17 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2017/0125(COD)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development. Complementary to national programmes, it should enable the Union to introduce a significant leverage effect for national investments to boost cooperation between Member States and between their industries.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, with a view to the European Union’s strategic and technological autonomy, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. Theis programme is intended to develop the modern capabilities necessary for the armed forces of the Member States. In addition, this Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitiveness of the Union defence industry by de-risking the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well feasibility studies and other supporting measures, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies developed in the Union by Member States.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry and supporting Europe's strategic and technological autonomy, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States. Material, non-material and human resources should be free to use and free of restrictions vis-à-vis third countries.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure that the funded actions will contribute to the excellence and competitiveness of the European defence industry, they should be market- oriented and demand driven. Therefore, the fact that Member States have already committed to jointly produce and procure the final product or technology, possibly in a coordinated way, should be taken into account in the award criteria.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As the Union support aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the sector and concerns only the specific development phase, the CommissUnion should not have ownership or intellectual property rights over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions. The applicable intellectual property rights regime will be defined contractually by the beneficiaries. The results of actions which receive funding under the Programme should not be subject to any control or restriction by a third country or a non-EU entity.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry by supporting actions, thus enabling the Union to acquire strategic and technological autonomy by supporting actions carried out in the European Union in their development phase;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cooperation between Member States and undertakings, including small and medium- sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union in order to avoid the duplication of industrial skills and crowding-out effects for national defence investments;
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Promote the interoperability and better standardisation needed to set up collaborative projects;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Union's financial assistance shall be implemented by the Commission as provided for byin Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 directly or indirectly by entrusting budget implementation tasks to the entities listed in Article 58(1) (c) of that Regulation.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme shall provide support for actions by beneficiaries in the development phase covering both new and the upgrade of existing products and technologies, which will create real added value in the territory of the Union in relation to:
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three undertakings which are established in at least two different Member States. TAt least two of the undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall be undertakings established in the Union, in which are effectively controlled by Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States during the entire duration of the action. The use of such infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources shall not be subject to any control or restriction by a third country or a non-EU entity.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If a supply chain entity, regardless of the level of outsourcing, intervenes in a critical part of the process or a large volume of the activity, it must meet the same eligibility criteria as the beneficiaries and their subcontractors.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) excellence, industrial performance and competition;
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The CommissUnion shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim pertaining to the action.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The work programme, whose objective is to promote European cooperation, shall ensure that a credible proportion of the overall budget will benefit actions enabling the cross-border participation of SMEs.