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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments PDF (1 MB) DOC (247 KB)
Amendments (32)
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36 a) For many years, promoting European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) has been a major priority of EU cohesion policy. Under the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER), support for SMEs in connection with the costs of ETC projects is already exempted from reporting requirements. Special provisions for regional aid for investments by undertakings of all sizes are also included in the Guidelines on regional State aid for 2014-2020 and in the regional aid section of the GBER.As aid for ETC projects have only a limited impact on competition and trade between Member States, and aid granted to SMEs in this context already benefits from a notification exemption, this exemption should be extended to all State aid granted in the context of European territorial cooperation projects to exempt them from reporting requirements under Article 108(3) TFEU.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The resources referred to in paragraph 1, for components 1 to 4, shall be allocated as follows:
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 52.773.0 % (i.e., a total of EUR 4 440 000 000xxx) for cross-border cooperation (component 1);
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 31.419.5 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 649 900 000xxx) for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation (component 2);
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 3.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 270 100 000xxx) for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 1.24.3 % (i.e., a total of EUR 100 000 000xxx) for interregional cooperation (component 4);
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) NUTS level 2 regions for components 2A and 3.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) NUTS level 2 and 3 regions for component 3.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 70 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder85 %.
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. An additionalUp to 15 % of the ERDF and, where applicable, of the external financing instruments of the Union allocations under priorities other than for technical assistance to each Interreg programme under components 1, 2 and 3, shall be allocated on the Interreg-specific objective of 'a better Interreg governance' or on the external Interreg-specific objective of 'a safer and more secure Europe’.
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Member State hosting the prospective managing authority, shall submit an Interreg programme to the Commission by [date of entry into force plus nintwelve months;] on behalf of all participating Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries or OCTs.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Partners shall cooperate in the development, and implementation, of Interreg operations, as well as in the staffing and/or financing of Interreg operationsthereof.
Amendment 510 #
For Interreg operations under component 3 Interreg programmes, the partners from outermost regions and third countries, partner countries or OCTs shall be required to cooperate only in threewo of the four dimensions listed in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Technical assistance to each Interreg programme shall be reimbursed as a flat rate by applying the percentages set out in paragraph 2 for 2021 and 2022 to the yearly instalments of the pre- financing pursuant to points (a) and (b) of Article 49(2) and then to the eligible expenditure included in each payment application pursuant to [points (a) or (c) of Article 85(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as appropriate for subsequent years.
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for internal cross-border cooperation Interreg programmes supported by the ERDF: 67 %;
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each managing authority shall electronically transmit to the Commission cumulative data for the respective Interreg programme by 31 January, 31 March, 31 May, 31 July, 30 September and 30 November of eachpursuant to Article 31(2)(a) by 31 January, 31 May and 30 September of each year as well as data pursuant to Article 31(2)(b) once per year in accordance with the template in Annex [VII] to Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) publicly displaying public plaques or billboards as soon as the physical implementation of an Interreg operation involving physical investment or the purchase of equipment starts, the total cost of which exceeds EUR 1050 000;
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) for Interreg operations not falling under point (c), publicly displaying at least one printed orand, where applicable, electronic display of a minimum size A32 with information about the Interreg operation highlighting the support from an Interreg fund;
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 35 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) for operations of strategic importance and operations whose total cost exceed EUR 105 000 000 organising a communication event and involving the Commission and the responsible managing authority in a timely manner.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 7
Article 48 – paragraph 7
7. Where the global extrapolated error rate referred to in paragraph 6 is above 23.5 % of the total expenditure declared for the Interreg programmes included in the population from which the common sample was selected, the Commission shall calculate a global residual error rate, taking account of financial corrections applied by the respective Interreg programme authorities for individual irregularities detected by the audits of operations selected pursuant to paragraph 1.
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 8
Article 48 – paragraph 8
8. Where the global residual error rate referred to in paragraph 7 is above 23.5 % of the expenditure declared for the Interreg programmes included in the population from which the common sample was selected, the Commission shall determine whether it is necessary to request the audit authority of a specific Interreg programme or a group of Interreg programmes most affected to carry out additional audit work in order to further evaluate the error rate and assess the required corrective measures for the Interreg programmes affected by the irregularities detected.
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 2021: 12 %;
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 2022: 12 %;
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 2023: 1.5 %;
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 2024: 1.5 %;
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) 2025: 1.5 %;
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) 2026: 1.5 %.
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. Third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in an Interreg programme shallmay delegate staff to the joint secretariat of that programme and/or shall set up a branch office or a contact point in its respective territory, or shall do both.
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 a (new)
Article 62 a (new)
Article 62 a Exemption from reporting requirements under Article 108(3) TFEU State aid granted to ETC projects is subject to a block exemption and is not subject to the notification requirement of Article 108(3) TFEU