13 Amendments of Catherine STIHLER related to 2018/0254(COD)
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) The Fund should support industry best practice in corporate governance and procurement practices. This should include the possibility for anonymous and confidential whistleblowing, through hotlines operated by third parties and with procedures in place to prevent retaliation. The award procedure should reflect these corporate governance standards with the goal of raising corporate accountability standards in the European defence sector.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Fund will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives by including the environmental impact reduction as a goal and award criteria for the Fund. Relevant actions will be identified during the Fund's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of its mid-term evaluation.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The Fund shall be open to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA), in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EEA agreement. The Fund shall also be open to countries with which the EU has signed a security treaty including on defence industry collaboration.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Entities participating in the action shall demonstrate to the Commission that they have robust corporate governance standards including anonymised whistleblowing channels operated by a third party. Entities, or their senior executives, which have been found guilty of a criminal offence in a court of law may be barred from applying to the Fund for a period of no less than 36 months starting on the date of criminal conviction.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, an applicant established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity mayshall be eligible for funding if this is necessary for achieving the objectives of the action and provided that its participation will not put at risk the security interests of the Union and its Member States. In order to ensure protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States, the call for proposals shall require the applicant to provide information demonstrating notably that:
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
9. For the purpose of this Article, subcontractors means subcontractors with a direct contractual relationship to a beneficiary, other subcontractors to which at least 10% of the total eligible costs of the action is allocated, and subcontractors which may require access to highly classified information according to Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 in order to carry out the action.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) contribution to reducing the environmental impact of defence products, providing innovative solutions enabling the phase out of environmentally harmful substances where possible;
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) appropriate transparency and accountability provisions among contractors and sub-contractors shall be considered one of the criteria;
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The results of actions receiving support from the Fund shall not be subject to any control or restriction by non- associated third countries or by non- associated third country entities, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities, including in terms of technology transfer unless this is justified by inclusion of a non-associated third country entity where there is no EU entity alternative.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The European Defence Agency shall be invited as an observer to provide its views and expertise. The European External Action Service shall also be invited to assist. The European Parliament may select a representative group of Members to assist the committee.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Independent experts shall be Union's citizens identified and selected on the basis of calls for expressions of interest addressed to relevant organisations such as Ministries of Defence and subordinated agencies, research institutes, non governmental organisations, universities, business associations or enterprises of the defence sector with a view to establishing a list of experts that is gender balanced. By derogation from Article [237] of the Financial Regulation, this list shall not be made public.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Where a Member State or undertaking invokes national security as a reason for withholding information from OLAF where there is a risk of fraud or other unlawful activity, the national security concerns shall be interpreted strictly.