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31 Amendments of Peter JAHR related to 2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) ~~The Commission should adopt by delegated act a Common Strategic Framework which translates the objectives of the Union into key actions for the CSF Funds~~A Common Strategic Framework annexed to this Regulation will give shape to the objectives of the Union, in order to provide clearer strategic direction to the programming process at the level of Member States and regions. The Common Strategic Framework should facilitate sectoral and territorial coordination of Union intervention under the CSF Funds and with other relevant Union policies and instruments.

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Framework ~~adopted by the Commission~~, each Member State should prepare, in cooperation with its partners, and in dialogue with the Commission, a Partnership Contract. The Partnership Contract should translate the elements set out in the Common Strategic Framework into the national context and set out firm commitments to the achievement of Union objectives through the programming of the CSF Funds.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Member States should concentrate support to ensure a significant contribution to the achievement of Union objectives in line with their specific national and regional development needs. Ex ante conditionalities should be defined which have a close substantive relationship with, and a direct impact on, the efficient use of the CSF funds, in order to ensure that the necessary framework conditions for the effective use of Union support are in place. The fulfilment of those ex ante conditionalities should be assessed by the Commission in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. In cases where there is a failure to fulfil an ex ante conditionality, the Commission should have the power to suspend payments to the programme.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. ~~A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained.~~ Due to their diversity and multi-country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones or targets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend payments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient way.

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties. Where, despite the enhanced use of CSF Funds, a Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process, the Commission should have the right to suspend all or part of the payments and commitments. Decisions on suspensions should be proportionate and effective, taking into account the impact of the individual programmes for addressing the economic and social situation in the relevant Member State and previous amendments to the Partnership Contract. When deciding on suspensions, the Commission should also respect equality of treatment between Member States, taking into account in particular the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The suspensions should be lifted and funds be made available again to the Member State concerned as soon as the Member State takes the necessary action.deleted

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54

(54) In order to promote the Treaty objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion, the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal should support all regions. To provide balanced and gradual support and reflect the level of economic and social development, resources under that goal should be allocated from the ERDF and the ESF among the less developed regions, the transition regions and the more developed regions according to their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in relation to the EU average. In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of investment from the Structural Funds, regions wh~~ose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75% of the average of the EU-25 for the reference~~ich were supported under the Convergence objective in the 2007-2013 period ~~but~~and whose GDP per capita has grown to more than 75% of the EU-27 average should receive at least two thirds of their 2007-2013 allocation. Member States whose per capita gross national income (GNI) is less than 90 % of that of the Union average should benefit under the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal from the CF.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58

(58) In order to strengthen the focus on results and achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives and targets, five per cent of the resources for the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal should be set aside as a performance reserve for each Fund, and category of region in each Member State.deleted

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59

(59) As regards the Funds and with a view to ensuring an appropriate allocation to each category of regions, resources should ~~not~~as a rule be transferred between ~~less developed, transition and more developed~~different regions except in duly justified circumstances linked to the delivery of one or more thematic objectives and for no more than 230 % of the total appropriation for that category of region.

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88

(88) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the following: a code of conduct on the objectives and criteria to support the implementation of partnership, the adoption of a Common Strategic Framework, additional rules on the allocation of the growth and competitiveness reserve, the definition of the area and population covered by the local development strategies, detailed rules on financial instruments (ex ante assessment, eligibility of expenses, types of activities not supported, combination of support, transfer and management of assets, payment requests, and capitalisation of annual instalments), the definition of the flat rate for revenue generating operations, the responsibilities of Member States concerning the procedure for reporting irregularities and recovery of sums unduly paid, the model of management declaration of assurance on the functioning of the management and control system, the conditions of national audits, the accreditation criteria for managing authorities and certifying authorities, the identification of commonly accepted data carriers, the level of financial correction to be applied, the amendment of annexes; the specific measures necessary for the facilitation of transition from Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. The Commission should also be empowered to amend Annexes I and IV in order to address future adaptation needs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.deleted

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90

(90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, ~~decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies,~~ and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's CF allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Structural Funds allocation for food for deprived people, decisions adopting and amending operational programmes, decisions on major projects, decisions on joint action plans, decisions suspending payments and decisions on financial corrections.

