10 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2018/0226(NLE)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Whereas: One of the aims of the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Community’) is to contribute to the raising of the standard of living and the quality of life in the Member States including by promoting and facilitating nuclear research in the Member States and complementing it by carrying out a Community research and training programme.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission's Report on the interim evaluation of the 2014-18 Euratom Research and Training Programme (COM(2017) 697 final) provides a set of guiding principles for the Programme. These include: Continue supporting nuclear research focused on nuclear safety, safeguards, performance, security, waste management, radiation protection and development of fusion to further improve, together with beneficiaries, the organisation and management of the European Joint Programmes in the nuclear field; Continue and reinforce the Euratom education and training actions for developing relevant competencies which underpin all aspects of nuclear safety, security and radiation protection. to further exploit synergies between Euratom programme and other thematic areas of the Union Framework Programme; and to further exploit synergies between direct and indirect actions of the Euratom programme.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The conception and design of the Programme is set against the need to establish a critical mass of supported activities. This is achieved by establishing a limited number of specific objectives focussed on safe and efficient use of nuclear fission for power and non-power applications, maintaining and developing necessary expertise, fostering fusion energy and supporting policy of the Union on nuclear safety, safeguards and security
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to potentially contribute to the long-term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) improve the safe and secure, secure and efficient use of nuclear energy and non- power applications of ionizing radiation, including nuclear safety, security, safeguards, radiation protection, safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management and decommissioning;
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme shall be EUR 1 675 000 000 in curre[X XXX XXX XXX] in constant prices.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management and transferrable in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) XX […Common Provisions Regulation] may, at their request, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible, tThose resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) acceding countries, and candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Community programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council decisions, or similar agreements, and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Community and those countries;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – indent 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – indent 3 a (new)
– respect for the principles of the rule of law;
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The scope of association of each third country to the Programme shall take into account the objective of driving economic growth in the Union through innovation. Accordingly, with the exception of acceding countries, and candidate countries and potential candidates, parts of the Programme may be excluded from an association agreement for a specific country.