238 Amendments of Francesco DE ANGELIS
Amendment 243 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points to the need for legally binding greenhouse gas reduction, renewable energy and energy efficiency targets to be set; takes the view that, if the switch to a low-carbon energy system is to be genuine, by 2030 the EU will need to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55%, increase renewables’ share of the energy mix to 45% and, by using energy more efficiently, cut overall consumption by 40%; (NEW PARAGRAPH 3. Justification: According to recent research, to help avoid a climate crisis, by 2030 the EU will need to cut domestic emissions by 55%, increase renewables’ share of the energy mix to 45% and cut energy consumption by 40%. Legally binding targets are the only means of providing the stability that investors require and are thus key to boosting EU competitiveness, cutting energy costs and creating new jobs.)
Amendment 1 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Recommendation 2010/572/EU (Recommendation on regulated access to Next Generation Access Networks), (This is a new citation)
Amendment 11 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the aims of the framework are to promote a sectoral ecosystem of competition and investment, benefiting consumers and users, while consolidatingtributing to the development of the internal market in communications;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the rollout of ultrafast internet access is slow, representing only 3.4 % of all fixed lines, and user demand appears weak, with only about 2 % of households subscribing to such lines1 despite an overall more competitive environment, some electronic communications markets remain uncompetitive, particularly the provision of fixed broadband lines, with incumbent operators still retaining an average 42.3% market share and the provision of services to business users, with incumbent operators retaining market shares of 70% and above in many Member States;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the promotion of competition in the provision of electronic communications networks and services is one of the key policy objectives established in article 8 of the Framework Directive;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the regulatory framework has promoted competition in the provision of electronic communications networks and services, to the benefit of consumers;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. Whereas effective and sustainable competition is an important driver of efficient investment over time;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point iii
Paragraph 4 – point iii
Amendment 52 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point ix
Paragraph 4 – point ix
(ix) the lifting of regulation in case ofonly in those cases where a satisfactory market analysis andleads to the finding that the relevant market is effectively competitive and as long as continued monitoring obligations are put in place;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xi a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point xi a (new)
(xia) strengthening the application of the functional separation remedy by removing the exceptional character of the obligation and thus allowing NRAs to impose such remedy under the same circumstances as other obligations available under the Access Directive;
Amendment 57 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point xiii
Paragraph 4 – point xiii
(xiii) pan-European services and operators, taking into account the (unused) provision of Art 15(4) FD allowing the Commission to identify transnational markets. More focus should be given to the competitive provision of communications services to European businesses and to the effective and consistent application of business grade remedies across Europe;
Amendment 82 #
2013/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the overall aim of the framework should continue to be the promotion of a sectoral ecosystem of effective and sustainable competition and efficient investment which benefits consumers and users, while consolidatingtributing to the development of the internal market in communications;
Amendment 164 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A truly single market for electronic communications should promote competition, investment and innovation in new and enhanced networks and services by fostering market integration and cross- border service offerings. It should thus help to achieve the ambitious high-speed broadband targets set out in the DAE and facilitate the emergence of services and applications that are able to exploit open data and formats in an interoperable, standardised and safe way, ensuring that they are available at the same functional and non-functional levels throughout the Union. The growing availability of digital infrastructures and services should in turn increase consumer choice, quality of service and diversity of content, and contribute to territorial and social cohesion, as well as facilitating mobility across the Union.
Amendment 167 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The benefits arising from a single market for electronic communications should extend to the wider digital ecosystem that includes Union equipment manufacturers, content and application providers and the wider economy, covering sectors such as banking, automotive, logistics, retail, energy and transport, medicine, mobility and transport, and the intelligent management of emergencies and natural disasters, which rely on connectivity and broadband to enhance their productivity, quality and end-user provision through, for example, ubiquitous cloud applications, connectedadvanced analysis of big data from communications networks, connected and interoperable objects and possibilities for integrated cross-border service provision for different parts of the company, against a background of open-standard system interoperability and open data. Public administrations and the health sector should also benefit from a wider availability of e-government and e- health services. The offer of cultural content and services, and cultural diversity in general, may be also enhanced in a single market for electronic communications. The provision of connectivity through electronic communications networks and services is of such importance to the wider economy and society and to the smart cities of the future that unjustified sector- specific burdens, whether regulatory or otherwise, should be avoided.
Amendment 234 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 317 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to facilitate innovative and high-quality service provision;, through, for instance, open data in standard interoperable formats held by the operators themselves in aggregate forms that cannot be traced back to individual users, in order to promote the emergence of new value- added services and applications, to develop, for example, ‘smart cities’ in keeping with the objectives of the Digital Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 401 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a Harmonisation of certain aspects relating to transfer, lease or sharing of individual rights to use radio frequencies and their duration 1. Without prejudice to the application of competition rules to undertakings, the following shall apply with respect to the transfer, lease or sharing of rights of use of spectrum, or parts thereof, identified in Article 6(8) of Decision No 243/2012/EU: (a) Member States shall make current details of all such rights of use publicly available in a standardised electronic format; (b) Member States may not refuse to allow a transfer or lease to an existing holder of such rights of use; (c) in cases not covered by point (b), Member States may refuse a transfer only where it is found that there is a clear risk that the new holder would be unable to meet the existing conditions for the right of use; (d) in cases not covered by point (b), Member States may not refuse a lease where the transferor undertakes to remain liable for meeting the existing conditions for the right of use. (e) Member States should promote licensed shared access to spectrum within the actual authorization regime. The sharing may be imposed by the member State in order to ensure efficient spectrum use. 2. Any administrative charge imposed on undertakings in connection with processing an application for the transfer, lease or sharing of spectrum shall, in total, cover only the administrative costs, including ancillary steps such as the issuance of a new right of use, incurred in processing the application. Any such charges shall be imposed in an objective, transparent and proportionate manner which minimises additional administrative costs and attendant charges. Article 12(2) of Directive 2002/20/EC shall apply to charges imposed under this paragraph.
Amendment 406 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The national competent authorities for radio spectrum shall contribute to the development of a wireless space where investment and competitive conditions for high-speed wireless broadband communications converge and which enables planning and provision of integrated, interoperable, open multi- territorial networks and services, based on shared standards, and economies of scale, thereby fostering innovation, economic growth and the long-term benefit of end users.
Amendment 737 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. Porting of numbers and their activation shall be carried out within the shortest possible time and in any case within no longer than four working days. To limit the number of cases in which a portability request is rejected or refused, the transferring provider must give a clear and detailed explanation of the reasons for such refusal. For end-users who have concluded an agreement to port a number to a new provider that number shall be activated within one working day from the conclusion of such agreement. Loss of service during the process of porting, if any, shall not exceed one working day.
Amendment 754 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 7a
Article 7a
Amendment 757 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 15
Article 15
Amendment 15 #
2012/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that cohesion policy, being the main tool of convergence and sustainable development of the EU, is one of the main sources of support for its SMEs and that its scope is not limited solely to the implementation of the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy under Article 174 TFEU;
Amendment 165 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not restrict or prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the use of those additives does not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 320 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 324 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 27 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change arwill be significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and oSuch practices have had a highly unfavourable impact on many local communities in the developing countries. Emission reduction strategy should accordingly take into account of ther starch containing crops accordinglyocial impact and respect for human rights, taking up less of the land intended to supply the food market.
Amendment 35 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Land-use change for the production of biofuels should not lead to the displacement of local or indigenous communities in the Union or in third countries.
Amendment 42 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
"For the purpose of compliance with the target referred to in the first subparagraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil cropson land shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution for energy in transport as set out in Article 3(4)d. Only fuels and liquids in compliance with the target shall be eligible for state aid or other types of financial subsidies."
Amendment 44 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
"(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugarsand thereby the biofuels eligible for subsidies under the state guidelines, the share of energy from biofuels produced on land shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2017. Thereafter, from 1 January 2018 for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, and thereby the biofuels eligible for subsidies under the state anid oil cropsguidelines, the share of energy from biofuels produced on land shall be no more than 3,5%, the estimated share at the end ofin 201108, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020. After 2020 the share of energy from biofuels produced on land shall be gradually reduced to zero."
Amendment 45 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point iii
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– – point e– subpoint iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4– – point e– subpoint iii a (new)
(iii a) biofuels produced on land to reach the 6% target shall be considered to reach a maximum limit of 50% until 31 December 2017 and a level of 0% in 2020. Only biofuels contributing to reach the target shall be eligible for state aid.
Amendment 67 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with lowno risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. IAfter prior scientific assessment about their merits and their true sustainability, it is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with lowhich meet sustainability criteria, which do not compete with food for land, water or other resources and which have no estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
Amendment 76 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication ‘Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe’11 and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe12 , promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses than biofuels.biofuels that use waste materials for energy purposes only in accordance with the waste hierarchy, that do not compete for the use of land and water so to protect land and food rights and that do not reduce soil organic matter resulting in a negative environmental impact for the local ecosystem
Amendment 92 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops and from dedicated energy crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, t and Directive 98/70/EC. The share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil crops as well as from dedicated energy crops that can be counted towards the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 98/70/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011. After 2020 the share of energy from biofuels produced on land shall be phased out
Amendment 112 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The estimatedIn order to make sure that EU targets for greenhouse gas emission savings and biofuels are effectively met, indirect land- use change emissions should be included in the reportaken into account when calculating ofthe greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under savings required under the sustainability criteria set out in Directive 2009/28/EC and Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Indirect land-use change emissions should also be counted towards the target set in Article 7a(2), in order to offer incentives for the production of biofuels with a low indirect land-use change impact. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstockand residues, should be assigned a zero emissions factor provided they meet adequate sustainability standards.
Amendment 141 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact, which cshould include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021sustainability criteria to be met for promoting advanced biofuels.
Amendment 147 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
2008/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 2 – last subparagraph (new)
Article 7a – paragraph 2 – last subparagraph (new)
(-a) In paragraph 2 the following subparagraph is inserted after point c: "Member States shall ensure that the maximum contribution of biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops or dedicated energy crops for the purpose of compliance with the target referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed an energy quantity corresponding to 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020."
Amendment 202 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3–paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3–paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of compliance with target referred to in the first subparagraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops or dedicated energy crops shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in Article 3(4)d.
Amendment 221 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced fprom cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oilduced from food crops and dedicated energy crops shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.
Amendment 238 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 256 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – last subparagraph
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – last subparagraph
(-a) at the end of paragraph 1 the following subparagraph is added: "Energy from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops or dedicated energy crops taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020."
Amendment 297 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
The Commission shall, before 31 December 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing, on the basis of the best latest available scientific evidence, the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in limiting indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuel and bioliquids. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1st January 2021 and a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided forsustainability criteria to be applied for incentivizing biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d of Directive 2009/28/EC.
Amendment 334 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new)– Part A – title
Annex IX (new)– Part A – title
Part A. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shallcould be considered to be two or four times their energy content in 2018 after prior scientific assessment of their environemtal and social sustainbility as well as the respect of the hierarchy principle and the most efficient use of resources
Amendment 352 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new) – Part B – title
Annex IX (new) – Part B – title
Amendment 355 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point c
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point c
Amendment 357 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point d
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point d
Amendment 2 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Green Paper, but stresses that the revised framework should be supported by efficient implementation tools and concrete measures to avoid the risk of it being only formally adopted by boards;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the requirement for public disclosure on diversity policy and the introduction of a minimum gender balance of 1/3 on boards; underlines also the need for appropriate measures such as childcare arrangements to make gender diversity a reality;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Board diversity should not be limited to gender, better employee representation on boards is one way of ensuring this diversity;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the regions, in line with the ‘smart specialisation’ approach, to develop tailored innovation strategies; stresses that territorial cooperation must be optimised with a view to greater complementarity between regions and in the context of the environmental sustainability criteria;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that innovation above all lies at the interface with practice; recommends, therefore, as the necessary complement to excellence in research, placing the focus of regional support on support for applications, without preventing research capacity from being built up, in order above all to enable companies to develop innovative methods; considers furthermore that steps should be taken to promote the large-scale development of a growing number of pilot projects;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. In the light of the need to improve the extent to which SMEs are benefiting from support for research and innovation, considers that this should be made a focus of cohesion policy, for exampleespecially in relation to internationalisation or promotion of entrepreneurship;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s work towards a coherent European approach to collective redress (CR); calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to consumer and SME protection, whereas a significant proportion of consumers and businesses who have suffered damage do not obtain redress and continued illegal practices cause significant aggregate loss to society;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
– criteria limiting those bodies who can organise CR actions to those with an active interest in the matter of the action, furthermore, legal entities representing the parties must comply with accreditation criteria set down by national legislation in the Member States,
Amendment 22 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
– the system should apply to both business-to-consumers and business-to- business cases,
Amendment 23 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
– the rights of defence must be upheld in the whole procedure, pursuant to national legislation in the Member States,
Amendment 49 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the fact that the issue of funding is crucial and that, without appropriate financing, no CR will work in practice; therefore encourages Member States to engage reflection on the different possible solutions, such as legal expense insurance or the creation of a Group Fund to finance CR, to be subject to strong safeguards, including the loser pays principle, the prohibition of contingency fees as well as funding practices that involve providing money to a claimant in return for a share of any damages award or settlement.
