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A clear distinction is also needed between the\n DCI, which should finance ODA, and the newly revised Industrialised Countries Instrument\n MAAS (Middle East, Asia, the Americas and South Africa), which should cover cooperation in\n mutual interest and be clearly non-ODA.","location":[[" Proposal for a regulation \u2013 amending act","Article 1 \u2013 point 2"],[" Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006","Article 1 \u2013 paragraph 1"]],"meps":[96728],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:09:38"},"new":["1. Community financing under this","Regulation shall support socio-economic,","financial, technical, cultural, academic and","other forms of cooperation falling within","its spheres of competence, with developing","countries as listed in Annex II and with","industrialised and other high-income","countries and territories as listed in Annex","I (hereinafter referred to as \"partner","countries\"). 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PURPOSE: to\n amend Regulation 1934/2009/EC establishing a financing instrument for cooperation\n with industrialised (ICI)\n with a view to extending its geographical scope to the DCI countries.
PROPOSED ACT: Council\n Regulation.
BACKGROUND: since\n 2007 the Community has streamlined its geographical cooperation with developing\n countries in Asia, Central Asia, and Latin America and with Iraq, Iran, Yemen,\n and South Africa under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a financing instrument\n for development cooperation (DCI). \n The scope of cooperation for the geographic programmes with developing\n countries, territories and regions established under the Regulation is\n furthermore limited materially to financing measures to eradicate poverty through\n the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
It is in the\n Community’s interests to further deepen its relations with the developing countries\n concerned, which are important bilateral partners and players in multilateral\n for a (e.g. Brazil, India or China). It therefore needs a financial instrument\n that allows the financing of such measures which, by their nature, do not\n qualify as Official Development Assistance.
For that\n purpose, four Preparatory Actions were set up in the 2007 and 2008 budget procedures\n to initiate enhanced cooperation in business and scientific exchanges with\n countries in Asia and Latin America. It is however necessary to provide a\n legal basis for this specific type of cooperation in order to formalise these\n exchanges with high-income group countries.
IMPACT\n ASSESSMENT: the Commission considers 4 policy options: 1) No EU\n action: cooperation with the countries concerned remains strictly in the framework\n of the DCI regulation; 2) amend DCI Regulation: add an additional strand to\n the regulation to finance ‘non-ODA activities’ with a ring-fenced amount; 3)\n amend ICI Regulation: extend the geographical scope of the regulation to DCI countries\n with a ring-fenced amount; 4) table a new instrument.
The different\n options have been analyzed on the criteria of coherence, efficiency and effectiveness.\n Option 1 is not considered a valid option in view of the need to fill the legislative\n gap. Option 2 would be the most coherent, but it is not recommended as it\n would bring different objectives under the same regulation: eradicating poverty\n and fostering Community interests. In conclusion, Option 3 is considered the\n most appropriate and effective legislative option in view of the major\n simplification of the financial instruments.
CONTENT: the\n proposal thus intends to extend the geographical scope of the countries\n covered by the DCI Regulation which was initially set up for industrialised\n and high-income countries. The primary objective of\n cooperation shall be to provide a specific response to the need to strengthen\n links and to engage further with them on a bilateral, regional or multilateral\n basis in order to create a more favourable environment for the development of\n the relations of the Community with these countries and territories and\n promote dialogue while fostering Community's interests. It shall be aimed at\n engaging with partners which share similar political, economic and\n institutional structures and values to the Community and which are important\n bilateral partners and players in multilateral fora and in global governance.\n
Two annexes have therefore been included in the\n Regulation:
Furthermore, in\n duly justified circumstances and in order to foster regional cooperation, the\n Commission may decide when adopting action programmes that countries not\n listed in the Annexes are eligible, where the project or programme to be implemented\n is of regional or cross-border nature.
BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS:\n additional appropriations are requested for this new type of cooperation –\n corresponding to the continuation of the 2007 to 2008 preparatory actions. As\n a result, although the financial envelope amounts to EUR 176 million, the budgetary\n impact is EUR 67.5 million from 2010 to 2013 to cover activities\n relating to the follow-up of these actions.
\nThe Lisbon\n Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two\n core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing\n the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the\n Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
These changes\n had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the\n articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis\n of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in\n accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the\n Lisbon Treaty.
In addition,\n some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere\n change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of\n procedure.
The Lisbon\n Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The\n old \"codecision procedure\" was extended to new areas and renamed\n the \"ordinary legislative procedure\". A new \"consent\n procedure\" replaced the old \"assent procedure\". New\n interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain\n non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international\n agreements.
The ongoing\n proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission\n in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665).
In the case of\n the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) no 1934/2006\n establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and\n other high-income countries and territories, the entry into force of the\n Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts:
· \n the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.181 – became Art. 207 (2) and Art. 209 (1)\n of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis\n corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable\n immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ\n from the references in the original Commission proposal;
· \n the proposal, which had previously fallen\n under the old consultation procedure (CNS), was classified as an ordinary\n legislative procedure (COD).
\nThe Committee\n on International Trade adopted the report by Helmut SCHOLZ (GUE/NGL, DE) on\n the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council\n amending Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for\n cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and\n territories.
It recommended\n that the European Parliament’s position at first\n reading under the ordinary legislative procedure (formerly known as the\n codecision procedure) should be to amend the Commission proposal as follows:
The European\n Parliament adopted by 586 votes to 27, with 10 abstentions a legislative\n resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the\n European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006\n establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and\n other high-income countries and territories.
The Parliament\n adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative\n procedure (formerly known as the codecision procedure). The amendments\n adopted in plenary are the result of a compromise reached between the\n European Parliament and the Council. They amend the Commission’s position as\n follows:
Distinction\n between Regulation No 1934/2006 and Regulation No 1905/2006: extending the geographical scope of Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006\n brings the developing countries concerned within the scope of two different\n external action financial instruments. It is therefore necessary to\n distinguish between these two instruments. Measures which fulfil the ODA\n criteria as set by the OECD will be financed under Regulation (EC) No\n 1905/2006, whereas Regulation (EC) No1934/2006 will apply exclusively to\n measures which, in principle, do not fulfil those criteria. The title of the\n Regulation is therefore modified with this in mind.
Partner\n countries: the amended regulation establishes a\n list of partner countries. It covers industrialised and other high-income\n countries and territories covered by Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006, which are\n listed in Annex I, and developing countries covered by Regulation (EC) No\n 1905/2006, which are listed in Annex II (e.g. Brazil, India, China…). It should be noted that the extension of the geographical scope should not have as\n an effect the placing of industrialised and other high-income countries in a\n less favourable position.
