12 Amendments of Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS related to 2017/0224(COD)
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. 'foreign investor' means a natural person of a third country or an undertaking of a third country intending to make or having made a foreign direct investment; or a natural person or an undertaking that holds the following rights in the investing undertaking:
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a (new)
a) right to excercise more than 50% of the voting rights; and
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b (new)
b) ownership right amounting to 50% of the undertaking’s capital or owns more than 50% of the rights giving entitlement to profit.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall maintain, amend or adopt mechanisms to screen foreign direct investments on the grounds of security or public order, under the conditions and in accordance with the terms set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
- critical technologies, including artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, technologies with potential dual use applications, cybersecurity, biotechnology, space or nuclear technology;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
- the security of supply of critical outputs such as healthcare;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Commission shall develop and share a ‘best practice’ screening mechanism which may be adopted by Member States, for instance where there is currently no screening mechanism in place. Member States may call upon the Commission's Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS) in setting up their screening mechanism.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect projects or programmes of Union interest on grounds of security or public order, the Commission mayshall issue an opinion addressed to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where Member States are in an Excessive Deficit Procedure, the Commission conducts additional oversight over foreign direct investments in these Member States. Where the Commission considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order, it shall issue an opinion addressed to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may request fromUpon request of the Commission, the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed shall deliver any information necessary to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Information received as a result of the application of this Regulation shall be used only for the purpose for which it was requested, without leading to the disclosure of a commercial, industrial or professional secret or of a commercial process, or of information whose disclosure would be contrary to public policy.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States and the Commission shall ensure the protection of confidential and commercially sensitive information acquired in application of this Regulation.