Amendment 108 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to extend the ecodesign instruments to RM, to work with standardisation bodies, to evaluate the feasibility of a top-runner programme for products with regard to resource efficiency, to strengthen advisory services on resource efficiency, particularly for SMEsmall and medium-sized enterprises, and calls on companies to make use of the Eco- Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); calls on the Commission and the Member States to leverage public procurement in order to enhance resource-efficient products and products utilizing secondary RM; stresses the value of including resource use in product information and eco-labels in order to empower consumers; calls on the European standardisation bodies to streamline the issue of resource efficiency in the setting of standards;
Amendment 121 #
2011/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the importance of creating industrial synergies on recycling and helping companies discover how their under-used energy, waste and by-products can serve as resources for others; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote approaches such as that taken by the UK with its National Industrial Symbiosis Programme;
Amendment 154 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Doubts whether specific operational programmes for functional geographical entities such as metropolitan regions or sea or river basins will yield additional benefits; is particularly aware, in relation to such programmes, of the absence of political bodies (including democratically elected bodies) with a sufficiently wide- ranging remit to implement them; calls instead for closer coordination of macroregional or natural- environment strategies at inter- governmental levels;
Amendment 244 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that GDP must be retained as the key criterion in the definition of areas eligible for maximum support (those with GDP/PE below 75% of the EU average) and, where appropriate, cohesion countries (GDP/PE below 90% of the EU average); points outconsiders that the competent national authorities must continue to have scope for the use of additional indicators at the relevant decision-making levelsshould nevertheless be able to incorporate, at the appropriate decision-making level, for each objective and in a manner reflecting geographical concentrations, additional indicators with which to assess the respective social, economic, environmental, demographic and geographical challenges faced;
Amendment 335 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 348 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph 1 (new)
points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is a complementary means of achieving the objectives of the European Social Fund, as it seeks to enable workers made redundant as a result of globalisation and the crisis to find work;
Amendment 373 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls, in the event that binding priorities are set for all Member States, for these to cover innovation, infrastructure and resource management and to be tailored in each case to regions’ specific ne for Member States to include among their priorities innovation, infrastructure and resource management, but considers there should be some margin for manoeuvre to take into account the scale of the programmes, the baseline scenario in each region and the results to be achieveds; stresses that it must be possible to suggest and pursue additional priorities on a voluntary basis and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity; calls for suggested priority areas to include energy, education and training, and combating poverty;
Amendment 400 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for the funding under investment partnerships to be made conditional on the implementation of reforms by the Member States, in order to ensure that it is used efficiently in areato be subject to conditions predetermined in a dialogue between the Commission and Member States at the start of the programming period and set out in the investment partnership contracts and in the operational programmes; those predetermined conditions must be clearly defined, targeted and verifiable, and must refer solely to aspects directly related to the effectiveness of cohesion policy investments; considers it fair for such conditions to include, in particular, full implementation of existing EU legislation (e.g. on price regulation, tendering procedures, transport, the environment and health) in order to prevent irregularities and ensure effectiveness; rejects, however, the imposition of conditions requiring Member States to undertake fundamental social and economic reform;
Amendment 494 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
Amendment 504 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 51 – subparagraph 1 (new)
is opposed to structural funding being made subject to any kind of macroeconomic conditions connected with the Stability and Growth Pact since this would conflict with the very aims of cohesion policy; in the interests of enhancing programming credibility and achieving tangible results, insists on the introduction of appropriate sets of conditions, verified ex-ante and based on a place-based approach to policies, that cover all the institutional, administrative, regulatory, planning and project-related requirements needed to ensure an effective implementation of the programmes;
Amendment 513 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Envisages that the Commission will, in future, have a greater responsibility for the improvement of national administrative procedures; takes the view, therefore, that it will be incumbent on the Commission to implement accreditation procedures for national or federal-state administrative and auditing bodies; envisages linkage between, on the one hand, successful accreditation and a reduction in the error rate and, on the other, entitlement to simplified and less frequent reporting;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Invites the Commission to carefully consider the impact on SMEs to ensure they are not disadvantaged and/or do not have additional administrative burdens imposed on them;
Amendment 53 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – introductory part
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – introductory part
(e) Materials for creative industriesPreserving and making optimum use of Europe’s cultural and artistic heritage
Amendment 54 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Applying design and the development of converging technologies to create new business opportunities, including the preservation of materials with historical or cultural value. Assessing and understanding the mechanisms whereby the cultural heritage is damaged. Developing advanced methods and technologies for the purpose of protecting and preserving the cultural heritage. Ensuring the inclusion and rational management of the cultural heritage at historical sites and in towns.
Amendment 620 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The integrated approach set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 is expected to lead to around 15should lead to a minimum of 20% of the total combined budget for the specific objective on "Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies" and the priority "Societal challenges" going to SMEs.
Amendment 648 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the added value of action at Union level and the added value of the instrument of a public-private partnership on bringing research results and innovations to the market in those areas where SMEs play a key-role in generating growth at local scale;
Amendment 677 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of point (a), top-up funding shall be conditional on a significant level of prior financial commitments, whether in cash or in kind, of the participating entities to the joint calls and actions. The ERA-NET instrument may include an objective to harmonise rules and implementation modalities of the joint calls and actions. It may also be used in order to prepare for an initiative pursuant to Article 185 TFEU.
Amendment 682 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) clear financial commitments of the participating countries, whether in cash or in kind, including prior commitments to pool national and/or regional investments for transnational research and innovation;
Amendment 844 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15 a (new)
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 15 a (new)
In order to take the challenge-based approach coordinated strategic planning of research and innovation activities is needed. Coordination can address fragmentation and improve the use of technological and infrastructural resources by the entire research community related to each challenge. Moreover, in the majority of cases, success in innovation requires a long- term commitment to sustain excellent research. Strategic actions and scientific steering can ensure expert input on policy from the outset, advance innovation and competitiveness by understanding the complexity of the innovation cycle and encourage participation from more researchers across borders. Strategic research and innovation coordination on each challenge based on scientific steering shall be established by Sectoral Steering Boards of independent high-level experts which will contribute to define research and innovation programmes based on the best leadership and will provide the impetus and instruments needed to promote interaction and synergies at a larger scale. The role of these Boards would be to provide on- going strategic advice on the actions being undertaken and planned in under Horizon 2020 and the related Community policy areas.
Amendment 1094 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.3 – point e – introductory part
(e) Materials for creative industriesConserving and making better use of Europe’s heritage
Amendment 1155 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions by the research, development and deployment of sustainable construction technologies. addressing the whole value chain and fostering cross-sectorial and multi-disciplinary innovations while enabling new business models and value propositions to citizens.
Amendment 1185 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.2 – paragraph 2
Research, technology development and innovation underpin capacities in space which are vital to European society. While the United States of America spends around 25 % of their space budget on R&D, the Union spends less than 10 %. Moreover, space research in the Union is fragmentaddressed in the national programmes of a fewthe Member States and of ESA. To maintain the technological and competitive edge Union level action is needed to coordinate space research, to promote the participation of researchers from all Member States, and to lower the barriers for collaborative space research projects across national borders. This needs to be done in coordination with the European Space Agency, which has successfully managed industrial satellite development and deep space missions on an intergovernmental basis with a subset of the Member States since 1975. In addition, the information provided by European satellites will offer an increasing potential for further development of innovative satellite-based downstream services. This is a typical activity sector for SMEs and should be supported by research and innovation measures in order to reap the full benefits of this opportunity, and especially of the considerable investments made on the two Union flagships Galileo and GMES.
Amendment 1190 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point a – paragraph 1
This entails safeguarding and developing a competitive and entrepreneurial space industry in combination with a world-class space research community to maintain European leadership and non-dependence in space technology including clean solutions, to foster innovation in the space sector, and to enable space-based terrestrial innovation, for example by using remote sensing and navigation data.
Amendment 1198 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point c – paragraph 1
A considerably increased exploitation of data from European satellites can be achieved if a concerted effort is made to coordinate and organise the processing, validation and standardisation of space data. Innovations in data handling and dissemination can also ensure a higher return on investment of space infrastructure, and contribute to tackling societal challenges, in particular if coordinated in a global effort such as through Global Earth Observation System of Systems, the European programme GMES, the European satellite navigation programme Galileo or IPCC for climate change issues.
Amendment 1259 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Activities assisting the implementation and complementing the SME specific measures across Horizon 2020 shall be supported, notably to enhance the innovation capacity of SMEs. by means of Innovation Vouchers that allow stakeholders to use the services of a research provider from another Member State or Association Country
Amendment 1656 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point e a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.3 – point e a (new)
(ea) Cultural heritage The aim is to research into the strategies, methodologies and tools needed to enable a dynamic and sustainable cultural heritage in Europe in response to climate change. Cultural heritage in its diverse physical forms provides the living context for resilient communities responding to multivariate changes. Research in cultural heritage requires a multidisciplinary approach to improve the understanding of historical material. Activities shall focus on identifying resilience levels via observations, monitoring and modelling as well as provide for a better understanding on how communities perceive and respond to climate change and seismic and volcanic hazards.