Objective\n of cooperation: the amended text specifies that\n the Regulation must support not only economic, financial and technical\n cooperation but also cultural and academic cooperation in partner\n countries. In addition to strengthening economic links and bilateral\n agreements with partner countries, the amended Regulation should help create\n a more favourable and transparent environmentfor the development\n of relations between the partner countries and facilitate the promotion\n of democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Lastly,\n the amended Regulation should contribute to promoting decent working\n conditions, good governance, and the preservation of the environment, in\n order to contribute to progress and sustainable development processes in the\n partner countries.
Respect by\n the partner countries of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)\n standards and environmental standards: the\n compromise states that Community aid should be proportionate to the efforts\n made by the recipient countries to open up their markets, comply with the\n international agreements of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and of the\n International Labour Organisation (ILO), and help to pursue global objectives\n to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Consistency\n with other areas of external action: overall,\n measures financed under this Regulation, should aim to ensure consistency\n with other areas of the EU’s external action, as well as other relevant\n Community policies, in particular development cooperation or the facility for\n rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries. This shall be\n ensured by formulating policy, strategic planning and the programming and\n implementation of measures. In this respect, the compromise clarifies the\n types of measures that will receive funding under this Regulation. These\n measures should in particular aim to promote cooperation, partnerships and\n joint undertakings between economic, social, cultural, academic and\n scientific actors in the Community and partner countries; stimulate bilateral\n trade, investment flows and economic partnerships; promote dialogues between\n political, economic, social and cultural actors and other non-governmental\n organisations in relevant sectors in the Community and partner countries;\n promote people-to-people links such as through the Erasmus Mundus Programme;\n and lastly promote cooperative projects in areas such as research, science\n and technology, sports and the environment, etc… It should be noted that\n Community assistance under this Regulation shall not be used to finance the\n procurement of arms or ammunition, and operations having military or defence\n implications.
Performance\n of supervisory and follow-up tasks under this Regulation: Union financing may cover expenditure associated with the\n preparation, follow up, monitoring, audit and evaluation activities directly\n necessary for the implementation of this Regulation and the achievement of\n its objectives, and any other administrative or technical assistance\n expenditure that the Commission, including at its Delegations in the partner\n countries, may incur for the management of operations financed under this\n Regulation. Information concerning these support measures should be provided\n to Parliament and Council.
Adoption of\n a differentiated approach in regard to partner countries and added value to\n existing actions: the implementation of this\n Regulation should pursue a differentiated approach in designing cooperation\n with partner countries to take account of their economic, social and\n political contexts, as well as of the Union's specific interests, strategies\n and priorities. Measures financed under this Regulation shall complement and\n bring added value to the efforts undertaken by Member States and Union public bodies in the area of commercial relations and cultural, academic and\n scientific exchanges.
Greater\n involvement of the European Parliament: in\n addition to the obligation to inform the European Parliament on the measures\n financed under this Regulation (in particular, through the regular exchange\n of views on the proposed actions, the annual action programmes, the evaluation\n reports,…), the compromise provides that the Commission informs the European\n Parliament of any likely changes to be made to the list of partner countries\n (Annexes I and II of the draft Regulation) at the same time as the Council.
Delegated\n acts: the amended text specifies that the\n Parliament shall be more involved in the drawing up and the revision of\n multiannual cooperation programmes, including the power to raise objections\n to these proposals, if appropriate, in view of the entry into force of the Lisbon\n Treaty and the introduction of delegated acts (Article 290 of the TFEU) which\n gives Parliament a de facto right of veto enabling it to require the\n Commission to present amended proposals for the adoption of multiannual\n cooperation programmes. A new comitology procedure is laid down for this\n purpose (Article 14a). Annual action programmes, on the other hand, may be\n adopted by the Commission taking into account Parliament’s and Council’s\n opinions but recourse to the delegated acts procedure will not be necessary\n for amendments to action programmes such as technical adjustments or other\n minor changes.
Protection\n of the Union’s financial interests: new\n provisions are introduced to ensure the protection of the Union’s financial\n interests, in particular in regard to irregularities, fraud, corruption or\n other illicit activities.
Evaluation\n of actions: the Commission shall regularly\n evaluate the actions and programmes financed under this Regulation, where\n appropriate or at the request of the European Parliament or the\n Council by means of independent external evaluations, in order to ascertain\n whether the objectives have been met and to enable it to formulate\n recommendations with a view to improving future operations. The results shall\n feed back into programme design and resource allocation. The Commission shall\n associate relevant stakeholders, including non-State actors, in the\n evaluation phase of the Union cooperation provided for under this Regulation.
Report on\n implementation: the compromise includes a new\n provision requiring that the Commission examines the progress made on\n implementing the measures taken under this Regulation and submits to the\n European Parliament and the Council a detailed annual report on the\n implementation of this Regulation. The report shall set out the results of\n implementation of the budget and present all the actions and programmes\n financed, and, as far as possible, set out the main outcomes and impacts of\n the cooperation actions and programmes.
Financial\n provisions: although the amount proposed by the\n Commission (EUR 172 million for countries listed in Annex I (industrialised\n countries) and EUR 176 million for countries listed in Annex II (developing\n countries) has not been amended in the compromise, the amended text requires\n the Commission to provide Parliament with detailed information on all budget\n lines and the annual appropriations to be used for financing the measures\n under this Regulation. It is also stated that the industrialised and other\n high-income countries and territories listed in Annex I should not be placed\n at a disadvantage by the application of the present regulation to the partner\n countries listed in Annex II. Moreover, appropriations programmed for use\n under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 shall not be used for this purpose.
\nThe Council\n adopted its position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation\n of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation\n (EC) No 1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with\n industrialised and other high-income countries and territories.
The proposal\n aims to extend the scope of the initial Regulation to a number of countries\n covered by Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing the Development\n Cooperation Instrument (DCI) and to provide a proper legislative basis to\n activities which, since they do not constitute Official Development\n Assistance as defined by the OECD, are excluded by the scope of the DCI\n Regulation. The amended ICI Regulation will thus allow strengthening links\n and engaging further with important global emerging partners with whom the\n European Union has a strategic interest in promoting diversified links and\n creating a more favourable environment for the development of the relations.
European\n Parliament amendments: the proposal was presented\n by the Commission under the provisions of the Nice Treaty, requiring the\n European Parliament to be consulted. With the entry into force of the Lisbon\n Treaty on 1st December 2009, the legal basis implied application of the\n ordinary legislative procedure. With these changes in mind the Council\n reached out to the European Parliament at an early stage of the legislative\n process and engaged into substantial negotiations between the institutions.\n This resulted in a large degree of convergence on many amendments put\n forward by the European Parliament in its first reading, enabling the\n Council to incorporate a large number of the European Parliament's\n first-reading amendments into its first reading position.
