Procedure completed
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Opinion | JURI | VOSS Axel (PPE) | |
Lead | REGI | ZELLER Joachim (PPE) | SMOLKOVÁ Monika (S&D), HYUSMENOVA Filiz (ALDE), GRÈZE Catherine (Verts/ALE), VLASÁK Oldřich (ECR), OMARJEE Younous (GUE/NGL), BUFTON John (EFD) |
Legal Basis TFEU 175-p3, TFEU 209-p1, TFEU 212
Activites
- 2013/12/20 Final act published in Official Journal
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2013/12/17
Final act signed
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2013/12/16
Council Meeting
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2013/12/16
End of procedure in Parliament
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2013/12/16
Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
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2013/11/20
Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
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T7-0487/2013
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The European Parliament adopted by 630 votes to 28, with 33 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) as regards the clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and implementation of such groupings. The European Parliament’s position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure amended the Commission proposal as follows: Utility of EGTCs: Parliament stressed that EGTCs may have the potential to: enhance the promotion and achievement of the harmonious development of the Union as a whole and the economic, social and territorial cohesion of its regions, in particular and to contribute to meeting the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy; contribute positively to reducing barriers to territorial cooperation between regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps including the specific situation of outermost regions ; strengthen the cooperation between third countries, overseas countries and territories and Union border regions, including through the use of external cooperation programmes of the Union. Applicable law: the acts of the statutory organs of an EGTC shall be governed by the following: (a) this Regulation; (b) the convention referred to in the Regulation, when it is expressly authorised; in the case of matters not, or only partly, regulated by this Regulation, the national law of the Member State where the registered office of the EGTC is located. An EGTC shall be considered to be an entity of the Member State where it has its registered office where it is necessary to determine the applicable law under Union or private international law. Accession of members from third countries or overseas countries or territories: a clear, precise and more comprehensive definition for the participation of third countries was proposed and agreed. Third countries neighbouring the EU will be able to become members of EGTCs, including neighbours of outermost regions and overseas territories, irrespective of whether partners from one or more Member States are involved. The procedures for approval of participation of prospective members from OCTs should, given links between OCTs and Member States of the Union, involve those Member States. Operations under European territorial cooperation programmes, where co-financed by the EU, should therefore, continue to pursue cohesion policy objectives, even if they are implemented, partly or in their entirety, outside the territory of the Union, and, thus, the activities of an EGTC are carried out at least to some extent outside the Union territory. Participation of stakeholders in private or public law: the EGTCs will be open to all public undertakings providing public services including those who are ruled by private law. The amendments on this point anticipate the inclusion of undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest, in fields such as, education and training, of medical care, of social needs as regards health and long term care, childcare, access to and reintegration into the labour market, social housing and the care and social inclusion of vulnerable groups should be covered as well. In order to facilitate the participation of members with limited liability, Member States will be allowed to ask for an appropriate insurance or guarantee by a bank or public entity. Simplification measures: in order to encourage the accession of additional members to an existing EGTC, such amendments should, in the case of a new member from a Member State that has already approved the convention, not be notified to all participating Member States, but only to the Member State under whose national law the new prospective member is established and the Member State where the EGTC's registered office is located. The subsequent amendment of the convention should be notified to all Member States concerned. Report: by 1 August 2018, the Commission should report on the application of this Regulation, evaluating, based on indicators, its effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, European added value and scope for simplification of the present Regulation.
