175 Amendments of Norica NICOLAI related to 2018/0196(COD)
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) To support the effective use of the Funds, the significant EIB Group's expertise in implementing and advising on project preparation and implementation, as well as on financial instruments and investment platforms should continue to be utilized, for the benefit of all Managing Authorities wishing to implement such instruments. This would include awareness raising and capacity building actions, as well as project identification and implementation support, funded either at Union level or by Member States as appropriate.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) 'financial product' means equity or quasi equity investments, loans and guarantees or other risk-sharing instruments as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) [...] ('the Financial Regulation'), as well as financial leases;
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) 'holding fund' means a fund set up byunder the responsibility of a managing authority under one or more programmes, to implement financial instruments through one or more specific funds;
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) 'specific fund' means a fund, set-up by through which a managing authority or a holding fund, to provides financial products to final recipients;
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
‘EIB’ means the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund or any subsidiary of the European Investment Bank.
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a smarter Europe by promoting competitiveness, innovative and smart economic transformation;
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fairLow-carbon and circular Europe economy by promoting zero emission energy transition, greelow carbon and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management;
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a more social Europe iImplementing the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall organise a partnership with theall relevant and competent regional and local authorities. That partnership shall include at least the following partners:
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) urban and other public authorities and associations of local and regional authorities;
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) economic, research institutions, universities and social partners;
Amendment 546 #
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Preparation and submission of the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall prepare a Partnership Agreementn Investment Strategy which sets out arrangements for using the Funds in an effective and efficient way to achieve the objectives of the Funds and fill in the Investment gap at local, regional and national level for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027.
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State shall submit the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy to the Commission before or at the same time as the submission of the first programme.
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy may be submitted together with the relevant annual National Reform Programme.
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The Member State shall draw up the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. It may include the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy in one of its programmes.
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Interreg programmes may be submitted to the Commission before the submission of the Partnership Agreement.Investment Strategies
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Content of the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy shall contain the following elements and cannot exceed 15 pages:
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy shall contain the following elements:
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) tThe selected policy objectives indicating by which of the Funds and programmes they will be pursulist of investment needs at national, regional and local level specifying the link with the Funds objectives, Invest EU or other centralised mand a justification thereto, and where relevant, a justification for using the delivery mode of the InvestEU, taking into account relevant country-specific recommendations;aged Funds as well as other sources of financing for those outside finance outside cohesion policy. The link with country-specific recommendations should be mentioned where relevant.
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) a summary of the actions which the Member State concerned shall take to reinforce its administrative capacity of the implementation of the Fundmanagement and control system of the Funds as well as a summary of the actions for simplifying the procedures for beneficiaries.
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
With regard to the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg), the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy shall only contain the list ofcross border investment needs and planned programmes.
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a Upon request of a Member State, the EIB shall contribute to the preparation of elements (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g) above.
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Approval of the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy and its compliance with this Regulation and with the Fund- specific rules. In its assessment, the Commission shall, in particular, take into account relevant country-specific recommendations where relevant.
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may make observations within threone months of the date of submission by the Member State of the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy.
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act approving the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy no later than fourone months after the date of submission of that Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy by the Member State concerned. The Partnership Agreement shall not be amended.
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. If, pursuant to Article 7(4), the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy is included in a programme, the Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act approving that programme no later than sixtwo months after the date of submission of that programme by the Member State concerned.
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may allocate, in the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy or in the request for an amendment of a programme, the amount of ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund and the EMFF to be contributed to InvestEU and delivered through budgetary guarantees. The amount to be contributed to InvestEU shall not exceed 510 % of the total allocation of each Fund, except in duly justified cases. Such contributions shall not constitute transfers of resources under Article 21 and shall be governed by the rules of InvestEU.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. For the Partnership Agreement, resources of the current and future calendar yearswhole programming period may be allocated. For the request for an amendment of a programme, only resources of future calendar yearswhich have not been subject to a budgetary commitment may be allocated.