The Council\n cannot follow the European Parliament in two points:
In conclusion,\n with a view to reaching an early agreement on the amended Regulation, the\n Council has engaged in substantial negotiations with the European Parliament,\n facilitated by the European Commission. The negotiations have led to a large\n degree of consensus on the text. While the proposal of the Commission did not\n present substantial difficulties to the Council, the Council made a special\n effort to meet a number of concerns of the European Parliament related to the\n application of the amended Regulation.
The Council\n calls on the European Parliament to go along with this text which reflects\n the compromises reached in the negotiations in order to allow for the entry\n into force of the Regulation in 2010. This would permit that the funds\n already inscribed in the 2010 budget are not lost for the projects intended.
\nThe Committee on International\n Trade adopted the recommendation for second reading contained in the report\n drafted by Helmut SCHOLZ (GUE/NGL, DE) on the Council position at first\n reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European\n Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006\n establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and\n other high-income countries and territories.
It recommended that the\n European Parliament adopts its position at second reading under the ordinary\n legislative procedure, amending the Council position at first reading as\n follows:
Delegated acts: following the\n entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament is now fully\n recognised as co-legislator alongside the Council on virtually all\n legislation. Members consider that this should be reflected in the area of\n the implementation of external cooperation financial instruments.
During the first reading in\n October 2010, Parliament expressed its favour for the application of the \"delegated\n acts\" procedure for the financing instruments for external assistance.
The delegated acts procedure\n significantly strengthens Parliament's powers: Parliament's veto right allows\n it to block a draft measure it objects against, and requires the Commission\n to present an amended proposal.
Faced with the rejection of the\n Parliament’s position by the Council, Members recommend\n representing, at second reading, the requests formulated at first reading:
· \n the\n Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article\n 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in respect of multiannual\n cooperation programmes, as these programmes supplement Regulation (EC) No\n 1934/2006 and are of general application;
· \n annual\n action programmes shall be adopted by the Commission taking into account the\n opinions of the European Parliament and of the Council. This procedure needs\n not be used for amendments to action programmes, such as those making\n technical adjustments, extending the implementation period, reassigning funds\n between the planned operations within the forecast budget, or increasing or reducing\n the size of the budget by less than 20 % of the initial budget, provided\n these amendments are consistent with the initial objectives set out in the\n action programmes;
· \n the\n Commission shall send the evaluation reports to the European Parliament and\n to the Council for information.
Other amendments focus on the\n duration of the delegation of power, as well as the conditions to be\n respected by the delegations.
Lastly, Members call on the\n Commission to provide the budgetary authority with detailed information on\n all budget lines and the annual appropriations to be used for financing the\n measures under this Regulation. Those appropriations shall be authorised by\n the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework. Care\n should also be taken to ensure that the industrialised and other high-income countries\n and territories listed in Annex I are not placed at a disadvantage by the application\n of this Regulation to the partner countries listed in Annex II.
\nThe European Parliament\n adopted by 586 votes to 23, with 23 abstentions, a legislative resolution on\n the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a\n regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council\n Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for\n cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and\n territories.
It adopted its\n position at second reading under the ordinary legislative procedure.
The amendments\n concern in particular the issue of delegated acts and may be\n summarised as follows:
Following the\n entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament is now fully\n recognised as co-legislator alongside the Council on virtually all\n legislation. Parliament considers that this should be reflected in the area\n of the implementation of external cooperation financial instruments. During\n the first reading in October 2010, Parliament expressed its favour for the\n application of the \"delegated acts\" procedure for the financing\n instruments for external assistance. This procedure significantly strengthens\n Parliament's powers: Parliament's veto right allows it to block a draft\n measure it objects against, and requires the Commission to present an amended\n proposal.
Consequently,\n Parliament calls for:
Other\n amendments focus on the duration of the delegation of power, as well as the\n conditions to be respected by the delegations.
Lastly,\n Parliament calls on the Commission to provide the budgetary authority with\n detailed information on all budget lines and the annual appropriations to be\n used for financing the measures under this Regulation. Those appropriations\n shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the\n financial framework. Care should also be taken to ensure that the\n industrialised and other high-income countries and territories listed in\n Annex I are not placed at a disadvantage by the application of this\n Regulation to the partner countries listed in Annex II.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 590 votes to 26,\nwith 16 abstentions, at third reading of the ordinary legislative\nprocedure, a legislative resolution on the joint text approved by\nthe Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European\nParliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No\n1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with\nindustrialised and other high-income countries and\nterritories.
\nThe European Parliament approves the joint\ntext.
\nIt should be noted that two statements are annexed to\nthe resolution which were accepted by Parliament in\nplenary:
\nStatement by the European Parliament and the Council\non the use of Delegated Acts in the future Multiannual Financial\nFramework (MFF) 2014-2020: the two\ninstitutions take note of the Commission Communication A Budget for Europe\n2020 , in particular in relation to the\nproposed use of delegated acts in the future external financing\ninstruments and await legislative proposals, which will be duly\nconsidered. The document states that the future legal bases for the different\ninstruments will propose the extensive use of delegated acts to\nallow for more flexibility in the management of the policies during\nthe financing period, while respecting the prerogatives of the two\nbranches of legislator. It is considered that democratic scrutiny\nof external aid must be improved. This could be achieved by the\nuse of delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the\nTreaty for certain aspects of programmes, not only placing the\nco-legislators on an equal footing but also ensuring more\nflexibility in programming.
\nCommission declaration concerning Article\n16: the Regulation addresses the\nissue of support for a number of specific non-Official Development\nAssistance (ODA) activities in countries covered by the Development\nCooperation Instrument (DCI Regulation n°1905/2006). The\nRegulation is intended to be a one-off solution to this issue. The\nCommission reaffirms that the eradication of poverty, including the\npursuit of the Millennium Development Goals, is the primary\nobjective of its development cooperation and remains a priority. It\nrecalls that the financial reference amount fixed in Article 16 for\ncountries listed in Annex II will be implemented using dedicated\nbudget lines which are intended for activities other than Official\nDevelopment Assistance. Furthermore, the Commission confirms\nits intention to respect the financial reference amount fixed in\nArticle 38 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (Regulation\nn° 1905/2006) for the period 2007-2013 as well as the\nprovisions in the same Regulation regarding the fulfilment of the\ncriteria for ODA. It recalls that on the basis of its current\nfinancial planning, this reference amount will be exceeded in\n2013. In this context, the Commission intends to propose draft\nbudgets which ensure a progression in development assistance for\nAsia and Latin America under the DCI Regulation n°1905/2006\nover the period until 2013 so that the currently projected ODA\namounts under the DCI and the EU budget generally are not\naffected.
\nPURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006\nestablishing a financing instrument for cooperation with\nindustrialised countries (ICI) with\na view to extending its geographical scope to the DCI countries\nunder Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006.
\nLEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) No 1338/2011 of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006 establishing a\nfinancing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other\nhigh-income countries and territories.
\nBACKGROUND: since 2007 the Community has streamlined\nits geographical cooperation with developing countries in Asia,\nCentral Asia and Latin America, and with Iraq, Iran, Yemen, and\nSouth Africa under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a\nfinancing instrument for development cooperation (DCI). The primary\nobjective of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 is the eradication of\npoverty through the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals.\nThe scope of cooperation for the geographic programmes with\ndeveloping countries, territories and regions established under\nthat Regulation is limited materially to financing measures\ndesigned to fulfil the criteria for Official Development Assistance\n(ODA criteria)
\nThe aim of this Regulation is to go further and to\ndeepen its relations with the developing countries concerned, in\nparticular in areas such as economic, commercial, academic,\nbusiness and scientific exchanges. The EU needs a financial\ninstrument that allows the financing of such measures which, in\nprinciple, do not qualify as ODA under the ODA criteria but which\nare crucially important in terms of consolidating relations and\nwhich make an important contribution to promoting the progress of\nthe developing countries concerned.
\nSince the objectives and provisions of Council\nRegulation (EC) No 1934/2006 are appropriate for pursuing such\nenhanced cooperation with countries falling under Regulation (EC)\nNo 1905/2006, it is intended to extend the geographical scope of\nRegulation (EC) No 1934/2006 and to provide for a financial\nenvelope to cover cooperation with those developing\ncountries.
\nCONTENT: following a conciliation committee with the\nEuropean Parliament and following a vote in third reading,\nthis Regulation aims to extend the geographic scope of\nRegulation 1934/2006 to the developing countries. Developing\ncountries comprises countries falling under Regulation (EC)\nNo 1905/2006 (DCI Regulation) and listed in Annex II to this\nRegulation. Annex I lists industrialised countries and territories.\nThey are together referred to as partner\ncountries.
\nGenerally, the extension of the scope of Regulation\n(EC) No 1934/2006 does not mean that the countries previously\nfalling within the scope of that regulation (industrialised and\nother high-income countries and territories) are placed at a\ndisadvantage, particularly in financial terms.
\nThe funds can now be used for cooperation with\ndeveloping countries in addition to the original 46 countries in\nLatin America, Asia and the Middle East, which included Brazil,\nChina, India and Iraq.
\nType of cooperation envisaged with partner\ncountries: Union financing under this\nRegulation will support economic, financial, technical, cultural\nand academic cooperation with partner countries in certain\nspecified areas:
\n\n· \nthe promotion of democracy, respect for human\nrights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of\nlaw ;
\n\n· \nthe promotion of decent work and good\ngovernance;
\n\n· \nthe preservation of the environment, in order to\ncontribute to progress and sustainable development\nprocesses.
\nSpecific areas of cooperation are set out in the\nRegulation, in particular: (i) the\npromotion of cooperation, partnerships and joint undertakings\nbetween economic, social, cultural, academic and scientific actors\nin the Union and partner countries; (ii) the stimulation of\nbilateral trade; (iii) the promotion of dialogue between political,\neconomic, social and cultural actors and other non-governmental\norganisations; (iv) the promotion of people-to-people links\nincluding participation in Erasmus Mundus and in European education\nfairs; (v) the promotion of cooperative projects in areas such as\nresearch, science and technology, sports and culture, energy (in\nparticular renewable energy), etc. ; (vi) the enhancement of\nawareness about and understanding of the Union and of its\nvisibility in partner countries.
\nSocial and environmental standards: it is provided that for Union financing under this\nRegulation, particular attention shall be paid where appropriate to\nthe compliance of partner countries with the core labour standards\nof the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and to their efforts\nto pursue reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
\nCoherence and complementarity: for measures financed under the Regulation, the\nUnion will aim to ensure coherence with other areas of its external\naction as well as with other relevant Union policies, in particular\ndevelopment cooperation. This shall be ensured by formulating\npolicy, strategic planning and the programming and implementation\nof measures.
\nTechnical amendments:\nthe amended Regulation also contains several technical amendments\nto resolve inconsistencies in the provisions that exclude costs\nrelating to taxes, duties or other charges as ineligible. For the\nsake of consistency, it brings those provisions into line with the\nother instruments.
\nTransparency and informing the European\nParliament: when the Commission\namends the lists in Annexes I and II following the regular OECD/DAC\nreviews, it must inform the European Parliament and the Council.\nThe Commission shall also inform and have regular exchanges of\nviews with the European Parliament. It will transmit to Parliament\nand Council the annual action programmes adopted, based on\nmultiannual cooperation programmes referred to in the\ntext.
\nFinancial provisions: the financial reference\namount for the implementation of the Regulation for the period\nfrom 2007 to 2013 is EUR 176 million for the new DCI\ncountries. An annex gives details of the distribution of\nfunds by priority areas for cooperation with the new partner\ncountries from 2011 to 2013.
\nIt should be noted that in a unilateral declaration,\nthe Commission reaffirms that the eradication of poverty, including\nthe pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals, is the primary\nobjective of its development cooperation and remains a priority.\nThe Commission intends to propose draft budgets which ensure a\nprogression in development assistance for Asia and Latin America\nunder the DCI Regulation No 1905/2006 over the period until 2013 so\nthat the currently projected ODA amounts under the DCI and the EU\nbudget generally are not affected. The financial reference amount\nfixed in Article 16 for countries listed in Annex II will be\nimplemented using dedicated budget lines, which are intended for\nactivities other than Official Development Assistance.
\nEvaluation and annual report: the Commission shall regularly evaluate the actions\nand programmes financed under the Regulation, where appropriate or\nat the request of the European Parliament or the Council, by means\nof independent external evaluation reports. The Commission shall\nexamine the progress made on implementing the measures taken under\nthe Regulation and shall submit to the European Parliament and the\nCouncil a detailed annual report on the implementation of the\nRegulation.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE: 31/12/2011.
\nDELEGATED ACTS: certain amendments regarding the\nextent of powers conferred in the Commission in the Regulation were\nthe subject of intensive discussions in the conciliation committee.\nIn this context, a bilateral declaration was inserted into the\nRegulation stating that the future legal bases for the different\ninstruments will propose the extensive use of delegated acts to\nallow for more flexibility in the management of the policies during\nthe financing period, while respecting the prerogatives of the two\nbranches of the legislature (Parliament and Council.) The\nCommission has stated that it is considered that democratic\nscrutiny of external aid must be improved. This could be achieved\nby the use of delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the\nTreaty for certain aspects of programmes, not only placing the\nco-legislators on an equal footing but also ensuring more\nflexibility in programming. (Please see the Commission\nCommunication entitled A budget for Europe\n2020.)