- 2013/11/19 Debate in Parliament
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2013/09/27
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
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A7-0309/2013
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The Committee on Regional Development adopted the report by Joachim ZELLER (PPE, DE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) as regards the clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and implementation of such groupings. It recommended that the European Parliament’s position at first reading under the ordinary legislative should be to amend the Commission proposal as follows: Applicable law: the acts of the statutory organs of an EGTC shall be governed by the following: (a) this Regulation; (b) the convention referred to in the Regulation, when it is expressly authorised; in the case of matters not, or only partly, regulated by this Regulation, the national law of the Member State where the registered office of the EGTC is located. An EGTC shall be considered to be an entity of the Member State where it has its registered office where it is necessary to determine the applicable law under Union or private international law. Accession of members from third countries or overseas countries or territories: a clear, precise and more comprehensive definition for the participation of third countries was proposed and agreed. Third countries neighbouring the EU will be able to become members of EGTCs, including neighbours of outermost regions and overseas territories, irrespective of whether partners from one or more Member States are involved. The procedures for approval of participation of prospective members from OCTs should, given links between OCTs and Member States of the Union, involve those Member States. Operations under European territorial cooperation programmes, where co-financed by the EU, should therefore, continue to pursue cohesion policy objectives, even if they are implemented, partly or in their entirety, outside the territory of the Union, and, thus, the activities of an EGTC are carried out at least to some extent outside the Union territory. Participation of stakeholders in private or public law: the EGTCs will be open to all public undertakings providing public services including those who are ruled by private law. The amendments on this point anticipate the inclusion of undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest, in fields such as, education and training, of medical care, of social needs as regards health and long term care, childcare, access to and reintegration into the labour market, social housing and the care and social inclusion of vulnerable groups should be covered as well. In order to facilitate the participation of members with limited liability, Member States will be allowed to ask for an appropriate insurance or guarantee by a bank or public entity. Simplification measures: in order to encourage the accession of additional members to an existing EGTC, such amendments should, in the case of a new member from a Member State that has already approved the convention, not be notified to all participating Member States, but only to the Member State under whose national law the new prospective member is established and the Member State where the EGTC's registered office is located. The subsequent amendment of the convention should be notified to all Member States concerned.
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A7-0309/2013
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2013/07/10
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2011/10/25
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2011/10/06
Legislative proposal published
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COM(2011)0610
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PURPOSE: to define the next framework for cohesion policy for the period 2014-2020 (clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and implementation of European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC).PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.BACKGROUND: in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC), the Commission adopted on 29 July 2011 a Report on the application of the aforementioned Regulation. In that Report, the Commission announced its intention to propose a limited number of modifications to the EGTC Regulation to facilitate the establishment and operation of EGTCs, as well as clarification of certain existing provisions. Obstacles to establishing new EGTCs should be removed while maintaining continuity in and facilitating the operation of existing ones, thus allowing more extensive use of EGTCs to contribute to better cooperation and policy coherence among public bodies without additional burden on national or European administrations.This proposal is part of a package of legislative measures relating to the Cohesion policy 2014-2020. This package includes:an overarching regulation setting out common rules governing the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). This will allow for the better combination of funds for a stronger impact of EU action;three specific regulations for the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund; two regulations dealing with the European territorial cooperation goal and the European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC);two regulations on the European Globalisation Fund (EGF) and the Programme for Social Change and Innovation;a communication on the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF).IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out. The Regulation draws on extensive consultation with stakeholders, including Member States, regions and members of existing and planned EGTCs.The message from all groups, and most especially the active EGTCs and those under preparation, was clear: the instrument is useful and has potential going beyond its anticipated functions, but the procedures for operating and especially setting up EGTCs are more complex and uncertain than they should be.LEGAL BASIS: the third subparagraph of Article 175 in conjunction with Articles 209(1) and 212(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).CONTENT: this amending Regulation makes changes, on the one hand, to respect the terminology introduced by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and on the other hand in response to the weaknesses and areas of potential improvement identified in the Report referred to above.The philosophy behind the changes can be expressed in three keywords: Continuity; Clarity; Flexibility.These changes concern:membership: the proposal employs new legal bases to permit regions and bodies in non-Member States to be members of an EGTC, whether the other members are from one or many Member States. The eligibility of membership of bodies under private law is also clarified;the content of the Convention and Statutes of an EGTC, its purpose: under the proposal, the convention and statutes of an EGTC are re-defined and the distinction in approval procedure underlined;the process of approval by national authorities: the proposal stipulates that the criteria for approval or rejection by national authorities are specified, and a limited time for examination proposed (this is the single most frequently heard complaint from existing and planned EGTCs);applicable law for employment and for procurement: solutions, in line with the acquis of the Union, are proposed for tax and social security regimes for employees of an EGTC, who may be employed in any of the Member States whose territories comprise the EGTC. A similar approach is proposed for procurement rules;liability: where some local or regional bodies are required by their national laws to have limited liability and others, in different Member States, are required to have unlimited liability, an insurance-based solution modelled on that used for European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERIC) is proposed;more transparent procedures for communication:Member States will be required to inform the Commission of any provisions adopted to implement the EGTC Regulation, as amended, and each newly established EGTC should inform the Commission of its purpose and membership, for publication in the Official Journal (C Series).BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the EGTC Regulation is not a financial regulation and carries no budgetary implications for the Union or for Member States. EGTCs may be funded by local, regional or national funds and may carry out actions that are co-funded by European funds.DELEGATED ACTS: this proposal contains provisions empowering the Commission to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/regional_policy/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Regional Policy'}, HAHN Johannes