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. For the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy, resources of the current and future calendar years may be allocated. For the request for an amendment of a programme, only resources of future calendar years may be allocated.
Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Where a contribution agreement, as set out in Article [9] of the [InvestEU Regulation], has not been concluded by 31 December 20213 for an amount referred to in paragraph 1 allocated in the Partnership Agreement, the Member State shall submit a request for amendment of a programme or programmes to use the corresponding amount including as set out in paragraph 1.
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The contribution agreement for an amount referred to in paragraph 1 allocated in the request of the amendment of a programme shall be concluded or amended as the case may be, simultaneously with the adoption of the decision amending the programme.
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Where a guarantee agreement, as set out inpursuant to Article [9](4) of the [InvestEU Regulation], has not beenthere are contributions to the common provisioning fund as a provisioning which are unused as a consequence of a guarantee agreement not being concluded within nineeighteen months from the approval of the contribution agreement, the respective amounts paid into the common provisioning fund as a provisioningor an amendment to it or the amount of the contribution agreement not being fully committed through one or more guarantee agreements, such amounts shall be transferred back to a programme or programmes and the Member State shall submit a corresponding request for a programme amendment.
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Where a guarantee agreement, as set out inpursuant to Article [9] (5) (a) of the [InvestEU Regulation], has not been fully implemented within four years from the signature of the guarantee agreement, the Member State may request that amounts committed in the guarantee agreement but not covering underlying loans or other risk bearing instrumethere is a surplus of provisions, the Member State may request that such amounts shall be treated in accordance with paragraph 5.
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. Resources generated by or attributable to the amounts contributed to InvestEU and delivered through budgetary guarantees shall be, at the Member State’s request, be re-used under the InvestEU or made available to the Member State and shall, in this case, be used for support under the same objective or objectives in the form of financial instruments or budgetary guarantees.
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. When preparing a programme or introducing a new specific objective as part of a programme amendment, the Member State shall assess whether the enabling conditions linked to the selected specific objective are fulfilled. An enabling condition is fulfilled where all the related criteria are met. The Member State shall identify in each programme or in the programme amendment the fulfilled and non-fulfilled enabling conditions and where it considers that an enabling condition is fulfilled, it shall provide justification. Upon request of a Member State, the EIB shall contribute to the assessments of actions needed to fulfil the enabling conditions linked to the selected specific objective.
Amendment 714 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, within threone months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 3, perform an assessment and inform the Member State where it agrees with the fulfilment.
Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the output and resultquantitative and qualitative indicators linked to specific objectives set in the Fund-specific Regulations;
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) milestones to be achieved by the end of the year 2024 for outputquantitative and qualitative indicators; and
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) targets to be achieved by the end of the year 2029 for output and resultqualitative and quantitative indicators.
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State shall makepublish those methodologies available upon request by the Commissionon the relevant national website and the Commission should make it available in a working language on its website.
Amendment 760 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in 2024, where relevant;
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall submit programmes to the Commission no later than 3one months after the submission of the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy.
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Each programme shall set out a strategy fortate the programme's contribution to the policy objectives and the communication of its results.
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) a summary of the main challenges, taking into account:
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
Amendment 885 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) market failures, investment needs at national regional and local level, and complementarity with other forms of support;
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) challenges in administrative capacity and governance and simplification measures;
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point v
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) lessons learnt from past experience in terms of simplification of procedures for beneficiaries;
Amendment 904 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point vi
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point vi
(vi) if relevant, macro-regional strategies and sea- basin strategies where Member States and regions participate in such strategies;
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) a justification for the selected policy objectives, corresponding priorities, specific objectives and the forms of supportcorresponding forms of support to finance investment needs at national, regional and local level;
Amendment 913 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 918 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) the related types of actions, including a list of planned operations of strategic importance, and their expected contribution to those specific objectives and to macro-regional strategies and sea- basin strategies, where appropriate;
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) output indicators and resultqualitative and quantitative indicators with the corresponding milestones and targets;
Amendment 977 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the programme andcompliance of the programme with the investment needs at national, regional and local level, its compliance with this Regulation and with the Fund-specific Regulations, as well as its consistency with the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy and the simplification measures proposed. In its assessment, the Commission shall, in particular, also take into account relevant country-specific recommendations.
Amendment 987 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may make observations within threone months of the date of submission of the programme by the Member State.
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State shall review the programme within one month, taking into account the observations made by the Commission.
Amendment 998 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act approving the programme no later than sixone months after the date of submission of the programme by the Member State.
Amendment 1007 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State may submit at any time a motivated request for an amendment of a programme together with the amended programme setting out the expected impact of that amendment on the achievement of the objectives.
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amendment and its compliance with this Regulation and with the Fund-specific Regulations, including requirements at national level, and may make observations within threone months of the submission of the amended programme.
Amendment 1022 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall approve the amendment of a programme no later than sixone months after its submission by the Member State.
Amendment 1052 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1053 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1067 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF and the ESF+ may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of 10 % of support from those Funds for each priority of a programme, all or 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 such costs are necessary for the implementation.
Amendment 1074 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Taking into account the socio- economic specificities of the Member States and regions concerned, Member States may request the transfer of up to 50 % of programme financial allocations from any of the Funds to any other Fund under shared management or, and up to 10% to any instrument under direct or indirect management.
Amendment 1077 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may request the transfer of up to 5 % of programme financial allocations from any of the Funds to any other Fund under shared management or to any instrument under direct or indirect management. The contribution transferred in accordance with this article shall not be taken into account for the purpose of Article 10(1).
Amendment 1090 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1093 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Territorial strategies shall be drawn up under the responsibility of the relevant urban, local or other territorial authorities or bodies, and in particular to address the urban rural linkages.
Amendment 1137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. WThere an urban, local or other territorial authority or body carries out tasks falling under the responsibility of the managing authority other than the selection of operations, the authoritwhich implements the territorial strategy shall be identified by theas a managing authority as and intermediate bodymplement all operations related to this function.
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF, the ESF+ and the EMFF mayshall support community-led local development.
Amendment 1156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) focused on subregionalmaximum NUTS III areas;
Amendment 1158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) led by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local socio-economic interests, without the participation of local authorities in which no single interest group controls the decision-making;
Amendment 1164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) based on priorities established following a bottom-up approach.
Amendment 1183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, and for the Cohesion Fund support: 2,5 %;
Amendment 1265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. The monitoring committee shall meet at least once a yearmonth and shall review all issues that affect the programme's progress towards achieving its objectives.
Amendment 1268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5
Article 33 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Representatives of the Commission, European Investment Bank or European Investment Fund shall participate in the work of the monitoring committee in an advisory capacity.
Amendment 1276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Representatives of the EIB may participate in the work of the monitoring committee in an advisory capacity.
Amendment 1277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the procedures for accessing the funds, application guides, relevant national legislation, and proposals for simplification measures for beneficiaries;
Amendment 1289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the application guides;
Amendment 1323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authorityMember States and the Commission shall carry out evaluations of the programme. Each evaluation shall assess the programme's effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value with the aim to improve the quality of the design and implementation of programmes. The authority which carries out the evaluations should be independent of the managing authority and not under the responsibility of the same ministry. The Commission shall assess the independence of the authority carries out the evaluation.
Amendment 1331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. In addition, the managing authorityMember States shall carry out an evaluation for each programme to assess its impact by 30 June 2029.
Amendment 1333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. The managing authorityMember State shall entrust evaluations to functionally independent experts.
Amendment 1334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4
Article 39 – paragraph 4
4. The managing authority or the Member State shall ensure the necessary procedures to produce and collect the data necessary for evaluations.
Amendment 1336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 5
Article 39 – paragraph 5
5. The managing authority or the Member State shall draw up an evaluation plan. That evaluation plan may cover more than one programme. For the AMIF, the ISF and the BMVI, that plan shall include a mid-term evaluation to be completed by 31 March 2024.