\nPURPOSE: to\n amend Regulation 1934/2009/EC establishing a financing instrument for cooperation\n with industrialised (ICI)\n with a view to extending its geographical scope to the DCI countries.
PROPOSED ACT: Council\n Regulation.
BACKGROUND: since\n 2007 the Community has streamlined its geographical cooperation with developing\n countries in Asia, Central Asia, and Latin America and with Iraq, Iran, Yemen,\n and South Africa under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a financing instrument\n for development cooperation (DCI). \n The scope of cooperation for the geographic programmes with developing\n countries, territories and regions established under the Regulation is\n furthermore limited materially to financing measures to eradicate poverty through\n the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
It is in the\n Community’s interests to further deepen its relations with the developing countries\n concerned, which are important bilateral partners and players in multilateral\n for a (e.g. Brazil, India or China). It therefore needs a financial instrument\n that allows the financing of such measures which, by their nature, do not\n qualify as Official Development Assistance.
For that\n purpose, four Preparatory Actions were set up in the 2007 and 2008 budget procedures\n to initiate enhanced cooperation in business and scientific exchanges with\n countries in Asia and Latin America. It is however necessary to provide a\n legal basis for this specific type of cooperation in order to formalise these\n exchanges with high-income group countries.
IMPACT\n ASSESSMENT: the Commission considers 4 policy options: 1) No EU\n action: cooperation with the countries concerned remains strictly in the framework\n of the DCI regulation; 2) amend DCI Regulation: add an additional strand to\n the regulation to finance ‘non-ODA activities’ with a ring-fenced amount; 3)\n amend ICI Regulation: extend the geographical scope of the regulation to DCI countries\n with a ring-fenced amount; 4) table a new instrument.
The different\n options have been analyzed on the criteria of coherence, efficiency and effectiveness.\n Option 1 is not considered a valid option in view of the need to fill the legislative\n gap. Option 2 would be the most coherent, but it is not recommended as it\n would bring different objectives under the same regulation: eradicating poverty\n and fostering Community interests. In conclusion, Option 3 is considered the\n most appropriate and effective legislative option in view of the major\n simplification of the financial instruments.
CONTENT: the\n proposal thus intends to extend the geographical scope of the countries\n covered by the DCI Regulation which was initially set up for industrialised\n and high-income countries. The primary objective of\n cooperation shall be to provide a specific response to the need to strengthen\n links and to engage further with them on a bilateral, regional or multilateral\n basis in order to create a more favourable environment for the development of\n the relations of the Community with these countries and territories and\n promote dialogue while fostering Community's interests. It shall be aimed at\n engaging with partners which share similar political, economic and\n institutional structures and values to the Community and which are important\n bilateral partners and players in multilateral fora and in global governance.\n
Two annexes have therefore been included in the\n Regulation:
Furthermore, in\n duly justified circumstances and in order to foster regional cooperation, the\n Commission may decide when adopting action programmes that countries not\n listed in the Annexes are eligible, where the project or programme to be implemented\n is of regional or cross-border nature.
BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS:\n additional appropriations are requested for this new type of cooperation –\n corresponding to the continuation of the 2007 to 2008 preparatory actions. As\n a result, although the financial envelope amounts to EUR 176 million, the budgetary\n impact is EUR 67.5 million from 2010 to 2013 to cover activities\n relating to the follow-up of these actions.
\nThe Lisbon\n Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, amended the EU's two\n core treaties, the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing\n the European Community (EC Treaty). The latter was renamed the Treaty on the\n Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
These changes\n had various consequences for many ongoing procedures. First of all, the\n articles of the TEU and of the old EC Treaty that constitute the legal basis\n of all the proposals founded on those Treaties were renumbered in\n accordance with the table of equivalences mentioned in Article 5 of the\n Lisbon Treaty.
In addition,\n some proposals underwent a change to their legal basis going beyond a mere\n change to their numbering, and this resulted in changes to the type of\n procedure.
The Lisbon\n Treaty also introduced new concepts of decision-making procedure. The\n old \"codecision procedure\" was extended to new areas and renamed\n the \"ordinary legislative procedure\". A new \"consent\n procedure\" replaced the old \"assent procedure\". New\n interinstitutional procedures were also set up for the adoption of certain\n non-legislative acts, for example the conclusion of some international\n agreements.
The ongoing\n proposals concerned by these changes were formally modified by the Commission\n in a Communication published on 2 December 2009 (COM(2009)0665).
In the case of\n the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) no 1934/2006\n establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and\n other high-income countries and territories, the entry into force of the\n Lisbon Treaty had the following impacts:
· \n the old legal basis - Treaty/EC/Art.181 – became Art. 207 (2) and Art. 209 (1)\n of the TFEU. Please note that the numbering of the old legal basis\n corresponds to the consolidated version of the Treaty that was applicable\n immediately before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, and may differ\n from the references in the original Commission proposal;
· \n the proposal, which had previously fallen\n under the old consultation procedure (CNS), was classified as an ordinary\n legislative procedure (COD).
\nThe Committee\n on International Trade adopted the report by Helmut SCHOLZ (GUE/NGL, DE) on\n the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council\n amending Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for\n cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and\n territories.
It recommended\n that the European Parliament’s position at first\n reading under the ordinary legislative procedure (formerly known as the\n codecision procedure) should be to amend the Commission proposal as follows:
The European\n Parliament adopted by 586 votes to 27, with 10 abstentions a legislative\n resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the\n European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006\n establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and\n other high-income countries and territories.
The Parliament\n adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative\n procedure (formerly known as the codecision procedure). The amendments\n adopted in plenary are the result of a compromise reached between the\n European Parliament and the Council. They amend the Commission’s position as\n follows:
Distinction\n between Regulation No 1934/2006 and Regulation No 1905/2006: extending the geographical scope of Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006\n brings the developing countries concerned within the scope of two different\n external action financial instruments. It is therefore necessary to\n distinguish between these two instruments. Measures which fulfil the ODA\n criteria as set by the OECD will be financed under Regulation (EC) No\n 1905/2006, whereas Regulation (EC) No1934/2006 will apply exclusively to\n measures which, in principle, do not fulfil those criteria. The title of the\n Regulation is therefore modified with this in mind.
Partner\n countries: the amended regulation establishes a\n list of partner countries. It covers industrialised and other high-income\n countries and territories covered by Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006, which are\n listed in Annex I, and developing countries covered by Regulation (EC) No\n 1905/2006, which are listed in Annex II (e.g. Brazil, India, China…). It should be noted that the extension of the geographical scope should not have as\n an effect the placing of industrialised and other high-income countries in a\n less favourable position.
