33 Amendments of Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA related to 2011/0276(COD)
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) It is necessary to fix the limits of those resources for the ‘Investment for growth and jobs’ goal and to adopt objective criteria for their allocation to regions and Member States. In order to encourage the necessary acceleration of development of infrastructure in transport and energy as well as information and communication technologies across the Union, a Connecting Europe Facility should be created. The allocation of the annual appropriations from the Funds and the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund to the Connecting Europe Facility to a Member State should be limited to a ceiling that would be fixed taking into account the capacity of that particular Member State to absorb these appropriations. In addition, in line with the headline target on poverty reduction, it is necessary to reorient the scheme for food support for the most deprived persons to promote social inclusion and the harmonious development of the Union. A mechanism is envisaged which transfers resources to this instrument and ensures that these will be constituted from ESF allocations through an implicit corresponding decrease of the minimum percentage of the Structural Funds to be allocated to the ESF in each country.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) Where an urban or territorial development strategy requires an integrated approach because it involves investments under more than one priority axis of one or several operational programmes, action supported by the Funds should be carried out as an integrated territorial investment within an operational programme.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) It is necessary for Member States to designate a managing authority, a certifying authority and a functionally independent auditing authority for each operational programme. To provide flexibility for Member States in the set up of control systems, it is appropriate to provide the option for the functions of the certifying authority to be carried out by the managing authority. The Member State should also be allowed to designate intermediate bodies to carry out certain tasks of the managing authority or the certifying authority under the condition that they are fully Project and Programme Management competent. The Member State should in that case lay down clearly their respective responsibilities and functions.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87
Recital 87
(87) The frequency of audits on operations should be proportionate to the extent of the Union's support from the Funds. In particular, the number of audits s carried out should be reduced where the total eligible expenditure for an operation does not exceed EUR 1200 000. Nevertheless, it should be possible to carry out audits at any time where there is evidence of an irregularity or fraud, or, following closure of a completed operation, as part of an audit sample. In order that the level of auditing by the Commission is proportionate to the risk, the Commission should be able to reduce its audit work in relation to operational programmes where there are no significant deficiencies or where the audit authority can be relied on.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
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.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 7
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 7
7. The part of the Union budget allocated to the CSF Funds shall be implemented within the framework of shared management between the Member States and the Commission, in accordance with Article 53(b) of the Financial Regulation, with the exception of the amount of the CF transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility referred to in Article 84(4) and innovative actions at the initiative of the Commission under Article 9 of the ERDF Regulation, and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) churches and religious communities active in the areas of transnational cooperation, education, culture and social inclusion.
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) the arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the CSF Funds for the territorial development of different types of territories including urban, rural, coastal and fisheries areas and areas with particular territorial features, in particular the implementation arrangements for Articles 28, 29 and 99 accompanied, where appropriate, by a list of the cities to participate in the urban development platform referred to in Article 8 of the ERDF Regulation;
Amendment 785 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 26 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the information provided in accordance with paragraph 1, taking account of the justification provided by the Member State. The Commission may make observations and the Member State shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information. In accordance with Fund- specific rules, the Commission shall approve requests for amendment of a programme no later than fivthree months after their formal submission by the Member State provided that any observations made by the Commission have been satisfactorily taken into account. The Commission shall, where necessary, amend at the same time the decision approving the Partnership Contract in accordance with Article 15(3).
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – chapter 2 a (new)
Part 2 – chapter 2 a (new)
Territorial development
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 27 a (new)
Part 2 – article 27 a (new)
Amendment 1068 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1092 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
Part 2 – 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.
Amendment 1274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 1434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 90 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 90 – paragraph 1
As part of an operational programme or operational programmes, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund may support an operation comprising a series of works, activities or services intended in itself to accomplish an indivisible task of a precise economic or technical nature which has clearly identified goals and whose total eligible cost exceeds EUR 50 000 000, and in case of operations contributing to the thematic objective set out in point 7 of Article 9 where the total eligible cost exceeds EUR 75 000 000 (a ‘major project’). Financial instruments shall not be considered major projects.
Amendment 1461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 92 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 92 – paragraph 4
4. Expenditure relating to major projects shall notmay be included in a request for payment applications before adoption of an approval decision byafter the submission of the major project for approval to the Commission.
Amendment 1492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – chapter 4 – title
Part 3 – chapter 4 – title
Territorial development 1 __________________ 1 The whole chapter IV "Territorial development" shall be moved to Part One of the Regulation.
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The co-financing rate at the level of each priority axis of operational programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal shall be no higher than 75%. For programmes with the participation of less developed regions the co-financing rate may be increased by additional ten percentage points (up to 85%).
Amendment 1660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State shall designate, for each operational programme, a national, regional or local public authority or body as managing authority. The same public authority or body may be designated as a managing authority for more than one operational programme.In order to guarantee the administrative capacity of the managing authorities, the possession of verifiable Project and Programming Management credentials is to be made a mandatory condition of employment for staff within them and the necessary training provided if a deficit is detected.
Amendment 1707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) in 2015: 13 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme;
Amendment 1714 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) in 2016: 12 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme.
Amendment 1723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 127 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 127 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall decommit any part of the amount calculated in accordance with the second subparagraph in an operational programme that has not been used for payment of the initial and annual pre-financing, interim payments and annual balance by 31 December of the seconthird financial year following the year of budget commitment under the operational programme or for which a payment application drawn up in accordance with Article 121 has not been submitted in accordance with Article 126.
Amendment 1729 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 127 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 3 – article 127 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When the Commission takes a decision to authorise a major project, the amounts potentially concerned by automatic decommitment shall be reduced by the annual amounts concerned by such major projects. For these annual amounts, the starting date for the calculation of the automatic decommitment deadlines referred to in point 1 shall be the date of the subsequent decision necessary in order to authorise such major projects.
Amendment 1787 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 6
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1796 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 1
1. Operations for which the total eligible expenditure does not exceed EUR 1200 000 shall not be subject to more than one audit by either the audit authority or the Commission prior to the closure of all the expenditure concerned under Article 131. Other operations shall not be subject to more than one audit per accounting year by the audit authority and the Commission prior to the closure of all the expenditure concerned under Article 131. These provisions are without prejudice to paragraph 4.