Amendment 1732 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.3
6.3.3. Secure societies The aim is to support Union policies for internal and external security and to ensure cyber security, trust and privacy in the Digital Single Market, whilst at the same time improving the competitiveness of the Union's security, ICT and service industries. This will be done by developing innovative technologies and solutions that address security gaps and lead to the prevocietal change and cultural heritage The aim is to contribute to an understanding of Europe's intellectual basis, its history and the many European and non-European influences, as an inspiration for our lives today. Europe is characterised by a variety of different peoples (including minorities and indigenous peoples), traditions and regional and national identities as well as by different levels of economic and societal development. Migration and mobility, the media, industry and transport contribute to the diversity of views and lifestyles. This diversity and its opportunities should be recognised and considered. European collections in libraries, including digital ones, archives, museums, galleries and other public institutions have a wealth of rich, untapped documentation of security threats. These mission-oriented actionsand objects for study. These archival resources, together willth integrate the demands of different end-users (citizens, businesses, and administrations, including national and international authorities, civil protections, law enforcement, border guards, etc.) in order to take into account the evolution of security threats and privacy protection and the necessary societal aspects. The focus of activities shall be to: (a) fight crime and terrorism; (b) strengthen security through border management; (c) provide cyber security; (d) increase Europe's resilience to crises and disasters; (e) ensure privacy and freedom in the Internet and enhance the societal dimension of securityangible heritage, represent the history of individual Member States but also the collective heritage of a European Union that has emerged through time. Such materials should be made accessible, also through new technologies, to researchers and citizens to enable a look to the future through the archive of the past. Accessibility and preservation of cultural heritage in these forms is needed for the vitality of the living engagements within and across European cultures now and contributes to sustainable economic growth. The focus of activities shall be to: (a) study European heritage, memory, identity, integration and cultural interaction and translation, including its representations in cultural and scientific collections, archives and museums, to better inform and understand the present by richer interpretations of the past; (b) research into European countries’ and regions’ history, literature, art, philosophy and religions and how these have informed contemporary European diversity; (c) research on Europe's role in the world, on the mutual influence and ties between the world regions, and a view from outside on European cultures.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) These participation and dissemination rules should also take into account the specific funding needs of SMEs and small mid-caps, in order to release their full research and innovation potential, with due regard for the specificities of the different types of SME and the different sectors. The participation rules should duly facilitate the shortening of the ‘time to grant’ to no more than six months.
Amendment 178 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. A funding bodyThe EIT may establish rules which depart from those laid down in this Regulation or Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [the Financial Regulation] if this is provided for in the basic act or, subject to the consent of the Commission, if its specific operating needs so require, in particular in relation to ownership, access rights and exploitation and dissemination of results.
Amendment 455 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Concerning programme cofunding actions, the applicable rate is set out in the work programme. For the purposes of this Regulation and in accordance with Article [119] of Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [the Financial Regulation], co- funding may take the form of cumulative financing from separate budget lines in justified cases provided for in the work programme, without prejudice to the avoidance of double-funding of the same cost item.
Amendment 479 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Value-added tax ('VAT') that is paid by, and that cannot be refunded to, the beneficiary according to the applicable national legislation, shall be considered as eligible costs.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0283(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) To prevent the risk of other Member States finding themselves in circumstances which dictate they have to apply to access financial stabilisation mechanisms, a derogation should be granted to the Stability and Growth Pact which allows national cofinancing of projects considered to be of particular relevance to economic recovery and job creation.
Amendment 207 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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.
Amendment 229 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A performance framework should be defined for each programme with a view to monitoring progress towards the objectives and targets set for each programme over the course of the programming period. The Commission should undertake a performance review in cooperation with the Member States in 2017 and 2019. A performance reserve should be foreseen and allocated in 2019 where milestones set in the performance framework have been attained. Due to their diversity and multi-country character, there should be no performance reserve for 'European Territorial Cooperation' programmes. In cases where the shortfall in the achievement of milestones or targets is significant, the Commission should be able to suspend paycommitments to the programme or, at the end of the programming period, apply financial corrections, in order to ensure that the Union budget is not used in a wasteful or inefficient way.
Amendment 274 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
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.
Amendment 303 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 306 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 342 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87
Recital 87
(87) The frequency of audits on operations should be proportionate to the extent of the Union's support from the Funds. In particular, the number 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.
Amendment 397 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 407 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) regional, local, urban and other public authorities
Amendment 472 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a) preserving and promoting the cultural and creative heritage of the Union;
Amendment 486 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6) preserving and protecting the environment, cultural and creative heritage and promoting resource efficiency;
Amendment 504 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) investing in education, skills and, lifelong learning and culture;
Amendment 540 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 1
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].
Amendment 544 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 12 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 551 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 553 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall draw up aThe Partnership Contract shall be drawn up for the period between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2020 inclusive.
Amendment 558 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Partnership Contract shall be drawn up by Member States in cooperation with the partners, as referred to in Article 5. The Partnership Contract shall be prepared in dialogue with the Commission4(4) and Article 5 in dialogue with the Commission. In Member States where other public authorities fulfil the role of owners of the operational programmes, they shall participate fully in drawing up the Partnership Contract.
Amendment 599 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) the arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the CSF Funds 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;
Amendment 645 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 15 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 646 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
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.
Amendment 650 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 679 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
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.
Amendment 695 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 18
Part 2 – article 18
Amendment 711 #
Amendment 731 #
Amendment 749 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 755 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1a (new)
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.
Amendment 815 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
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;
Amendment 1156 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 1174 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 77 – paragraph 2 – point b
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.
Amendment 1331 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 1 – point 3 bis (new)
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.
Amendment 1340 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 1425 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1450 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1693 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 1
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).
Amendment 1905 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.4 a (new)
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 1.2 – Paragraph 1.2.4 a (new)
Amendment 1954 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex -I (new) – Part 1 – Section 2.1 – Paragraph 2.1.1
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.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 bis (new)
Recital 5 bis (new)
(5a) In its resolution of 8 June 2011, the European Parliament pointed out that youth and culture policies are essential and among the priorities recognised for the added value they bring and their ability to reach out to citizens. It also called on the EU and the Member States to acknowledge the increasing importance of cultural and creative industries to the European economy, and their spill-over effects on other economic sectors. It also strongly emphasised that the full potential of these policies can only be realised if they are provided with adequate levels of funding in the context of cohesion policy.
Amendment 78 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) In its resolution of 8 June 2011, the European Parliament recalled that tourism is a new EU competence under the Lisbon Treaty, which should, therefore, also be reflected in the next MFF. It stressed the important contribution of tourism to the European economy and the need for a European strategy for tourism aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the sector to be supported by adequate funding under the ERDF.