Objective\n of cooperation: the amended text specifies that\n the Regulation must support not only economic, financial and technical\n cooperation but also cultural and academic cooperation in partner\n countries. In addition to strengthening economic links and bilateral\n agreements with partner countries, the amended Regulation should help create\n a more favourable and transparent environmentfor the development\n of relations between the partner countries and facilitate the promotion\n of democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Lastly,\n the amended Regulation should contribute to promoting decent working\n conditions, good governance, and the preservation of the environment, in\n order to contribute to progress and sustainable development processes in the\n partner countries.
Respect by\n the partner countries of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)\n standards and environmental standards: the\n compromise states that Community aid should be proportionate to the efforts\n made by the recipient countries to open up their markets, comply with the\n international agreements of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and of the\n International Labour Organisation (ILO), and help to pursue global objectives\n to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Consistency\n with other areas of external action: overall,\n measures financed under this Regulation, should aim to ensure consistency\n with other areas of the EU’s external action, as well as other relevant\n Community policies, in particular development cooperation or the facility for\n rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries. This shall be\n ensured by formulating policy, strategic planning and the programming and\n implementation of measures. In this respect, the compromise clarifies the\n types of measures that will receive funding under this Regulation. These\n measures should in particular aim to promote cooperation, partnerships and\n joint undertakings between economic, social, cultural, academic and\n scientific actors in the Community and partner countries; stimulate bilateral\n trade, investment flows and economic partnerships; promote dialogues between\n political, economic, social and cultural actors and other non-governmental\n organisations in relevant sectors in the Community and partner countries;\n promote people-to-people links such as through the Erasmus Mundus Programme;\n and lastly promote cooperative projects in areas such as research, science\n and technology, sports and the environment, etc… It should be noted that\n Community assistance under this Regulation shall not be used to finance the\n procurement of arms or ammunition, and operations having military or defence\n implications.
Performance\n of supervisory and follow-up tasks under this Regulation: Union financing may cover expenditure associated with the\n preparation, follow up, monitoring, audit and evaluation activities directly\n necessary for the implementation of this Regulation and the achievement of\n its objectives, and any other administrative or technical assistance\n expenditure that the Commission, including at its Delegations in the partner\n countries, may incur for the management of operations financed under this\n Regulation. Information concerning these support measures should be provided\n to Parliament and Council.
Adoption of\n a differentiated approach in regard to partner countries and added value to\n existing actions: the implementation of this\n Regulation should pursue a differentiated approach in designing cooperation\n with partner countries to take account of their economic, social and\n political contexts, as well as of the Union's specific interests, strategies\n and priorities. Measures financed under this Regulation shall complement and\n bring added value to the efforts undertaken by Member States and Union public bodies in the area of commercial relations and cultural, academic and\n scientific exchanges.
Greater\n involvement of the European Parliament: in\n addition to the obligation to inform the European Parliament on the measures\n financed under this Regulation (in particular, through the regular exchange\n of views on the proposed actions, the annual action programmes, the evaluation\n reports,…), the compromise provides that the Commission informs the European\n Parliament of any likely changes to be made to the list of partner countries\n (Annexes I and II of the draft Regulation) at the same time as the Council.
Delegated\n acts: the amended text specifies that the\n Parliament shall be more involved in the drawing up and the revision of\n multiannual cooperation programmes, including the power to raise objections\n to these proposals, if appropriate, in view of the entry into force of the Lisbon\n Treaty and the introduction of delegated acts (Article 290 of the TFEU) which\n gives Parliament a de facto right of veto enabling it to require the\n Commission to present amended proposals for the adoption of multiannual\n cooperation programmes. A new comitology procedure is laid down for this\n purpose (Article 14a). Annual action programmes, on the other hand, may be\n adopted by the Commission taking into account Parliament’s and Council’s\n opinions but recourse to the delegated acts procedure will not be necessary\n for amendments to action programmes such as technical adjustments or other\n minor changes.
Protection\n of the Union’s financial interests: new\n provisions are introduced to ensure the protection of the Union’s financial\n interests, in particular in regard to irregularities, fraud, corruption or\n other illicit activities.
Evaluation\n of actions: the Commission shall regularly\n evaluate the actions and programmes financed under this Regulation, where\n appropriate or at the request of the European Parliament or the\n Council by means of independent external evaluations, in order to ascertain\n whether the objectives have been met and to enable it to formulate\n recommendations with a view to improving future operations. The results shall\n feed back into programme design and resource allocation. The Commission shall\n associate relevant stakeholders, including non-State actors, in the\n evaluation phase of the Union cooperation provided for under this Regulation.
Report on\n implementation: the compromise includes a new\n provision requiring that the Commission examines the progress made on\n implementing the measures taken under this Regulation and submits to the\n European Parliament and the Council a detailed annual report on the\n implementation of this Regulation. The report shall set out the results of\n implementation of the budget and present all the actions and programmes\n financed, and, as far as possible, set out the main outcomes and impacts of\n the cooperation actions and programmes.
Financial\n provisions: although the amount proposed by the\n Commission (EUR 172 million for countries listed in Annex I (industrialised\n countries) and EUR 176 million for countries listed in Annex II (developing\n countries) has not been amended in the compromise, the amended text requires\n the Commission to provide Parliament with detailed information on all budget\n lines and the annual appropriations to be used for financing the measures\n under this Regulation. It is also stated that the industrialised and other\n high-income countries and territories listed in Annex I should not be placed\n at a disadvantage by the application of the present regulation to the partner\n countries listed in Annex II. Moreover, appropriations programmed for use\n under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 shall not be used for this purpose.
\nThe Council\n adopted its position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation\n of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation\n (EC) No 1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with\n industrialised and other high-income countries and territories.
The proposal\n aims to extend the scope of the initial Regulation to a number of countries\n covered by Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing the Development\n Cooperation Instrument (DCI) and to provide a proper legislative basis to\n activities which, since they do not constitute Official Development\n Assistance as defined by the OECD, are excluded by the scope of the DCI\n Regulation. The amended ICI Regulation will thus allow strengthening links\n and engaging further with important global emerging partners with whom the\n European Union has a strategic interest in promoting diversified links and\n creating a more favourable environment for the development of the relations.
European\n Parliament amendments: the proposal was presented\n by the Commission under the provisions of the Nice Treaty, requiring the\n European Parliament to be consulted. With the entry into force of the Lisbon\n Treaty on 1st December 2009, the legal basis implied application of the\n ordinary legislative procedure. With these changes in mind the Council\n reached out to the European Parliament at an early stage of the legislative\n process and engaged into substantial negotiations between the institutions.\n This resulted in a large degree of convergence on many amendments put\n forward by the European Parliament in its first reading, enabling the\n Council to incorporate a large number of the European Parliament's\n first-reading amendments into its first reading position.
