in paragraph 1 co- financed by the European Regional Development Fund in the framework of ETC Regulation81 and which will be implemented in shared management. Up to 45 % of the financial envelope for the Neighbourhood area shall be indicatively allocated to support those programmes. _________________ 81 COM(2018) 374 final Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments.
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Each financial year, once the Managing Authority has been notified of the annual commitment, it may request as prefinancing the transfer of up to 80 % of the Union contribution for the financial year in question. From the second financial year, requests for prefinancing shall be accompanied by the provisional budget detailing the Managing Authority's commitments and payments for the two accounting years following the latest audit opinion referred to in [Article 47(5)] of Regulation [new ETC]. After reviewing that provisional budget, assessing actual financing needs of the programme and verifying the availability of funds, the Commission shall proceed with the payment of all or part of the requested prefinancing no later than 60 days after the date on which the payment request is registered with the Commission.
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. In the course of the financial year, the Managing Authority may ask for the transfer of all or part of the funds already committed, as additional prefinancing. In support of its request, the Managing Authority shall submit an interim financial report showing that the expenditure actually incurred or likely to be incurred before the end of the financial year exceeds the amount of prefinancing already paid. Such subsequent transfers shall constitute additional prefinancing provided they are not supported by an audit opinion referred to in [Article 47(5)] of Regulation [new ETC].
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Each financial year of the programme's implementation, the Commission shall clear previous prefinancing payments on the basis of eligible expenditure actually incurred, supported by the audit opinion referred to in [Article 47(5)] of Regulation [new ETC]. following the acceptance of accounts as described in Article 93 of Regulation [new CPR]. On the basis of the results of this clearance, the Commission may proceed with the necessary financial adjustments.
Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 d (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. By 15 February 2031 the Managing Authority shall submit the payment request of the final balance accompanied by the documents referred to in [Article 32] of Regulation [new ETC].
Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 e (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. The final balance shall be paid no later than three months after the date of clearance of accounts of the final accounting year or one month after the date of acceptance of the final implementation report, whichever date is later.