Amendment 1337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 6
Article 39 – paragraph 6
6. The managing authorityMember State shall submit the evaluation plan to the monitoring committee no later than one year after the approval of the programme.
Amendment 1338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 7
Article 39 – paragraph 7
7. The managing authorityMember State shall publish all evaluations on the website referred to in Article 44(1).
Amendment 1359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Beneficiaries other thand bodies implementing financial instruments shall acknowledge support from the Funds, including resources reused in accordance with Article 56, to the operation by:
Amendment 1366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For small project funds, the beneficiary shall ensurequire that final recipients comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For financial instruments, the beneficiary shall ensure that final recipients comply with the requirements set out in point (c) of paragraph 1requirements set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply.
Amendment 1372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) flat-rate financing or repayable assistance;
Amendment 1377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a flat rate of up to 710 % of eligible direct costs, in which case the Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate;
Amendment 1378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a flat rate of up to 1530 % of eligible direct staff costs in which case the Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate;
Amendment 1380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a flat rate of up to 235 % of eligible direct costs, provided that the rate is calculated in accordance with Article 48(2)(a).
Amendment 1382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Direct staff costs of an operation may be calculated at a flat rate of up to 230 % of the direct costs other than the direct staff costs of that operation, without there being a requirement for the Member State to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate, provided that the direct costs of the operation do not include public works contracts or supply or service contracts which exceed in value the thresholds set out in Article 4 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council46 or in Article 15 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council47 . _________________ 46 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65). 47 Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).
Amendment 1388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
For less developed regions, the real employment cost can be replaced by a theoretical cost equivalent to the real cost in a more developed region of the EU. For single associate SMEs, the employment cost should be set based on Member State and SME practice.
Amendment 1390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1
Article 51 – paragraph 1
1. A flat rate of up to 450 % of eligible direct staff costs may be used in order to cover the remaining eligible costs of an operation. The Member State shall not be required to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate.
Amendment 1396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. Financial instruments shall provide support to final recipients only for newand their investments expected to be financially viable, such as generating revenues or savings, and which do not find sufficient funding from market sources. Such support may target investments in both tangible and intangible assets as well as working capital, in compliance with applicable Union state aid rules. Investments to be supported through financial instruments are those not physically completed or fully implemented at the date of the investment decision.
Amendment 1402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 5
Article 52 – paragraph 5
5. Financial instruments may be combined with ancillary programme support in the form of grants as a single financial instrument operation, within a single funding agreement, where both distinct forms of support shall be provided by the body implementing the financial instrument. In such case the rules applicable to financial instruments shall apply to that singleWhere the amount of the programme support in the form of grant is less than the amount of programme support in the form of a financial instrument, the rules applicable to financial instrument operations shall apply.
Amendment 1406 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The managing authority shall select the body implementing a financial instrument, including by directly awarding a contract to the EIB.
Amendment 1409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
When the body selected by the managing authority implements a holding fund, that body may further select other bodies to implement a specific funddirectly or indirectly implement financial instruments. The body selected to implement a holding fund may further decide on sharing the management of the same, or certain thematic areas, with an IFI only in the cases of strengthening its capacity for implementation of financial instruments. This is to be executed through appropriate shared management arrangements to be also approved by the management authorities.
Amendment 1410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4
Article 53 – paragraph 4
4. The financial liability of the managing authorityunder a Fund shall not exceed the amount committed by the managing authority to the financial instrument under the relevant funding agreements.
Amendment 1411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 5
Article 53 – paragraph 5
5. TExcept where the financial instrument is implemented through a holding fund, the bodies implementing the financial instrumentsspecific fund concerned, or in the context of guarantees, the body providing the underlying loans or other risk-sharing instruments, shall select final recipients , taking due account of the programme objectives and the potential for the financial viability of the investment or final recipient, as relevant, as justified in the business plan or an equivalent document prepared pursuant to their internal rules. The selection process of final recipients shall be transparent, justified by the nature of the action and shall not give rise to a conflict of interest.