Amendment 79 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 quater (new)
Recital 5 quater (new)
(5c) As noted by the European Court of Auditors in Special Report No 6/2011 entitled ‘Were ERDF co-financed tourism projects effective?’, tourism interventions achieved their objectives in terms of performance, growth and employment, by creating tourism capacity and by creating or maintaining jobs
Amendment 178 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i bis (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i bis (new)
(i a) investment to promote tourism including maritime tourist activity and to protect artistic and cultural heritage
Amendment 213 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 227 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 252 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) at least 80 % of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to thof each operational programme shall be allocated up to a maximum of three thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR];
Amendment 281 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) at least 50 % of the total ERDF resources at national levelof each thematic programme shall be allocated to tha maximum of three thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR];
Amendment 355 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b bis (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b bis (new)
(b) a) support appropriate synergies and linkages with the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme;
Amendment 367 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 bis (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 bis (new)
Amendment 419 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) development of SMEs in emerging areas linked to European and regional challenges such as creative and cultural industries, new forms of tourism including cultural tourism, and innovative services reflecting new societal demands or products and services linked to ageing population, care and health, eco- innovations, the low carbon economy and resource efficiency, including coordination with public procurement to speed up the market take-up of innovative solutions to address these challenges.
Amendment 457 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in public infrastructures and in the public and private housing sector;
Amendment 521 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c – point i (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c – point i (new)
i) promoting sustainable tourism through efficient use of natural and cultural resources;
Amendment 528 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
(e) action to improve the urban environment, including regeneration of deprived urban and outlying areas and brownfield sites and reduction of air pollution;
Amendment 662 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) investing in education, skills and, lifelong learning and culture by developing education and training infrastructure and promoting cultural heritage;
Amendment 127 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
When submitting draft cross-border cooperation programmes, Member States may request that additional NUTS level 3 regions adjacent to those listed in the decision referred to in the second subparagraph or in NUTS level 2 are added to a given cross- border area and shall give reasons for the requesttake account of Euroregions and the geographical scope of their structuring projects.
Amendment 139 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 141 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to 3,48X % of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2014 to 2020 and set out in Article 83(1) of Regulation (EU) No[…/2012 [CPR] (i.e., a total of EUR 11 700 000 004XX XXX XXX XXX) and shall be allocated as follows:
Amendment 144 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 73,24 % (i.e., a total of EUR 8 569 000 003X XXX XXX XXX) for cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 146 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 20,78 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 431 000 001X XXX XXX XXX) for transnational cooperation;
Amendment 148 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 5,98 % (i.e., a total of EUR 700 000 000XXX XXX XXX) for interregional cooperation.
Amendment 156 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Population in the areas referred to in the 3rd sub-paragraph of Ar ticle 3(1) and the first sub-paragraph of Article (3)(3) shall be used as the criterion for the annual breakdown by Member Statcooperation programme.
Amendment 196 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
(i a) fostering the management of cultural heritage and tourism (within the thematic objective of promoting a greener, more resource-efficient and competitive economy);
Amendment 303 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The participating Member States and third countries or territories, where applicablen invited to participate in cooperation programmes, shall confirm in writing their agreement to the contents of a cooperation programme prior to its submission to the Commission. This agreement shall also include a commitment of all participating Member States and, if possible, third countries or territories, to provide the co-financing necessary to implement the cooperation programme.
Amendment 336 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
The amount of the ERDF allocated to technical assistance shall be limited to 6% of the total amount allocated to a cooperation programmes, but shall not be less than EUR 1 5200 000.
Amendment 347 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Staff costs of an operation may be calculated as a flat rate of up to 150 % of the direct costs other than the staff costs of that operation.
Amendment 355 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of Articles 113(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR], Member States participating in a cooperation programme shall appoint a single managing authority and, for the purpose of Article 113(4) of that Regulation, a single audit authority, which shall be situated in the same Member Stat. The managing authority and the audit authority shall be situated in the same Member State. The Member State participating in a cooperation programme may designate the single managing authority to carry out the functions of the certifying authority. The appointments are without prejudice to the apportionment of liabilities in relation to the application of financial corrections among the participating Member States as laid down in the cooperation programme.
Amendment 367 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 17(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Regulation period of 3 years.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
Amendment 62 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) A single telecoms market cannot be said to exist while significant price differences exist between domestic and roaming prices; therefore the ultimate aim should be to eliminate roaming charges altogether, thus establishing a pan-EU mobile communications market.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to allow for the development of a more efficient and competitive market for roaming services, there should be no restrictions that prevent undertakings from effectively negotiating wholesale access for the purpose of providing roaming services. However, at present there are obstacles to the access to such wholesale roaming services, due to differences in negotiating power and in the degree of infrastructure ownership of undertakings. The removal of these obstacles would facilitate the development of alternative and innovative roaming services and offers for customers, in particular from virtual network operators. It would also facilitate the development of pan-European services. The rules of the Electronic Communication Framework, in particular Directive 2002/21/EC and Directive 2002/19/EC, do not allow this problem to be addressed via the imposition of obligations on operators having significant market powers.
Amendment 79 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Therefore rules should be introduced to mandate the obligation to meet reasonable requests, at non-discriminatory conditions, for wholesale access to public mobile communications networks for the purpose of providing roaming services, also by way of derogation from Directives 2002/21/EC and 2002/19/EC. Such requests should only be refused on the basis of objective and duly substantiated criteria, which should be determined on a case by case basis by the national regulatory authorities following the dispute resolution procedure referred to in Article 17. In order to ensure a level playing field, wholesale access for the purpose of providing roaming services should be granted in accordance with the regulatory obligations laid down in this Regulation applicable at the wholesale level and should take into account the different cost elements necessary for the provision of such access. A consistent regulatory approach to the wholesale access for the provision of roaming services would avoid distortions between Member States.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A wholesale roaming access obligation should cover, at non- discriminatory conditions, access to all the elements and facilities necessary to enable the provision of roaming services, also by way of derogation from Directive 2002/19/EC, such as the following elements: access to network elements and associated facilities; access to relevant software systems including operational support systems; access to information systems or databases for pre- ordering, provisioning, ordering, maintaining and repair requests, and billing; access to number translation or systems offering equivalent functionality; access to mobile networks, and access to virtual network services.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) It is considered that for the separate sale of roaming services to be fully effective, it needs to be combined with the wholesale access obligation for the provision of roaming services to facilitate market entry by new or existing players including cross-border roaming services providers. This solution will avoid distortions between Member States by ensuring a consistent regulatory approach thereby contributing to the development of the single market. However, this solution in roaming services will require a reasonable period for operators to adapt at the technical level, and therefore will only result in a genuine internal market with sufficient competition after a certain period of time. For this reason, price caps for the wholesale charges for voice, SMS messages and data roaming services as well as safeguard caps for those service at the retail level should be maintained on a temporary basis at an appropriate level to ensure that the existing consumer benefits are preserved during a transitional period of implementation of such structural solutions, after which they could be removed. For the same reason, the obligation of separate sale of roaming services should refer, for the first 12 months of effectiveness, only to mobile virtual network operators.
Amendment 97 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The transitory Eurotariff to be offered to roaming customers should reflect a reasonable margin over the wholesale cost of providing a roaming service, whilst allowing operators the freedom to compete by differentiating their offerings and adapting their pricing structures to market conditions and consumer preferences. Such safeguard caps should be set at levels which do not distort the competitivmaximize the competitive outcome of the structural solution at the benefits of structural solutions andconsumers; therefore the retail caps should be set at a level which is three times the wholesale caps in order to allow enough room to attract new players in the new roaming market. The caps could be removed once the structural solutions have had an opportunity to deliver concrete gains for customers. This regulatory approach should not apply to value added services.