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State shall organise ~~a partnership~~, in accordance with Article 4(4), a partnership with the relevant local and regional authorities and with the following partners:

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10

In order to promote the harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of the Union, athe Common Strategic Framework s~~hall translate~~et out in the Annex to this Regulation shall provide for a range of central operations for the CSF Funds in order to coordinate the Funds in achieving the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth ~~into key actions for the CSF Funds~~.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

The Comm~~ission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 142 on the Common Strategic Framework within 3 months of the adoption of~~on Strategic Framework is annexed to this Regulation.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2

Where there are major changes in the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Commission ~~shall review and, w~~may, at the re ~~appropriate, adopt, by delegated act in accordance with Article 142, a revised Common Strategic Framework~~quest of the legislature, submit to it a proposal for amendment.

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) an integrated approach to address the specific needs of the regions containing geographical areas most affected by poverty, of regions facing demographic challenges or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities, where appropriate, including the indicative financial allocation for the relevant CSF Funds;

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. If a Member State makes use of a special fund in more than one programme, that Member State’s partnership agreement may be amended again upon approval of the last programme;

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

1. Ex ante conditionalities shall be defined for each CSF Fund in the Fund-specific rules. These conditionalities should, without fail, have a close substantive connection to the actual implementation of the CSF Fund.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18

Performance reserve 5% of the resources allocated to each CSF Fund and Member State, with the exception of resources allocated to the European territorial cooperation goal and to Title V of the EMFF Regulation, shall constitute a performance reserve to be allocated in accordance with Article 20.deleted

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 21

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Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c

(c) value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC, provided that such VAT amounts are not incurred in relation to the provision of infrastructure.

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 4

~~As regards the performance reserve, budget commitments shall follow the Commission decision approving the amendment of the programme.~~deleted

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

~~(b) transition regions, whose GDP per capita is between 75% and 90% of the average GDP of the EU-27;~~deleted

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

All regions wh~~ose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75 % of the a~~ich received funding under the ‘Converage ~~of the EU-25 for the reference~~nce’ objective for the 2007- 2013 period ~~but~~and whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU- 27 shall receive an allocation under the Structural Funds equal to at least two thirds of their 2007-2013 allocation.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3

3. At least 25 % of the Structural Funds resources ~~for less developed regions, 40% for transition regions and 52% for more developed regions~~ in each Member State shall be allocated to the ESF. For the purposes of this provision, the support to a Member State through the [Food for deprived people instrument] shall be considered as part of the share of Structural Funds allocated to the ESF.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 6

~~6. 5% of the resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall constitute the performance reserve to be allocated in accordance with Article 20.~~deleted

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1

1. The total appropriations allocated to each Member State in respect of less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions shall not, as a general rule, be transferable between each of those categories of regions.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may accept, in duly justified circumstances which are linked to the implementation of one or more thematic objectives, a proposal by a Member State in its first submission of the Partnership Contract to transfer up to 230 % of the total appropriation for a category of regions to other categories of regions.

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 2

2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, ~~in a complementary manner and~~ subject to a limit of 520 % of Union funding for each priority axis of an operational programme, a part of an operation for which the costs are eligible for support from the other Fund on the basis of eligibility rules applied to that Fund, provided that they are necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the operation and are directly linked to it.

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) 75 % for the less developed regions of Member States ~~other than those referred to~~which do not fulfil the criteria in points (b) and (c), and for all regions wh~~ose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75 % of~~ich received funding under the a‘Converage ~~of the EU-25 for the reference~~nce’ objective for the 2007-2013 period ~~but~~and whose GDP per capita iwas above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU- 27;

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Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e

~~(e) 60 % for the transition regions other than those referred to in point (d);~~deleted

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Committee: AGRI