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Support from the Funds paid to financial instruments shall be placed in interest-bearing accounts in financial institutions domiciled within Member States and shall be managed in line with active treasury management and sound financial management.
Amendment 1416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. Interest and other gains attributable to support from the Funds paid to financial instruments supported by the Fund shall be used under the same objective or objectives, including the reimbursement of management costs and payment of fees, as the initial support from the Funds, either within the same financial instrument; or, following the winding up of the financial instrumentwhere this is not practicable, in other financial instruments or other forms of support, until the end of the eligibility period.
Amendment 1419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. Support from the Funds to financial instruments invested in final recipients as well as any type of income generated by those investments, which are attributable to the support from the Funds, may be used for differentiated treatment of investors operating under the market economy principle or of other forms of Union support, through an appropriate sharing of risks and profits.
Amendment 1422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 2
2. The level of such differentiated treatment shall not exceed what is necessary to create incentives for attracting private resourcesincreasing the leverage effect, established by either a competitive process or an independentspecific assessment.
Amendment 1426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. Resources paid back, before the end of the eligibility period, to financial instruments from investments in final recipients or from the release of resources set aside as agreed in guarantee contracts, including capital repayments and any type of generated income that is attributable to the support from the Funds, shall be re- used in the same or other financial instruments for further investments in final recipients, under the same specific objective or objectives andor for any management costs and fees associated to such further investments.
Amendment 1429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2
Article 56 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the resources referred to in paragraph 1 and paid back to financial instruments during a period of at least eight years after the end of the eligibility period, are re-used in accordance with the policy objectives of the programme or programmes under which they were set up, either within the same financial instrument or, following the exit of those resources from the financial instrumentincluding for any management costs and fees or, where this is not practicable, in other financial instruments or in other forms of support.
Amendment 1438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the purchase of land for an amount exceeding 10 % of the total eligible expenditure for the operation concerned; for derelict sites and for those formerly in industrial use which comprise buildings, that limit shall be increased to 15 %; for guarantees those percentages shall apply to the amount of the underlying loan or other risk-sharing instrument;
Amendment 1447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Point c) shall not apply to financial instruments.
Amendment 1451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Article 59 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to contribution to or by financial instruments or any operation which undergoes cessation of a productive activity due to a non- fraudulent bankruptcy.
Amendment 1453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure supporting relocation as defined in Article 2(26) shall notonly be eligible for a contribution from the Funds in line with state aid rules.
Amendment 1456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) resources set aside as agreed in guarantee contracts, whether outstanding or having already come to maturity, in order to honour possible guarantee calls for losses, calculated based on a multiplier ratio covering a multiple amount of underlying disbursed new loans, equity or quasi- equity investments inor other risk-sharing instruments in final recipients , as well as financial leases to final recipients;
Amendment 1457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) for funding agreements establishing specific funds implementing equity investments which have been entered into and are in full force and effect at the latest on 31 December 2026, amounts committed to such specific funds and which are to be used for the purpose of the payment after the end of the eligibility period of management fees, and follow-on investments into final recipients in which an initial investment took place during the eligibility period. Prior to the end of the eligibility period, the implementing body shall agree with the managing authority the amounts required for such payments, which shall relate to a period not exceeding 6 years after the end of the eligibility period and shall not exceed 35 % of the total amount committed to the specific fund.
Amendment 1458 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For point (d) of paragraph 1, management fees shall beinclude a performance basedelement disbursed to final recipients in loans, equity or quasi-equity investments or set aside as agreed in guarantee contracts committed to such bodies. Where bodies implementing a holding fund and/or specific funds, pursuant to Article 53(32), are selected through a direct award of contract, the amount of management cost and fees paid to each of those bodies that can be declared as eligible expenditure shall be subject to a threshold of up to 5determined as follows: – in recognition of the fact that setting up financial instruments implies costs not linked to disbursements to final recipients, a base fee subject to a threshold of up to 1 % per annum of the total amount of programme contributions paid to the holding fund and/or specific funds; plus – with a view to incentivising performance of the financial instruments, a performance fee to be determined between the parties, subject to an overall threshold of up to 6 % of the total amount of programme contributions disbursed to final recipients in loans, equity or quasi- equity investments or set aside as agreed in guarantee contracts. That threshold is not mandatory: (a) where the selection of bodies implementing financial instruments is made through a competitive selection process in accordance with the applicable law and the competitive process establishes the need for a higher level of management costs and fees; and (b) where the management cost or fee is paid in relation to the use of resources paid back before the end of the eligibility period under Article 56(1).