Amendment 117 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The separate sale of roaming services from domestic mobile communications services is a temporary and intermediate step to increase competition so as to lower roaming prices for customers in order to achieve a common European mobile market with no differentiation between national and roaming tariffs.
Amendment 137 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
(oa) 'Single tariff' means a tariff which all operators are obliged to offer, which offers identical prices for call, SMS and data use within the Union, irrespective of whether the customer is roaming or not;
Amendment 140 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Mobile network operators shall meet all reasonable requests for wholesale roaming access, including those from mobile virtual network operators and resellers. Mobile virtual network operators shall be granted the same favourable conditions applied to other network operators, on non- discriminatory terms. Rules on regulated wholesale roaming tariffs laid down in Articles 6, 8 and 11 shall apply for the provision of wholesale roaming access.
Amendment 148 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Wholesale roaming access shall cover, at non-discriminatory conditions, access to all network elements and associated facilities, relevant services, software and information systems, necessary for the provision of roaming services to customers, also in derogation to Directive 2002/19/EC.
Amendment 157 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. With effect from 1 Julanuary 2014, home providers shall inform all their roaming customers of the possibility to unsubscribe from their existing roaming services and to opt for roaming services from an alternative virtual roaming provider, and from 1 January 2015 from any alternative virtual roaming provider. The roaming customers shall be given a period of two months within which to make their choice known to their home provider. Roaming customers who have not expressed their choice within that period shall have the right to opt for an alternative roaming provider at any moment, in line with paragraphs 3 and 4.
Amendment 185 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
In order to ensure the development of the singletemporarily single roaming market, implementation of the technical solutions for the facility of separate sale of roaming services shall take place simultaneously across the Union and meet the following criteria: a) any technical solution must be cost- effective; b) it shall be designed in a consumer- friendly way; c) it shall allow for a maximum degree of interoperability; d) it shall allow for a local break-out solution for data usage in a consumer- friendly manner; e) it shall ensure that the concept of net neutrality is respected for all data use, in particular access to VOIP and other similar services; f) end-users shall be able to easily and quickly switch to an alternative roaming provider or between alternative roaming providers while retaining their mobile number; g) roaming by EU citizens in third countries or by third country citizens in the EU shall not be impeded.
Amendment 190 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
For the purpose of separate sale of roaming services, operators shall make sure that facilities meeting the requirements set out in paragraph 1 are in place by 1 July 2014 at the latest, to ensure that the customer can use domestic mobile services and separate roaming services offered by an alternative roaming operator while keeping their mobile number. In order to enable the separate sale of roaming services, operators may in particular allow the use of a ‘EU roaming profile’ on the same SIM card and the use of the same terminal alongside domestic mobile services. Pricing for interconnection related to the provision of this facilityPricing for interconnections shall be cost-orientated and there should be no direct charges to consumers for the use of this facility.
Amendment 199 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
BEREC, after consulting stakeholders and in close co-operation with the Commission, shall lay down, within a reasonable period of time not exceeding three months after the adoption of this Regulation, guidelines with regard to harmonised technical solutions relating to the facility for separate roaming services and to harmonised procedures to change the provider of roaming services. The harmonised technical solutions shall meet the requirements set out in paragraph 1. Upon a reasoned request from the BEREC, the Commission may extend that period.
Amendment 283 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Roaming providers shall make available to all their roaming customers, clearly and transparently, a Euro-data tariff as provided for in paragraph 2. This Euro-data tariff shall not entail any associated subscription or other fixed or recurring charges and may be combined with any retail tariff. The Euro-data tariff shall encompass the concept of net neutrality in respect for all data use, in particular access to VOIP and other similar services.
Amendment 304 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Single Tariff With effect from 1 July 2015, in addition to their existing tariffs, providers who offer both national and roaming communications shall make available and publicise to all their customers a single tariff for calls, SMS and data use, which shall offer identical prices, irrespective of whether the consumer is roaming or not. The single tariff shall not exceed the price limits set out in Articles 7(2), 9(2) and 12(2).
Amendment 307 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. If, after 30 June 2018, the average wholesale charge for one of the roaming services (voice, SMS or data) for unbalanced traffic between operators that do not belong to the same group falls to 75% or less of the maximum wholesale charges provided for in Articles 6(2), 8(1) and 11(1) in at least 75% of the Member States, the maximum wholesale charges for the roaming service concerned shall no longer apply. The Commission shall regularly verify, on the basis of the market data collected by BEREC, whether this condition is met and, if so, it shall publish without delay in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union the data proving that the maximum wholesale charges no longer apply for the service concerned.
Amendment 310 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. If, following the implementation of the separate sale of roaming services referred to in Article 5 and before 1 July 2016, the average retail charge at the Union level falls to 75% or less of the maximum retail charges provided for in Articles 7(2), 9(2) and 12(2), the maximum retail charges for that roaming services shall no longer apply. ThThe maximum retail charges provided for in Articles 7(2), 9(2) and 12(2) shall no longer apply once a true single market in mobile Ccommission shall regularly veunications with one single tarifyf, on the basis of the market data collected by BEREC, whetherprohibiting discriminatory pricing between domestic and EU communications is in place. Once this condition is met and, if so, itthe Commission shall publish without delay in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union the data proving that the maximum retail charges no longer apply for the service concerned.
Amendment 324 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 342 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Price comparison Any price information about retail voice, SMS and data roaming services to customers shall include VAT. The Commission shall also investigate transparency and comparability of different tariffs proposed by operators to their customers, and report back to the European Parliament and the Council on further measures necessary to ensure that consumers can easily compare these tariffs, and thus make it easier to take a decision to switch from one operator to another.
Amendment 343 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. They shall include an obligation to compensate subscribers when providers delay or hinder a subscriber's switch to an alternative roaming provider. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission no later than 30 March 2012 and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 347 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– the developments in wholesale and retail charges for the provision to roaming customers of voice, SMS and data communication services, and the corresponding development inin comparison to the charges for mobile communications services at domestic level in the Member States, both for pre-paid and post-paid customers separately, and in the quality and speed of these services;
Amendment 351 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– the extent to which consumers have benefited through realfrom reductions in the price of roaming services or in other ways from reductions in the costs of the provision of roamingcosts of the mobile communication services and the variety of tariffs and products which are available to consumers with different calling patterns;
Amendment 354 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
– the extent to which the structural solutions foreseen in Articles 3 and 4 have produced results in developing competition in the roaming market so as to entail one single tariff.
Amendment 358 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. If the report shows that the structural measures provided for by the present Regulation are not sufficient to promote competition in the roaming market for the benefit of European consumers so as to entail one single tariff, the Commission shall make appropriate proposals to the European Parliament and the Council to address this situation. The Commission shall examine, in particular, whether it is necessary to modify the structural measures or to extend the duration of any of the maximum retail charges foreseen in Articles 7, 9 and 12. bring about the technical and structural changes necessary for a true single market in mobile communications which would entail one single tariff, prohibiting discriminatory pricing between domestic and EU communications.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 4
Short justification – Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that data concerning the scale of IPR infringements are inconsistent, incomplete, insufficient and dispersed, and that an objective, independent impact assessment is needed for any additional legislative proposal; underlines that the provisions foreseen in ACTA may harm the attainment of EU2020 objectives, and specifically the call on promoting openness and capitalizing on Europe’s creative potential in the frame of the “Innovation Union” EU2020 Flagship Initiative.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0167(NLE)
Draft opinion
Short justification – Paragraph 4 a (new)
Short justification – Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that when dealing with the nature of IPR infringements, the European Parliament has underlined the importance of the principle of proportionality1; is therefore concerned by the fact that ACTA draws no distinction between infringements committed on a commercial scale, and infringements carried out by private users for personal and not-for-profit purposes; believes moreover that ACTA would freeze the possibility for the EP to modify in the future EU IPR legislation, while a review of the IPR Enforcement Directive (IPRED) is foreseen in the next coming months. __________________ 1 IPRED2 – First reading by the EP, April 2007. Art.2 par. b.
Amendment 8 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)(Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 17 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food for infants and young children and to food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten laid down in this Regulation taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, to lay down the specific compositional and information requirements with respect to the categories of food covered by this Regulation, including for additional labelling requirements to, or derogations from, the provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC and for the authorisation of nutrition and health claims, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Regulation 953/2009, Commission Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Currently, the statements ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ may be used for food intended for particular nutritional uses and for food for normal consumptiofor specialised nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten. Such statements could be construed as nutrition claims, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. For the sake of simplification, those statements should be regulated solely by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and comply with requirements therein. It is necessary that technical adaptations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, incorporating the nutrition claims ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ and their associated conditions of use as regulated under Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 be completed prior to the entry into application of this RegulationIn addition, the statement ‘gluten-free’ may be used for foodstuffs for normal consumption and other food for specialised nutrition suitable for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten which do not allow the use of the statement ‘very low gluten’ for these foods. Such food for specialized nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten shall be maintained in this Regulation, as providing such safe food intended for people intolerant to gluten and informing coeliacs about the absence of gluten is vital to the management of the disease. This is in line with the international standard for food for special dietary use for persons intolerant to gluten (CODEX STAN 118-1979 revised in 2008). Also the conditions of use of the claim ‘gluten-free’ for food for normal consumption should be maintained in Regulation (CE) No 41/2009.
Amendment 43 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialized nutrition:
Amendment 46 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) food for people intolerant to gluten
Amendment 50 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ means foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses which are specially produced, prepared and/or processed to meet the special dietary needs of people intolerant to gluten
Amendment 54 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of ‘infant formula’, ‘follow-on formula’, ‘processed cereal-based food’ and ‘baby food’ and ‘food for special medical purposes’, and ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. TParagraph 3 shall not prevent the dissemination of any useful information or recommendations with reference to the categories of food referred to in Article 1 (1) may be made exclusively byexclusively intended for persons having qualifications in medicine, nutrition, pharmacy or other professionals responsible for maternal and child health care.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Subject to the general requirements of Articles 7 and 9 and taking into account Directive 2006/141/EC, Directive 2006/125/EC and Directive 1999/21/EC, and Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 as well as any technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated Regulations, for foods covered under Article 1(1) no later than [2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in accordance with Article 15, with respect to the following:
Amendment 91 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 27 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the Digital Agenda broadband targets will only be achieved with broadband as a part of Universal Services and encourages the Commission to quickly review the scope of universal services in this respect;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need to make best use of complementary technologies to achieve broadband coverage in rural areas without undue burdens on consumers, Member States' regions or the industry;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that the public funding earmarked for broadband services can be an effective lever to boost the competitiveness of EU regions if it is channelled into the development of up-to- date, new-generation infrastructure with a high transmission capacity in areas that have a major broadband connection deficit; believes that such areas, in particular those with a large industrial base and a high population density, could very swiftly benefit from the innovative and creative potential of the new services available to individuals and businesses;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Believes that steps should be taken to promote investment projects, including in the form of public-private partnerships, for the building of open networks enabling competition to be genuinely enhanced to the benefit of technological innovation and economic development in EU regions;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls upon the Commission to safeguard the neutrality of the Internet against discriminatory traffic management and to promote the ability of end-users to access and distribute information and run applications and services of their choice by providing Member States with specific guidance on the implementation of the new Telecom rules;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the need to ensure that measures by Member States and the industry sector, aimed at achieving broadband for all, avoid distorting the market or creating an undue burden on the sector;
Amendment 115 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises that regulatory certainty is needed to promote investment and to address barriers to investment in open fast and ultra-fast networks; recognises, in this respect, the NGA recommendation with respect to wired access; and encourages the national regulatory authorities to pursue pro-competitive policies ensuring transparency and non-discrimination on the wholesale telecom market which would enable all competitors to have access to the infrastructure at reasonable price based on real costs; in this respect, calls on the Member States to be in compliance with EU telecoms rules and National Regulatory Authorities to implement the NGA recommendation;
Amendment 119 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises that regulatory certainty is needed to promote investment and address barriers to investment in open fast and ultra-fast networks; recognises, in this respect, the NGA recommendation with respect to wired access;
Amendment 126 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on Member States to ensure non- discriminatory access to civil works and facilitate access to ducts, including those of other available utilities thereby lowering the investment threshold substantially;
Amendment 149 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes the Commission'’s intention to produce guidance on costing and non- discrimination, key principles in the EU framework, and encourages the Commission to do so in a way that supports affordable prices, consumer choice andsupport competition in fast and ultra- fast networks and the services delivered over them,allow all operators to access the network at real cost in order to ensure a wide choice of services at affordable prices for consumers; and incentivises efficient investment and rapid switchover to suchfast and ultra-fast networks;
Amendment 152 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes the Commission's intention to produce guidance on costing and non- discrimination, key principles in the EU framework, and encourages the Commission to do so in a way that supports fair network access rates affordable prices, consumer choice and competition in fast and ultra- fast networks and the services delivered over them, and incentivises efficient investment and rapid switchover to such networks;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to enhance the business skills of young Europeans by adopting special national plans to mainstream innovation in all educational sectors and levels; points out that the best means of implementing those plans and boosting innovation in Europe is through close cooperation between the public and private sectors;
Amendment 253 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the Commission proposal to develop a European knowledge market for trading and licensing by the end of 2011, including facilitating access to unused intellectual property; underlines the potential of ICT technologies as a mean for fostering the European single market, thus strengthening the interaction between business and public authorities;
Amendment 262 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges the Member States to strategically use public procurement addressing the societal challenges to stimulate innovation and direct their public procurement budget towards innovative products, processes and services; calls, therefore, on the Commission, in its legislative proposals, to facilitate innovation enabling (joint) public procurement, including a review of pre- commercial procurement opportunities, and calls on the Member States to increase their green public procurement, with particular attention to SMEs;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the competitiveness of the European tourism industry will only be guaranteed by using best technologies available, therefore skills, experiences and best practices in tourism sector should be shared; underlines the importance of mutual recognition of diplomas and qualifications inimproving vocational skills in order to facilitate the adaptation to new technologies; underlines the need to promote and supplement EU programmes in order to encourage vocational training in the tourism sector across Europe;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to diversify the portfolio of tourism services in Europe; calls for an EU-wide promotion of tourism in EU and for enhanced cooperation between Member States when promoting tourism;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that sustainability criteria in sectors linked to tourism should be adhered to in developing tourism and hopes to see networks created for the exchange of information, technology and good practice among Member States;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Advocates developing and diversifying tourism based on the ‘European heritage label’ and complementing strategies for natural heritage tourism by the creation and award of quality labels enabling European destinations to be distinguished from other international destinations;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that the promotion of competitiveness in enterprises in the tourism industry should be backed by additional financial instruments under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), with a view to supporting innovative and sustainable tourism;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that culture and creative industries (CCIs) are recognised throughout the Green Paper as a tool for local and regional development, and points