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Activities of Maurice PONGA related to 2012/0195(CNS)

Plenary speeches (1)

2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0195(CNS)

Shadow reports (1)

2016/11/22
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2012/0195(CNS)
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Amendments (35)

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. With an aim to strengthen the relations between themselves, the Union and the OCTs endeavour to make the association known among their citizens, in particular by promoting the development of the links and cooperation between the authorities, academic community, civil society and businesses of OCTs on the one hand and their interlocutors within the Union on the other. In this connection, the Union shall make sure that OCTs are able to take a full and proper part in information and communication programmes, with particular reference to the 'Europe Direct' information centres, in order to bring Europe closer to its citizens in the OCTs.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. The association aims at supporting cooperation between the OCTs and other partners in the areas of cooperation set out in Parts Two and Three of this Decision. In that respect, the objective of the association is to promote the cooperation between the OCTs and the outermost regions, referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty, their neighbouring African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) and non-ACP States. In order to achieve that objective, the Union shall improve coordination and synergies between cooperation programmes supported by different EU financial instruments, including the territorial cooperation programmes implemented under the Union’s cohesion policy. The Union shall also involve the OCTs in its political dialogue with OCT neighbours, and shall inform them of the decisions made at political forums of which it is a member, such as the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory phrase

2. The OCTs shall organise, where appropriate, a dialogue and consultations with authorities, members of parliament and bodies such as:

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) members of parliament representing OCTs at national and European level;

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Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) OCT organisations, such as the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA);

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) members of parliament representing OCTs at national and European level;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) an OCT-EU forum for dialogue (the OCT-EU Forum), shall meet annually to bring together OCT authorities, members of parliament representing OCTs at national and European level, representatives of the Member States and the Commission. Members of the European Parliament, representatives of the EIB, and representatives of the outermost regions and third countries shall be associated with the OCT-EU Forum, where appropriate;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) on a regular basis, the Commission, the OCTs and the Member States to which they are linked shall hold trilateral consultations. These consultations shall be organised a~~s a rule~~t least four times a year and whenever necessary on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of thone or more OCTs and of the Member States to which they are linked.;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) the promotion of sustainable farming;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) conciliation of economic and social activities such as fisheries and aquaculture, tourism, mining, agriculture, land development and maritime transports with the potential of marine and coastal zones in terms of renewable energy, raw materials, whilst taking into account impacts of climate change and human activities.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) without prejudice to existing or future ~~bilateral~~ fisheries partnership agreements ~~between the Union and the OCTs~~concluded by the Union, the Union and the OCTs shall aim to regularly consult each other on the conservation and management of the living marine resources and to exchange information on the ongoing state of resources within the context of the relevant instances of the association provided for in Article 13.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 20 – paragraph 2

2. In the field of water supply and sanitation sector, particular attention shall be given to access in under-served or natural disaster-prone areas to drinking water supply and sanitation services, which contribute directly to human resources development by improving the state of health and increasing productivity.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory phrase

In the context of the association, cooperation in the field of research and innovation may cover science, technology, including information and communication technologies, with the aim to contribute to the OCTs' sustainable development and to promote excellence and ~~industrial~~the competitiveness of businesses, in particular SMEs, within OCTs. In particular, cooperation may concern:

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) participation of individual OCT researchers, research bodies and legal entities from OCTs in the framework for cooperation related to research ~~and innovation programmes within the Union~~, innovation and business and SME competitiveness programmes;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 31 – paragraph 1

1. The Union shall ensure that natural persons from OCTs, as defined in Article 49, ~~can~~ participate in initiatives of the Union concerning youth on the same basis as nationals of Member States.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) the support to the OCTs in defining and implementing education and professional training policies.