Amendment 1466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 63 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States and the Commission shall ensure that the procedures for accessing the funds are simple for beneficiaries.
Amendment 1473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member Stated shall make arrangements for ensuring the effective examination of complaints and questions concerning the Funds. They shall, upon request by the Commission, examine complaints and questions submitted to the Commission falling within the scope of their programmes and shall inform the Commission of the results of those examinations.
Amendment 1476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that all exchanges of information between beneficiaries and the programme authorities are carried out by means of simple, user-friendly, efficient and rapid electronic data exchange systems in accordance with Annex XII. The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that no administrative burden is put on beneficiaries.
Amendment 1485 #
11. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act delegated act, no later than one month after the entry into force of the present regulation, setting out the format to be used for reporting of irregularities in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 109(2) in order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Article.
Amendment 1489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall satisfy itself that Member States have management and control systems that comply with this Regulation and that those systems function effectively during the implementation of the programmes. The Commission shall draw up for all Member States an audit strategy and an audit plan which shall be based on a risk-assessment.
Amendment 1490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission and Audit Authority shall undertake performance audits in order to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, as well as simplification audits in order to identify simplification measures to support beneficiaries' access to financing.
Amendment 1491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
The Commission shall set out by means of a delegated act, no later than one month after the entry into force of this regulation, guidelines for assessing the compliance with state aid and developing state aid schemes for auditors, managing authorities and beneficiaries, in cooperation with the European Court of Auditors.
Amendment 1492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission, the European Court of Auditors and the audit authorities shall coordinate their audit plans.
Amendment 1498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the Commission shall transmit the preliminary audit findings, in at least one of the official languages of the Union, no later than 3one months after the last day of the audit, to the competent Member State authority.
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the Commission shall transmit the audit report, in at least one of the official languages of the Union, no later than 3one months from the date of receiving a complete reply from the competent Member State authority to the preliminary audit findings.
Amendment 1503 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Ensure simplified procedures for beneficiaries in applying, contracting, and accessing financing, and managing the projects.
Amendment 1515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The managing authority shall not be responsible for the state aid assessment for SMEs.
Amendment 1582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. The audit authority shall be responsible for carrying out system audits, audits on operations and audits of accounts in order to provide independent assurance to the Commission regarding the effective functioning of the management and control systems and the legality and regularity of the expenditure included in the accounts submitted to the Commission. The audit authority shall not be responsible for audit state aid for SMEs.
Amendment 1591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. The audit authority shall prepare an audit strategy based on a risk assessment, taking account of the management and control system description provided for in Article 63(9), covering system audits and audits of operation, financial and performance audits of operations as well as audits to identify simplification measures to be implemented for beneficiaries. The audit strategy shall include system audits of newly identified managing authorities and authorities in charge of the accounting function within nine months following their first year of functioning. The audit strategy shall be prepared in accordance with the template set out in Annex XVIII and shall be updated annually following the first annual control report and audit opinion provided to the Commission. It may cover one or more programmes.
Amendment 1593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The statistical sample may cover one or more programmes receiving support from the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and the ESF+ and, subject to stratification where appropriate, one or more programming periods according to the professional judgerisk assessment of the audit authority.
Amendment 1596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The ERDF and ESF+ Regulation may set out specific provisions for programmes under Article [4(1)(c)(vii)] of the ESF+ Regulation.
Amendment 1605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The managing authority shall not carry out on-the-spot verifications at the level of the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’), European Investment Fund or other international financial institutions in which a Member State is a shareholder.