The Council\n cannot follow the European Parliament in two points:
In conclusion,\n with a view to reaching an early agreement on the amended Regulation, the\n Council has engaged in substantial negotiations with the European Parliament,\n facilitated by the European Commission. The negotiations have led to a large\n degree of consensus on the text. While the proposal of the Commission did not\n present substantial difficulties to the Council, the Council made a special\n effort to meet a number of concerns of the European Parliament related to the\n application of the amended Regulation.
The Council\n calls on the European Parliament to go along with this text which reflects\n the compromises reached in the negotiations in order to allow for the entry\n into force of the Regulation in 2010. This would permit that the funds\n already inscribed in the 2010 budget are not lost for the projects intended.
\nThe Committee on International\n Trade adopted the recommendation for second reading contained in the report\n drafted by Helmut SCHOLZ (GUE/NGL, DE) on the Council position at first\n reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European\n Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006\n establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and\n other high-income countries and territories.
It recommended that the\n European Parliament adopts its position at second reading under the ordinary\n legislative procedure, amending the Council position at first reading as\n follows:
Delegated acts: following the\n entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament is now fully\n recognised as co-legislator alongside the Council on virtually all\n legislation. Members consider that this should be reflected in the area of\n the implementation of external cooperation financial instruments.
During the first reading in\n October 2010, Parliament expressed its favour for the application of the \"delegated\n acts\" procedure for the financing instruments for external assistance.
The delegated acts procedure\n significantly strengthens Parliament's powers: Parliament's veto right allows\n it to block a draft measure it objects against, and requires the Commission\n to present an amended proposal.
Faced with the rejection of the\n Parliament’s position by the Council, Members recommend\n representing, at second reading, the requests formulated at first reading:
· \n the\n Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article\n 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in respect of multiannual\n cooperation programmes, as these programmes supplement Regulation (EC) No\n 1934/2006 and are of general application;
· \n annual\n action programmes shall be adopted by the Commission taking into account the\n opinions of the European Parliament and of the Council. This procedure needs\n not be used for amendments to action programmes, such as those making\n technical adjustments, extending the implementation period, reassigning funds\n between the planned operations within the forecast budget, or increasing or reducing\n the size of the budget by less than 20 % of the initial budget, provided\n these amendments are consistent with the initial objectives set out in the\n action programmes;
· \n the\n Commission shall send the evaluation reports to the European Parliament and\n to the Council for information.
Other amendments focus on the\n duration of the delegation of power, as well as the conditions to be\n respected by the delegations.
Lastly, Members call on the\n Commission to provide the budgetary authority with detailed information on\n all budget lines and the annual appropriations to be used for financing the\n measures under this Regulation. Those appropriations shall be authorised by\n the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial framework. Care\n should also be taken to ensure that the industrialised and other high-income countries\n and territories listed in Annex I are not placed at a disadvantage by the application\n of this Regulation to the partner countries listed in Annex II.
\nThe European Parliament\n adopted by 586 votes to 23, with 23 abstentions, a legislative resolution on\n the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a\n regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council\n Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for\n cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and\n territories.
It adopted its\n position at second reading under the ordinary legislative procedure.
The amendments\n concern in particular the issue of delegated acts and may be\n summarised as follows:
Following the\n entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament is now fully\n recognised as co-legislator alongside the Council on virtually all\n legislation. Parliament considers that this should be reflected in the area\n of the implementation of external cooperation financial instruments. During\n the first reading in October 2010, Parliament expressed its favour for the\n application of the \"delegated acts\" procedure for the financing\n instruments for external assistance. This procedure significantly strengthens\n Parliament's powers: Parliament's veto right allows it to block a draft\n measure it objects against, and requires the Commission to present an amended\n proposal.
Consequently,\n Parliament calls for:
Other\n amendments focus on the duration of the delegation of power, as well as the\n conditions to be respected by the delegations.
Lastly,\n Parliament calls on the Commission to provide the budgetary authority with\n detailed information on all budget lines and the annual appropriations to be\n used for financing the measures under this Regulation. Those appropriations\n shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the\n financial framework. Care should also be taken to ensure that the\n industrialised and other high-income countries and territories listed in\n Annex I are not placed at a disadvantage by the application of this\n Regulation to the partner countries listed in Annex II.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 590 votes to 26,\nwith 16 abstentions, at third reading of the ordinary legislative\nprocedure, a legislative resolution on the joint text approved by\nthe Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European\nParliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No\n1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with\nindustrialised and other high-income countries and\nterritories.
\nThe European Parliament approves the joint\ntext.
\nIt should be noted that two statements are annexed to\nthe resolution which were accepted by Parliament in\nplenary:
\nStatement by the European Parliament and the Council\non the use of Delegated Acts in the future Multiannual Financial\nFramework (MFF) 2014-2020: the two\ninstitutions take note of the Commission Communication A Budget for Europe\n2020 , in particular in relation to the\nproposed use of delegated acts in the future external financing\ninstruments and await legislative proposals, which will be duly\nconsidered. The document states that the future legal bases for the different\ninstruments will propose the extensive use of delegated acts to\nallow for more flexibility in the management of the policies during\nthe financing period, while respecting the prerogatives of the two\nbranches of legislator. It is considered that democratic scrutiny\nof external aid must be improved. This could be achieved by the\nuse of delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the\nTreaty for certain aspects of programmes, not only placing the\nco-legislators on an equal footing but also ensuring more\nflexibility in programming.
\nCommission declaration concerning Article\n16: the Regulation addresses the\nissue of support for a number of specific non-Official Development\nAssistance (ODA) activities in countries covered by the Development\nCooperation Instrument (DCI Regulation n°1905/2006). The\nRegulation is intended to be a one-off solution to this issue. The\nCommission reaffirms that the eradication of poverty, including the\npursuit of the Millennium Development Goals, is the primary\nobjective of its development cooperation and remains a priority. It\nrecalls that the financial reference amount fixed in Article 16 for\ncountries listed in Annex II will be implemented using dedicated\nbudget lines which are intended for activities other than Official\nDevelopment Assistance. Furthermore, the Commission confirms\nits intention to respect the financial reference amount fixed in\nArticle 38 of the Development Cooperation Instrument (Regulation\nn° 1905/2006) for the period 2007-2013 as well as the\nprovisions in the same Regulation regarding the fulfilment of the\ncriteria for ODA. It recalls that on the basis of its current\nfinancial planning, this reference amount will be exceeded in\n2013. In this context, the Commission intends to propose draft\nbudgets which ensure a progression in development assistance for\nAsia and Latin America under the DCI Regulation n°1905/2006\nover the period until 2013 so that the currently projected ODA\namounts under the DCI and the EU budget generally are not\naffected.
\nPURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006\nestablishing a financing instrument for cooperation with\nindustrialised countries (ICI) with\na view to extending its geographical scope to the DCI countries\nunder Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006.
\nLEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) No 1338/2011 of\nthe European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011\namending Council Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006 establishing a\nfinancing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other\nhigh-income countries and territories.
\nBACKGROUND: since 2007 the Community has streamlined\nits geographical cooperation with developing countries in Asia,\nCentral Asia and Latin America, and with Iraq, Iran, Yemen, and\nSouth Africa under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a\nfinancing instrument for development cooperation (DCI). The primary\nobjective of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 is the eradication of\npoverty through the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals.\nThe scope of cooperation for the geographic programmes with\ndeveloping countries, territories and regions established under\nthat Regulation is limited materially to financing measures\ndesigned to fulfil the criteria for Official Development Assistance\n(ODA criteria)
\nThe aim of this Regulation is to go further and to\ndeepen its relations with the developing countries concerned, in\nparticular in areas such as economic, commercial, academic,\nbusiness and scientific exchanges. The EU needs a financial\ninstrument that allows the financing of such measures which, in\nprinciple, do not qualify as ODA under the ODA criteria but which\nare crucially important in terms of consolidating relations and\nwhich make an important contribution to promoting the progress of\nthe developing countries concerned.
\nSince the objectives and provisions of Council\nRegulation (EC) No 1934/2006 are appropriate for pursuing such\nenhanced cooperation with countries falling under Regulation (EC)\nNo 1905/2006, it is intended to extend the geographical scope of\nRegulation (EC) No 1934/2006 and to provide for a financial\nenvelope to cover cooperation with those developing\ncountries.
\nCONTENT: following a conciliation committee with the\nEuropean Parliament and following a vote in third reading,\nthis Regulation aims to extend the geographic scope of\nRegulation 1934/2006 to the developing countries. Developing\ncountries comprises countries falling under Regulation (EC)\nNo 1905/2006 (DCI Regulation) and listed in Annex II to this\nRegulation. Annex I lists industrialised countries and territories.\nThey are together referred to as partner\ncountries.
\nGenerally, the extension of the scope of Regulation\n(EC) No 1934/2006 does not mean that the countries previously\nfalling within the scope of that regulation (industrialised and\nother high-income countries and territories) are placed at a\ndisadvantage, particularly in financial terms.
\nThe funds can now be used for cooperation with\ndeveloping countries in addition to the original 46 countries in\nLatin America, Asia and the Middle East, which included Brazil,\nChina, India and Iraq.
\nType of cooperation envisaged with partner\ncountries: Union financing under this\nRegulation will support economic, financial, technical, cultural\nand academic cooperation with partner countries in certain\nspecified areas:
\n\n· \nthe promotion of democracy, respect for human\nrights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of\nlaw ;
\n\n· \nthe promotion of decent work and good\ngovernance;
\n\n· \nthe preservation of the environment, in order to\ncontribute to progress and sustainable development\nprocesses.
\nSpecific areas of cooperation are set out in the\nRegulation, in particular: (i) the\npromotion of cooperation, partnerships and joint undertakings\nbetween economic, social, cultural, academic and scientific actors\nin the Union and partner countries; (ii) the stimulation of\nbilateral trade; (iii) the promotion of dialogue between political,\neconomic, social and cultural actors and other non-governmental\norganisations; (iv) the promotion of people-to-people links\nincluding participation in Erasmus Mundus and in European education\nfairs; (v) the promotion of cooperative projects in areas such as\nresearch, science and technology, sports and culture, energy (in\nparticular renewable energy), etc. ; (vi) the enhancement of\nawareness about and understanding of the Union and of its\nvisibility in partner countries.
\nSocial and environmental standards: it is provided that for Union financing under this\nRegulation, particular attention shall be paid where appropriate to\nthe compliance of partner countries with the core labour standards\nof the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and to their efforts\nto pursue reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
\nCoherence and complementarity: for measures financed under the Regulation, the\nUnion will aim to ensure coherence with other areas of its external\naction as well as with other relevant Union policies, in particular\ndevelopment cooperation. This shall be ensured by formulating\npolicy, strategic planning and the programming and implementation\nof measures.
\nTechnical amendments:\nthe amended Regulation also contains several technical amendments\nto resolve inconsistencies in the provisions that exclude costs\nrelating to taxes, duties or other charges as ineligible. For the\nsake of consistency, it brings those provisions into line with the\nother instruments.
\nTransparency and informing the European\nParliament: when the Commission\namends the lists in Annexes I and II following the regular OECD/DAC\nreviews, it must inform the European Parliament and the Council.\nThe Commission shall also inform and have regular exchanges of\nviews with the European Parliament. It will transmit to Parliament\nand Council the annual action programmes adopted, based on\nmultiannual cooperation programmes referred to in the\ntext.
\nFinancial provisions: the financial reference\namount for the implementation of the Regulation for the period\nfrom 2007 to 2013 is EUR 176 million for the new DCI\ncountries. An annex gives details of the distribution of\nfunds by priority areas for cooperation with the new partner\ncountries from 2011 to 2013.
\nIt should be noted that in a unilateral declaration,\nthe Commission reaffirms that the eradication of poverty, including\nthe pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals, is the primary\nobjective of its development cooperation and remains a priority.\nThe Commission intends to propose draft budgets which ensure a\nprogression in development assistance for Asia and Latin America\nunder the DCI Regulation No 1905/2006 over the period until 2013 so\nthat the currently projected ODA amounts under the DCI and the EU\nbudget generally are not affected. The financial reference amount\nfixed in Article 16 for countries listed in Annex II will be\nimplemented using dedicated budget lines, which are intended for\nactivities other than Official Development Assistance.
\nEvaluation and annual report: the Commission shall regularly evaluate the actions\nand programmes financed under the Regulation, where appropriate or\nat the request of the European Parliament or the Council, by means\nof independent external evaluation reports. The Commission shall\nexamine the progress made on implementing the measures taken under\nthe Regulation and shall submit to the European Parliament and the\nCouncil a detailed annual report on the implementation of the\nRegulation.
\nENTRY INTO FORCE: 31/12/2011.
\nDELEGATED ACTS: certain amendments regarding the\nextent of powers conferred in the Commission in the Regulation were\nthe subject of intensive discussions in the conciliation committee.\nIn this context, a bilateral declaration was inserted into the\nRegulation stating that the future legal bases for the different\ninstruments will propose the extensive use of delegated acts to\nallow for more flexibility in the management of the policies during\nthe financing period, while respecting the prerogatives of the two\nbranches of the legislature (Parliament and Council.) The\nCommission has stated that it is considered that democratic\nscrutiny of external aid must be improved. This could be achieved\nby the use of delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the\nTreaty for certain aspects of programmes, not only placing the\nco-legislators on an equal footing but also ensuring more\nflexibility in programming. (Please see the Commission\nCommunication entitled A budget for Europe\n2020.)
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