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COM(2011)0610
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Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2011)0610
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A7-0309/2013
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0487/2013
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2011/0272(COD)
2012/06/05
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29 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 2 (2) In that Report, the Commission announced its intention to propose a limited number of modifications to the EGTC Regulation to facilitate the establishment and operation of EGTCs, as well as clarification of certain existing provisions. Obstacles to establishing new EGTCs, including, where the outermost regions are concerned, the maximum distance of 150 km, should be removed while maintaining continuity in and facilitating the operation of existing ones, thus allowing more extensive use of EGTCs to contribute to better cooperation and policy coherence among public bodies without additional burdens on national or European administrations.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 3 (3)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 (4) The Treaty of Lisbon has added the territorial dimension to Cohesion Policy and replaced “Community” by the “Union”. The new terminology should therefore be introduced into the EGTC Regulation and at the same time find visible practical expression, given that the object is to promote the harmonious development of the European Union as a whole and it is, to that extent, unfair to exclude the outermost regions from the outset.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 a (new) Article 174 of the TFEU states that particular attention must be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross- border, and mountain regions.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 b (new) (4b) Article 349 of the TFEU calls for specific measures to be adopted to take account of the structural social and economic situation of the outermost regions, which is compounded by certain specific features which severely restrain their development.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 5 (5) Experience with EGTCs set up so far shows that the new legal instrument is also being used for cooperation in the implementation of other European policies. The efficiency and effectiveness of EGTCs should be enhanced by broadening the nature of EGTCs, to find possibilities for such types of cooperation beyond Cohesion Policy as well. EGTCs have the potential to re-activating the economy and meeting the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy. Particular attention should be paid to cooperation with regard the enhancement of the labour market.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 5 (5) Experience with EGTCs set up so far shows that the new legal instrument is also being used for cooperation in the implementation of other European policies.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 7 a (new) Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 8 (8) While point (d) of Article 3(1) of the EGTC Regulation allows that bodies established under private law may become members of an EGTC provided that they are considered as being ‘public law bodies’ in terms of Article 1(9) of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts, EGTCs may be used in the future to manage jointly public services
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 12 a (new) (12a) It should be made clear that fostering territorial cooperation between these regions, regarded as outposts of the EU, strengthens relations and helps to promote new markets for European regions, taking advantage of the historical and cultural synergies existing between these regions and other countries in the world.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 12 a (new) (12a) Given their potential as a means of giving effect to Union initiatives and projects and of implementing European sectoral policy programmes, and the need for them to be made eligible for such initiatives, projects, and programmes, European groupings of territorial cooperation deserve to have a higher profile and should be integrated more fully into European and national legal systems, in keeping with the principles of legal security and certainty.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 14 (14) Experience from the setting up of EGTCs shows that the three months period for approval by a Member State has rarely been respected. The period should therefore be extended to six months. On the other hand, in order to create legal certainty after that period, the convention should be deemed to be approved by tacit agreement. While Member States may apply national rules on the procedure for such approval or may create specific rules in the framework of the national rules implementing the EGTC Regulation, derogations to the provision concerning tacit agreement after the period of six months should be ruled out. The 6 month period provided for the Member State to approve the set up of EGTCs should allow enough time to the Member State to express its concerns with regard the establishment of EGTCs, and also for the applicants to take necessary steps to improve their application.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 14 (14) Experience from the setting up of EGTCs shows that the three months period for approval by a Member State has rarely been respected. The period should therefore be extended to
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Stronger participation of civil society organisations in the establishment of EGTCs and also in the possibility of acceding existing EGTCs should be strongly encouraged.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 19 (19) The purpose of an EGTC should be extended to cover the facilitating and promotion of territorial cooperation in general,
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 19 (19) The purpose of an EGTC should be extended to cover the facilitating and promotion of territorial cooperation in general, including strategic planning and the management of regional and local concerns in line with Cohesion and other Union policies, thus contributing to the Europe 2020 strategy or to the implementation of macro-regional strategies.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 26 (26) It should be clarified that the convention – and given the importance of this issue, not the statutes – should indicate the rules applicable to the EGTC’s staff as well as the principles governing the arrangements concerning personnel management and recruitment procedures. Several options should be available to the EGTCs. One such option is to acquire the status specific to the staff of European Union agencies. However, the specific arrangements concerning personnel management and recruitment procedures should be addressed in the statutes.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 32 (32) Coordinated efforts for awareness raising among the institutions, the Member States and the regions with regard the potentials the EGTCs carry in themselves should be undertaken, in order to improve the visibility of the possibilities to use EGTCs as instruments available for cross-border cooperation in all EU policy areas. It should be clarified that Member States inform the Commission about any provisions adopted to implement the EGTC Regulation and to submit these provisions as well as any amendments thereof. In order to improve the information and coordination between the Commission, the Member States and the Committee of the Regions, it should be specified that the Commission will transmit these provisions to the Member States and to the Committee of the Regions. That Committee has set up an EGTC platform allowing all the stakeholders to exchange their experiences and good practices and to improve communication on EGTC opportunities and challenges, facilitating the exchange of experiences on the establishment of EGTCs at territorial level and sharing knowledge of best practices on territorial cooperation.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 An EGTC shall be considered to be an entity of the Member State where it has its registered office for the purposes of determining the applicable law. However, the other Member States which are stakeholders in the EGTC must recognise the specific provisions adopted by the above procedure.”