Amendment 1606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 75 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 3
Article 75 – paragraph 3
3. The audit authority shall carry out system audits and audits of operations in accordance with Articles 71, 73 or 77 at the level of bodies implementing the financial instrument and, in the context of guarantee funds, at the level of bodies delivering the underlying new loans or other risk-sharing instruments.
Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The audit authority shall not carry out audits at the level of the EIB,EIF or other international financial institutions in which a Member State is a shareholder, for financial instruments implemented by them.
Amendment 1612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 5
Article 75 – paragraph 5
5. The EIB, EIF or other international financial institutions shall provide to the programme authorities all the reasonably necessary documents to enable them to fulfil their obligations.
Amendment 1613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 5
Article 75 – paragraph 5
5. The EIB, EIF or other international financial institutions shall provide to the programme authorities all the necessary documents to enable them to fulfil their obligations.
Amendment 1636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 2021: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1659 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 2022: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 2023: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 2024: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 2024: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) 2025: 0.52 %;
Amendment 1731 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) 2026: 0.52 %
Amendment 1753 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where financial instruments are implemented in accordance with Article 53(32), payment applications that include expenditure for financial instruments shall be submitted in accordance with the following conditions:
Amendment 1755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the amount included in the first payment application shall haveexpected to been paid to the financial instruments and may be up to 25 % of the total amount of programme contributions committed to the financial instruments under the relevant funding agreement, in accordance with the relevant priority and category of region, if applicable;
Amendment 1760 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 88 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) verified historical data where applicable;
Amendment 1773 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall ensure it has a coherent procedure which is similarly applied to all Member States.
Amendment 1778 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 97 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where a programme is subject to financial correction, corrections shall not be applied to beneficiaries which have implemented the projects without errors.
Amendment 1779 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The bodies implementing financial instrument shall reimburse to Member States programme contributions affected bycancelled as a result of irregularities, together with interest and any other gains generated by those contributions.
Amendment 1780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The bodies implementing financial instruments shall not reimburse to Member States the amounts referred to in the first subparagraph provided that those bodies demonstrate for a given irregularity that the following cumulative conditions are fulfilled:if the irregularity occurred at a different level and was outside of their control.
Amendment 1781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 97 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 104 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The amount of resources available for the ESF+ under the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall be EUR 88 646 194 590decided at Member State level, taking into account the socio economic situation at national, regional and local level as well as the investment needs of Member States and regions.
Amendment 1859 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The amount of support from the Cohesion Fund to be transferred to the CEF shall be EUR 10 000 000 000. It shall be spent for transport infrastructure projects, taking into account the investment infrastructure needs of Member States and regions by launching specific calls in accordance with Regulation (EU) [number of new CEF Regulation] exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 1861 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall adopt an implementing delegated act, setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State’s Cohesion Fund allocation to the CEF, which amount shall be determined on a pro rata basis for the whole period.
Amendment 1870 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
Rules applicable for the transport sector under Regulation (EU) [new CEF Regulation] shall apply to the specific calls referred to in the first subparagraph. Until 31 December 20235, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 70% of the resources transferred to the CEF.
Amendment 1874 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 7
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 7
As of 1 January 20246, resources transferred to the CEF which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) [the new CEF Regulation].
Amendment 1891 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission may accept a proposal by a Member State in its submission of the Partnership AgreementInvestment Strategy or in the context of the mid-term review, for a transfer:
Amendment 1918 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 705 % for the less developed regions;
Amendment 1937 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 5560 % for the transition regions;
Amendment 1953 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 405 % for the more developed regions.
Amendment 1978 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The co-financing rate for the Cohesion Fund at the level of each priority shall not be higher than 705 %.
Amendment 2004 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 a (new)
Article 111 a (new)
Article 111 a State Aid Rules The operational programmes related to the policy objective Smarter Europe, when providing financial support to SMEs, shall not be subject to State Aid rules in order to ensure common rules with Horizon programme.