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Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 32 – paragraph 2

2. The Union shall ensure that natural persons from the OCTs, as defined in Article 49, ~~can~~ participate in education ~~initiatives of the Union on the same basis as nationals of Member States~~and professional training initiatives of the Union, in particular the Erasmus for All programme.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 32 – paragraph 3

3. The Union shall ensure that educational bodies and institutes from OCTs can take part in education and professional training related cooperation initiatives of the Union on the same basis as the educational bodies and institutes of the Member States.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 33 a (new)

Article 33a Free movement of workers 1. Without prejudice to provisions governing public health, public safety and public order, the Member States of the Union shall not discriminate in any way against workers from OCTs as regards employment, pay and working conditions. 2. OCT authorities shall afford workers from Member States treatment that is no less favourable than that which they extend to nationals of third countries and shall not discriminate between nationals of Member States. Notwithstanding this, the authorities of an OCT may, with a view to promoting local employment, adopt regulations to aid local workers. In this event, the OCT authorities shall notify the Commission of the regulations they adopt, so that it may inform the Member States. 3. These provisions shall not apply to jobs in the civil service.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 38 – title

~~Protection of c~~Cultural heritage ~~sites~~ and historic monuments

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Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Cooperation may also seek to enhance knowledge, conservation and the status of OCTs’ tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 44 a (new)

Article 44a Negotiation of trade agreements with third countries When negotiating a trade agreement with a third country, the Union shall strive to provide for the extension of the tariff preferences granted to Union products to products originating in OCTs.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) facilitating the establishment of local regulations governing access to and distribution of the benefits resulting from the use of biodiversity, and the trade in protected species;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 79 – paragraph 2

2. The Union shall support the efforts of the OCTs in developing reliable statistical data regarding those areas. It shall also support the OCTs in their efforts to make their macro-economic indicators more readily comparable, including through the calculation of purchasing power parities.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 80 – paragraph 2

2. On the initiative of the OCTs, studies or technical assistance measures may be financed in relation to the implementation of the activities scheduled ~~in the programming documents~~under this Decision. The Commission may decide to finance such action either from the programmable aid or from the envelope earmarked for technical cooperation measures.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 82 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

The Commission shall make sure that the programming rules take account of the OCTs' limited human and administrative resources and their institutional ties with the Member State to which they are linked.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 82 – paragraph 5

5. The OCT authorities and the Commission shall be jointly responsible for approving the programming document. In this connection, the programming document shall be the subject of an exchange of views between the OCT, the Member State concerned and the Commission. As part of this exchange of views, technical meetings shall be held between the regional authorising officers and all representatives of the Commission and of the offices and delegations involved in the programming, if possible as an extension of the OCT-EU Forum dialogue.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 83 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall implement OCT 11th EDF resources in any of the ways set out in the 11th EDF financial regulation and in accordance with the conditions set out in this Decision and in the measures implementing that Decision. To this end, it shall conclude financing agreements with the relevant authorities of the OCTs and hold technical meetings with the regional authorising officers and all representatives of the Commission and of the offices and delegations involved in implementing programming arrangements, if possible as an extension of the OCT-EU Forum dialogue.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 84 – paragraph 8

8. The Commission shall inform the Committee of the follow-up, evaluation and audit of Programming documents. It shall also inform the European Parliament.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 88 – paragraph 2

2. OCTs shall also ~~be eligible for~~receive support under programmes of the Union for cooperation with other countries, ~~notably developing countries,~~ subject to the rules, objectives and arrangements of these programmes.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 88 – paragraph 2 a (new)

(2a) In order to ensure proper and effective involvement of the OCTs in the various Union programmes, the Commission shall designate an ‘OCT officer’ in each directorate-general to serve as a contact person for members of the public and public or private institutions from the OCTs.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 89 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts complementing the rules in this Decision within 12six months of its entry into force, and amending the Appendices of Annex VI for the purpose of taking into account technological development and changes in customs legislation, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 90.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 90 – paragraph 4

4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it to the Council and inform the European Parliament.

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

Proposal for a decision
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – introductory phrase

The Council, acting according to the Treaty, shall decide, after consulting the European Parliament, on any necessary adjustments to this Decision when:

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

LIST OF THE ISOLATED OCTs - Falkland Islands - Saint Helena, Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha - St Pierre and Miquelon - Wallis and Futuna

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE