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50 Amendments of Salvatore CARONNA related to 2011/0276(COD)

Amendment 207 #
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, in orderIn order to achieve the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Common Strategic Framework should coordinate and balance investment priorities, , with the thematic objectives specific to the Funds covered by the CPR set out in this Regulation. The aim of the Common Strategic Framework is 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 covered by the CPR and with other relevant Union policies and instruments. The Common Strategic Framework should be set out in an annex to this Regulation.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) In accordance with the principles of shared management, Member States and regional and local authorities should have the primary responsibility, through their management and control systems, for the implementation and control of the operations in programmes. In order to strengthen the effectiveness of the control over the selection and implementation of operations and the functioning of the management and control system, the functions of the managing authority should be specified.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 303 #
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
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 306 #
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
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 ofonly one audits shall be carried out should be reduced whwhenevere 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.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, athe Member States and local and regional authorities shall organise a partnership with the following partners:
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) regional, local, urban and other public authorities
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a) preserving and promoting the cultural and creative heritage of the Union;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Where the Commission, based on the examination of the final implementation report of the programme, establishes a serious failure to achieve the targets set out in the performance framework, it may apply financial corrections in respect of the priorities concerned in accordance with Fund-specific rules. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 to establish criteria and the methodology for determining the level of financial correction to be applied.deleted
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6) preserving and protecting the environment, cultural and creative heritage and promoting resource efficiency;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Public or equivalent structural expenditure borne by the Member States in the form of co-financing of programmes co-financed under the Structural Funds shall not be included among the public or equivalent structural expenditure taken into account under partnership agreements for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact, since such expenditure constitutes an obligation deriving directly from observance of additionality, which is a basic principle of Cohesion Policy; hence, public expenditure borne by the Member States in the form of co-financing of programmes co-financed under the Structural Funds must be excluded from the Stability and Growth Pact limitations because such expenditure is designed to support competitiveness, growth and job creation;
2013/06/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) investing in education, skills and, lifelong learning and culture;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission 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 this Regulationon Strategic Framework is set out in Annex [X].
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 2
Where there are major changes in the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Commission shall review and, where appropriate, adopt, by delegated act in accordance with Article 142, a revised Common Strategic Frameworkmay submit a proposal to review the Common Strategic Framework or the European Parliament and the Council may ask the Commission to submit such a proposal.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall prepare a Partnership Contract for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020in cooperation with their local and regional authorities for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. In Member States whose national legislation or administrative provisions assign the regions and local authorities the role of managing operational programmes, these regions and local authorities shall participate fully in the drafting of the Partnership Contract.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 covered by the CPR, for the territorial development of 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 athe list of the cities to participate in the urban development platform referred to in Article 8 of the ERDF Regulationcriteria for the designation of functional urban areas;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, approving the Partnership Contract no later than six months after its submission by the Member State, provided that any observations made by the Commission have been satisfactorily taken into account. As part of its decision to adopt the Partnership Contract, the Commission shall take account of the effective involvement of the autonomous regional territories called to enter into the Partnership Contract, in accordance with the institutional system of each Member State. The Partnership Contract shall not enter into force before 1 January 2014.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where a Member State proposes an amendment to the Partnership Contract, the Commission shall carry out an assessment in accordance with paragraph 1 and, where appropriate, shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, approving the amendment within three months of its submission by the Member State.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall concentrate support, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules, on actions bringing the greatest added value in relation to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, addressing the challenges identified in the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty, and taking into account national and regional needs. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the managing authorities shall independently select the thematic objectives and investment priorities on which to concentrate the Union's support.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. It may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the programme pending the satisfactory completion of actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality. The failure to complete actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality by the deadline set out in the programme shall constitute a basis for suspending paycommitments by the Commission.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 18
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
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 711 #
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 731 #
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Programmes shall be submitted by the Member States at the same time aswithin six months of the submission of the Partnership Contract, with the exception of European territorial cooperation programmes, which shall be submitted within sixnine months of the approval of the Common Strategic FrameworkGeneral Regulation. All programmes shall be accompanied by the ex ante evaluation as set out in Article 48.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1a (new)
The possibility of multi-fund operational programmes (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD, EMFF) shall be encouraged. For this purpose the European Commission adopts any measure for the setting up and implementation of these programmes with due respect to the proportionality principle.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make observations within threone months of the date of submission of the programme. The Member State shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, revise the proposed programme.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 25 – paragraph 3
3. In accordance with the Fund-specific rules, the Commission shall approve each programme no later than sixthree months following its formal submission by the Member State(s), provided that any observations made by the Commission have been satisfactorily taken into account, but not before 1 January 2014 or before adoption by the Commission of a decision approving the Partnership Contract.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 fivetwo 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).