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. An EGTC shall be made up of members drawn from the territory of at least two Member States, except as provided for in Article 3a(2), and shall be competent to act on behalf of its members for the purpose of implementing cooperation projects and programmes.”
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new) (ea) organisations representing civil society.”
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a – subparagraph 1 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 4 – paragraph 3 Following notification under paragraph 2 by a prospective member, the Member State concerned shall approve the convention, taking into account its constitutional structure, and the prospective member’s participation in the EGTC, unless it considers that such participation is not in conformity with this Regulation, other Union law concerning the activities of the EGTC or national law concerning
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a – subparagraph 2 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 4 – paragraph 3 The Member State shall reach its decision within a deadline of
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 8 – point a Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. An EGTC shall act within the confines of the tasks given to it, which shall be the facilitation and promotion of territorial cooperation to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion, overcoming internal market barriers, and be determined by its members on the basis that they fall within the competence under national law of at least one member from each Member State represented in that EGTC.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 8 – point a Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 An EGTC may carry out specific actions of territorial cooperation between its members in pursuit of the objective referred to in Article 1(2), with or without a financial support from the Union. Their taxation, conditions for funding through public- private partnerships should also be improved.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 8 – point a Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Specifically, the tasks of an EGTC may concern the implementation of cooperation programmes or parts thereof
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 8 – point a Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 8 – point a Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 Member States may not limit the actions that EGTCs may carry out with
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 4 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 8 – paragraph 2 To allow equal treatment of all staff working at the same location, the national laws and rules, whether of public or private law, may be subject to additional ad hoc
source: PE-491.049
2013/06/20
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9 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 175
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 a (new) Having regard to Articles 209(1) and 212(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 3 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) Member States or public authorities or entities delegated responsibility for public services at national level;
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - point 6 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission shall keep a public register of EGTCs, showing their names, the addresses of their registered offices, their purpose, the particulars and addresses of their directors and a list of the names and addresses of their members.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 12 – subpoint b Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 12 – paragraph 2a –subparagraph 2 Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 12 – subpoint b Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 12 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 4 Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. EGTCs established before the entry into force of this Regulation are
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 This Regulation shall enter into force following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall be made available in consolidated form within three months of its entry into force.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex – paragraph 1 source: PE-514.647
2013/06/28
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30 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4 a) It should be noted that EGTCs may have the potential to enhance the promotion and achievement of the harmonious development of the European Union as a whole and the economic, social and territorial cohesion of its regions, in particular and to contribute to meeting the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. They may also contribute positively to reducing barriers to territorial cooperation between regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps including the specific situation of outermost regions and may be instrumental in strengthening the cooperation between third countries, overseas countries and territories and EU border regions, including through the use of external cooperation programmes of the EU.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) Experience from the setting up of EGTCs shows that the three months period for approval by a Member State has rarely been respected. The period should therefore be extended to six months. On the other hand, in order to create legal certainty after that period, the convention should be deemed to be approved by tacit agreement, where applicable, in accordance with the national law of the Member States concerned (including their respective constitutional requirements). However, the Member State where the proposed registered office of the EGTC will be located should have to formally approve the convention. While Member States may apply national rules on the procedure for such approval or may create specific rules in the framework of the national rules implementing the EGTC Regulation, derogations to the provision concerning tacit agreement after the period of six
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) It should be clarified that Member States should approve the convention unless it considers the participation of a prospective member is not in conformity with the EGTC Regulation, with other provisions of Union law concerning the EGTC's activities as laid down in the draft convention or with the national substantive law
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) As the EGTC Regulation cannot apply in third countries