out that local and regional authorities in most Member States are responsible for sectors mentioned in the context of CCIs, especially culture, research, education, tourism and employment; calls therefore for support to be provided for the setting- up of regional and local agencies to coordinate the resources of the area and cooperate with the other Member States;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that cultural and creative infrastructures and facilities play an important role in the development of the physical environment of towns and cities and, in particular, the rehabilitation of old industrial districts, and that cultural heritage is at the same time considered significant in the development of rural areas, especially through its contribution to rural tourism; believes therefore that the establishment of cultural and creative strategies should be included inindustries and the development of those which already exist should be supported by means of regional and local development strategies, in a partnership between public authorities representing different policy areas and relevant civil society representatives;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers culture and creative-based projects capable not only of improving the structural conditions of lagging regions, but also of contributing directly to competitiveness and employment creation in all regions; hence calls on the Commission, Member States, regions and local authorities to use, and make the most of, existing EU support programmes such as the Cohesion and Structural Policy, rural development within the Common Agricultural Policy, the Research Framework Programme, CIP, etc. to fosterincrease investment in the culture and creativity sector;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that the Commission evaluate the relevance of the Structural Funds and existing and future programmes in the field of culture, research, tourism, audiovisual media, youth and education, drawing lessons from existing projects and studies in order to design a post-2013 cohesion policy that would help releaseexploit the full potential of the cultural sphere, and particularly that of the creative industries, such as their potential to create new employment;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it necessary to take ad hoc measures to facilitate access to credit for SMEs, devoting particular attention to the potential of young entrepreneurs in this sector; calls for a more important future role for SMEs and private capital in the implementation of projects and measures in the cultural and creative sector, particularly through PPPs and through maximisation of the use of EIB and EIF financial instruments;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that trade is one of the cornerstones of a successful European industrial policy and calls therefore for future multilateral and bilateral trade agreements to form a coherent part of an industrial strategy based upon fair and sustainable global competition and full reciprocity regarding rules, standards and certification;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that the development of European trade policy must include an increase in the number of jobs and accordingly urges the Member States and Commission to guarantee adequate protection of employment levels;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to develop a favourable environment stimulating the start-up of enterprises and the exchange of young entrepreneurs, and to create the conditions for the internationalisation of European SMEs as well as forby means of supporting measures designed to strengthening their competitiveness and development to protect their position against unfair competition;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for action to underpin and promote ecological growth, efficient use of resources and the protection of biodiversity, accompanied by fair and sustainable competition.
Amendment 213 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the review of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan; stresses the need to make achievement of the 20% objective by 2020 legally binding, given the ineffectiveness of current measures; calls on the Commission to take into account the opinion of the European Parliament;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that research and innovation is most effectively addressed at regional level in the proximity of actors such as universities, public research organisations and industry, promoting partnership in knowledge transfer and the exchange of good practices between regions; in this regard, calls on the Commission to invest in innovation clusters and networks, through the full involvement of stakeholders and enhanced cooperation with the European Investment Bank and within the framework of a permanent industrial policy task force;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the increase in regional disparities in terms of research and development potential is a challenge that has to be addressed not only in the framework of cohesion policy, but also through research and innovation policy; in this respect, calls for a re-location of fundings to support innovation programmes to enhance the deployment of research into marketed solutions for society, complementary to research fundings;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reminds that the roll-out of appropriate digital infrastructures and innovative technologies are a strategic element for increasing the competitiveness of EU regions and industries. The ICT sector has a key role in enhancing productivity of other industrial sector. Modern communication infrastructures with high transmission capacity should primarily be built in underserved regions. This could result in a favourable environment for public and private investments and, importantly, would help raising the digital literacy standard of business;
Amendment 143 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Nothing in this Decision is intended to detract from the protection afforded to economic operators by the Directive 2009/140/EC, amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services.
Amendment 296 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 355 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. If necessary, the Commission shall ensure the availability of additional spectrum bands for the provision of harmonised satellite services for broadband access that will cover the whole territory of the Union including the most remote areas with a broadband offering enabling Internet access at a comparable price to terrestrial offerings.
Amendment 380 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, assisted by the Member States, which shall provide all appropriate information on spectrum use, shall create an inventory of existing spectrum use and of possible future needs for spectrum in the Union, in particular in the range from 300 MHz to 35 GHz.
Amendment 21 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that, through the earmarking provisions for 2007-2013, cohesion policy is better geared to create synergies with research and innovation policies, and at the same time the territorial dimension has become increasingly important in FP7 and CIP; calls for consideration to be given to a tightenedn earmarking mechanism withand performance payments mechanism which is based on qualitative rather than quantitative criteria and has a stronger thematic focus allowing for appropriate policy responses to the new challenges;
Amendment 28 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the fact that the beneficiaries’ access to projects in the field of research and innovation requires high technical capacity and strong knowledge of administrative and financial procedures and, therefore, this access is extremely difficult for small size potential beneficiaries· as a result we observe a high spatial concentration of innovative activities in economic clusters and top EU regions· points out that the increase of regional disparities in terms of research and innovation potential is a challenge which has to be addressed not only in the framework of cohesion policy but through research and innovation policy itself;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to promote and apply successful models in the knowledge triangle, in the relations between enterprises, research centres, universities and public authorities; highlights the potential of regional clusters in mobilising regional competitiveness and welcomes the inclusion of cluster development in both CIP and FP7 (Regions of Knowledge action in FP7); highlights, in this connection, the new Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) established within the framework of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), linking up leading European knowledge-intensive regional clusters; notes that knowledge exchange in regional clusters can also be facilitated by structural funds;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of analysing, sharing and integrating best practices concerning synergies between the policy instruments; in this context welcomes the efforts made by the Commission to improve inter-departmental cooperation and calls on it to step up regional-level analysis of research and innovation potential and needs, in particular as regards the collection of available qualitative data;
Amendment 35 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the Commission to continue its activities aimed at fostering synergy, and to keep the European Parliament informed on their evolution, particularly on the situation of vertical cooperation between the EU and national and regional entities; urges the Commission to include a qualitative analysis of inter-relations with other instruments in the evaluation studies on each of the three instruments, in order to be able to provide joint general guidance;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the emphasis in the draft EU 2020 strategy on the interdependence between policies, the importance of policy integration and the need for better synergies and stronger partnership in the design and delivery of public policies; calls for consideration to be given to the need expressed by regions for a more comprehensive framework in the three policy areas including a technical liaison structure within the Commission to monitor and coordinate synergies for innovation and research and development programmes;
Amendment 46 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to allocate sufficient resources to supporting and further developing ‘regional research and innovation strategic frameworks’ within regional operational programmes coming under the Structural Funds;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Acknowledges that both shared and centralised management require specific rules, underlines, however, the need to harmonise the rules governing different instruments; calls on the Commission to explore possibilities to that end, without prejudice to competences of Member States and regions under shared management; calls on the Commission to simplify the administration of the Framework Programmes for Research (FP7) and Innovation (CIP) in order to enhance the impact of synergies with the Structural Funds;
Amendment 71 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Sees a clear need for more expertise at regional level regarding applications for funding, administrative and financial procedures, fund management and financial engineering; calls on the Commission to look into the feasibility of providing further specialist support and ensuring closer cooperation between the Enterprise Europe Network and the structural fund managing authorities;