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 815 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a description of the strategy and its objectives, a description of the integrated and innovative character of the strategy and a hierarchy of objectives, including clear and measurable targets for outputs or results. The strategy shall be coherent with the relevant programmes of all the CSF Funds involvedwith a focus on its integrated character, especially with respect to strategies for peri-urban and functional zones involving both urban partners and rural players;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 67 – paragraph 2
2. Payments shall take the form of pre- financing, interim payments and payment of the annual balance, where applicable, and of the final balance.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The payment deadline for an interim payment claim may be interrupted by the authorising officer by delegation within the meaning of the Financial Regulation for a maximum period of ninesix months if:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 77 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) there is a risk that the breach has or could have breach has affected the amount of expenditure declared for reimbursement by the Union budget.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
3. At least 25approximately 20 % of the Structural Funds resources for less developed regions, 40% 35 % for transition regions and 5240 % 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.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 1 – point 3 bis (new)
3a) Public or equivalent structural expenditure supported by the public administration by way of co-financing of investments activated as part of CSF funding will be deducted from the calculation of structural deficit in the definition of the specific medium-term objectives for the country within the framework of EU Regulation 1466/97, and will equally be deducted in the assessment of compliance with the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact, within the framework of EU Regulation 1467/97.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
1. An operational programme shall consist of priority axes. A priority axis shallmay concern one Fund for aor more categoryies of region and shall correspond, without prejudice to Article 52, to a thematic objective and comprise one or more investment priorities of that thematic objective, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules. For the ESF, a priority axis may combine investment priorities from different thematic objectives set out in Article 9(8), (9), (10) and (11) in order to facilitate their contribution to other priority axes, in duly justified circumstanc, or combine one or more complementary investment priorities from different thematic objectives and Funds, in accordance with Fund-specific rules.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of 510 % 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.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 2
2. Major projects submitted to the Commission for approval shall be contained in the list of major projects in an operational programme. The list shall be reviewed by the Member State or the managing authority two years following the adoption of an operational programme and may at the request of the Member State be adjusted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 26(2), in particular to include major projects with an expected completion date by the end of 2022Major projects may also be approved during the programming period.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 107 – paragraph 4
4. Union networks comprising the members designated by the Member States and the managing authorities shall be set up by the Commission to ensure exchange on the results of the implementation of the communication strategies, the exchange of experience in implementing the information and communication measures, and the exchange of good practices. Each management authority will use the EU information network’s Europe Direct Centres effectively in the implementation of information and communication activities at a local and regional level.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1688 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 117
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2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall reimburse as interim payments 905% of the amount resulting from applying the co-financing rate for each priority axis laid down in the decision adopting the operational programme to the eligible expenditure for the priority axis included in the payment application. It shall determine the annual balance in accordance with Article 130(1).
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1753 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) the Member State has failed to undertake actions set out in the operational programme relating to fulfilment of an ex ante conditionalities;deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) there is evidence resulting from a performance review that a priority axis has failed to achieve the milestones set out in the performance framework;deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point g
g) the Member State fails to respond or does not reply satisfactorily under Article 20(3).deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may decide, by means of implementing acts, to suspend all or part of interim payments, after having given the Member State the opportunity to present its observations.deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1768 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall end suspension of all or part of interim payments where the Member State has taken the necessary measures to enable the suspension to be lifdeleted.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1798 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 1
1. Operations for which the total eligible expenditure does not exceed EUR 10250 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.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Introductory part - Paragraph 1
The purpose of this framework is to serve, in accordance with Article 10, as a means of coordinating, integrating and balancing the objectives of different policies in specific regional contexts, and, in particular, as a means of coordinating and balancing investment priorities with the thematic objectives set out in Article 9 and without prejudice to the priorities and objectives laid down in the fund-specific regulations.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1902 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.4
1.2.4 The ERDF and CF must continue to make major investments in Member States' and Regions infrastructures to meet the requirements of the water framework and other relevant directives. Technological solutions, aimed at contributing to sustainable actions, exist and new ones are emerging, the ERDF must therefore continue to provide support to research in this area. Such support must aim to complement measures covered by Horizon 2020. Finance for biodiversity actions may also be made available through the EAFRD and the EMFF. The EAFRD may also be used to provide support for sustainable management of natural resources, to foster knowledge transfer and innovation, enhance the competitiveness of agriculture and the inclusive development of rural areas.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1905 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.4 a (new)
1.2.4a. EMFF will help to achieve the growth, jobs and sustainability objectives of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy and will support the implementation of the EU Integrated Maritime Policy. The EMFF can finance sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, contributing to sustainable marine ecosystems and inclusive territorial development and management
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1954 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 2.1 – Paragraph 2.1.1
2.1.1 With a view to achieving optimal results for sustainable growth and development on the ground, it is important to coordinate all Union policies and their instruments which play a role in achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion and a better balanced territorial development in the EU. This must also be reflected in better coordination between the Union budget and the Member States' national and sub-national budgets in strengthening the integration and effectiveness of policies and the control over public finance balances, and in financing common political priorities as well as in improved vertical cooperation between the EU and national and regional entities.
2012/06/08
Committee: REGI