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16a) The procedures for approval of participation of prospective members from OCTs should, given links between OCTs and Member States of the Union, involve those Member States. In accordance with the specific governance relationship between the Member State and the OCT, the Member State should either approve the participation of the prospective member or provide written confirmation to the Member State where the registered office is located that the competent authorities in the OCT have approved the prospective member's participation in accordance with equivalent conditions and procedures to those laid down in this Regulation. The same procedure should apply in the case of a prospective member from an OCT that wishes to join an existing EGTC.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) In order to encourage the accession of additional members to an existing EGTC, the procedure to amend conventions in such cases should be simplified. Consequently, such amendments should, in the case of a new member from a Member State that has already approved the convention, not be notified to all participating Member States, but only to the Member State under whose national law the new prospective member is established and the Member State where the EGTC's registered office is located. The subsequent amendment of the convention should be notified to all Member States concerned. However, this simplification should not apply in case of a
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) The purpose of an EGTC should be extended to cover the facilitating and promotion of territorial cooperation in general, including strategic planning and the management of regional and local concerns in line with Cohesion and other Union policies, thus contributing to the Europe 2020 strategy or to the implementation of macro-regional strategies. An EGTC should therefore be able to implement operations with financial support other than that provided by the Union's cohesion policy. In addition, it should be clarified that a given competence needed for the efficient implementation of an EGTC should be represented by
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) While it is laid down that the tasks do not concern, among others,
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) It should be specified that the convention should not only repeat a reference to the applicable law in general as already laid down in Article 2, but
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Member States should further exploit the possibilities foreseen under
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Experience with EGTCs set up so far shows that the new legal instrument is also being used for cooperation in the
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) EGTCs whose members have limited liability should be more clearly distinguished from those whose members have unlimited liability. In addition, in order to enable EGTCs whose members have limited liability to implement activities that might generate debts, Member States should be allowed to require that such EGTCs take appropriate insurance or that they be subject to an appropriate financial guarantee to cover the risks specific to the activities thereof.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) A new deadline for the next report should be fixed. In accordance with the Commission's move towards more evidence-based policy-making, this report should address the main evaluation questions including effectiveness, efficiency, European added value, relevance and sustainability. Effectiveness is understood as also covering the attempts inside the different Commission services and between the Commission and other bodies such as the European External Action Service to disseminate the knowledge about the EGTC instrument. It should also be specified that taking account of the first subparagraph of Article 307 of the Treaty this report should also be forwarded to the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 (34) It should be clarified that existing EGTCs
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) In order to adapt existing national rules to implement this Regulation before programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal have to be submitted to the Commission, the starting date of
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 a (new) (36a) In order to consider the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, European added value and scope for further simplification of this Regulation, the Commission should prepare a report on the application of this regulation for submission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions not later than 1 August 2018. This report should be prepared on the basis of appropriate consultation, including at expert level. The Commission should be empowered to adopted delegated acts laying down a list of indicators for use in the evaluation of the application of this Regulation.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 - subpoint a Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The objective of an EGTC shall be to facilitate and promote in particular territorial cooperation, including one or more of cross-border, transnational and
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) undertakings entrusted with operations of services of general economic interest in compliance with applicable national or Union law."
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 - subpoint a Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 4- paragraph 3 Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 8 – subpoint b Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 7 – paragraph 4 Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) EGTCs operate by nature in more than one Member State. Consequently,
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 8 – paragraph 2 “2. The convention shall specify: (a) the name of the EGTC and its registered office; (b) the extent of the territory in which the EGTC may execute its tasks; (c) the objective and the tasks of the EGTC; (d)
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) While
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9)
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10)
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The EGTC Regulation distinguishe
source: PE-514.743
2013/07/02
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Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 175
source: PE-514.838
2013/07/09
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Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 14 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The provisions referred to in paragraph 1 insofar as they concern a Member State to which an OCT is linked shall, taking into account its relationship with the OCT, also govern the effective application of this Regulation with regard to those OCTs neighbouring other Member States or outermost regions thereof."
source: PE-516.587
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