2016/0047(NLE) | [ParlTrack]

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2

– having regard to the Protocol, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel,deleted

Amendment 10 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1

(1) Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) set out in Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of European Parliament and of the Council5 ('Horizon 2020 Framework Programme') provides an incentive to review Council Decision 2008/376/EC6 in order to ensure that the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel ('RFCS Programme') complements the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme in the sectors related to the coal and steel industry. __________________ 5 Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 948). 6Council Decision 2008/376/EC of 29 April 2008 on the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme (OJ L 130, 20.5.2008, p. 7).deleted

Amendment 11 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The recent industrial history of Europe shows that its steel industry has indeed had a key role in our overall industrial panorama. However, at the same time, due to some deeply wrong and ideologically biased decisions, it has created certain installations that have saddled the territories of the Union where they are located with staggering liabilities. These miscarriages of industrial policy have produced an enormous destruction of value in terms of serious damages to the health of workers and citizens, plus extremely serious environmental impacts. In such a context, the management of the funds resulting from the liquidation of the Community of Coal and Steel cannot go on under a model of "business as usual"; in order to recover credibility vis-à-vis its citizens, the Union needs to face this problem and bring definitive solutions, using all the means and instruments available.

Amendment 12 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) In accordance with EU strategies on Bioeconomy, Circular Economy and Climate and Energy, and more specifically Union’s commitments regarding the reduction of GHG emissions, research shall also focus on the development of innovative (bio)technologies to capture CO/CO2, CH4 and other GHG from coal and steel production, to be used as feedstock for the production of bio-based fuels, chemicals and materials;

Amendment 13 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) Coal and steel were at the origin of the European integration project, and indeed they are still two of the European Union’s strategic sectors.

Amendment 14 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) Our understanding of fossil fuels and of the certain damage that their combustion brings to the planetary climate stability and to the quality of air in our metropolitan areas, through the release of CO2 and other substances, is completely different not just from the one in 1951, when the European Coal and Steel Community was established, but also from the one in 2002, when it was liquidated. Accordingly, the overall cycle of coal must be treated in complete compliance with the Union's climate and environmental objectives.

Amendment 15 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 b (new)

(1b) Coal- and steel-related research projects are crucial in order to make European industry more competitive and more environmentally sustainable.

Amendment 16 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 c (new)

(1c) Bio-based industrial processes can be deployed in order to minimize the environmental impact of coal and steel production, thereby establishing a good synergy;

Amendment 17 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 c (new)

(1c) Although the financial income generated by the funds remaining after the liquidation of the European Coal and Steel Community is not particularly large, the criteria followed for its management can convey a clear political message to our citizens. The Union needs to acknowledge, through all instruments available, that some sections of its industrial steel policy have utterly failed, generating highly inefficient installations that now, well within the 21st century, must be definitively stopped and fully decommissioned, under the best international standards for territory and environmental restoration. The Union also needs to acknowledge that the best strategy towards fossil fuels, both now and in the envisageable future, is leaving them safely underground. Such is the message that the Union policy needs to send clearly to its citizens, and to the international scene.

Amendment 18 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 d (new)

(1d) A significant share of the research projects financed under this Decision should address, as a major Union priority, the need to identify the steel production installations located in the Union to be urgently stopped and decommissioned, and contribute to the launch of the actual decommissioning and restoration projects, providing inputs and analyses to them, ensuring that the overall initiative is conducted under homogeneous criteria. In coherence with this priority, no funds should be allocated to any other research projects involving the industrial installations included in this "most damaging" list. In parallel, a major share of the research funds corresponding to coal should address how to clean and restore the communities damaged by the corresponding extractive processes. In coherence with this priority, no funds should be allocated to any other research projects that are not compatible with the climate policy and environmental objectives of the Union.

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 e (new)

(1e) A Union-wide public debate should be launched with a wide sample of representatives of civil society, in order to gather the political will necessary to fund the restoration and decommissioning projects regarding the industrial sites included in this "most damaging" list. To this end, a part of the debate should explore legal means and instruments that allow to review the agreements following the liquidation of the Community, so that the funds currently set aside can be used productively towards such a purpose. At the same time, it shall become necessary to identify additional Union funds, to be supplemented by national funds, which should not be considered into the calculations under the constraints imposed by the mechanism of stability.

Amendment 2 #

Notis MARIAS

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

– having regard to Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union,

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) ~~In order to ensure a coher~~Since European Union money is money stolent framework for participation in both the RFCS Programme and Horizon 2020 Framework Programme it is necessary to align certain rules for participation under the RFCS Programme with those applicable under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programmeom its Member States and its citizens, only those research programmes that are funded by voluntary contributions from Member States in the framework of free and flexible inter-state cooperation can be accepted. This is not the case of the programme which is the subject of this Decision.

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3

(3) It is necessary to revise the rules on the competencies and on the composition of the Advisory Groups and of the Technical Groups, notably as regards the nature of the experts appointed by the Commission to ensure increased transparency as well as compliance and coherence with the framework for Commission expert groups, and contribute, as far as possible, to a balanced representation of relevant areas of expertise and areas of interest as well as to an optimal gender balance.deleted

Amendment 22 #

Pavel TELIČKA

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3

(3) It is necessary to revise the rules on the competencies and on the composition of the Advisory Groups and of the Technical Groups, to make the relevant stakeholders aware of the deliberations in these groups, notably as regards the nature and influence exerted of the experts appointed by the Commission, to ensure increased transparency as well as compliance and coherence with the framework for the Commission expert groups, and contribute, as far as possible, to a balanced representation of relevant areas of expertise and areas of interest as well as to an optimal gender balance. It is however necessary to respect the latest decisions by the European Commission on horizontal rules on Commission expert groups and the resolution by the European Parliament on this issue.

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4

(4) It is appropriate to consider simpler funding rules to ease the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the RFCS Programme and to permit the use of 'unit costs' to calculate eligible staff costs for SME owners and other natural persons not receiving a salary.deleted

Amendment 24 #

Pavel TELIČKA

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4

(4) It is appropriate to ~~consider simpler funding~~support the overall participation of SMEs in the RFCS Programme by inter alia, simplifying the rules to ease the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the RFCS Programme and to permit the use of 'unit costs' to calculate eligible staff costs for SME owners and other natural persons not receiving a salary.

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5

(5) The measures necessary for the implementation of Decision 2008/376/EC should be adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council. __________________ 7Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).deleted

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6

~~(6) Decision 2008/376/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,~~deleted

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – introductory part

Decision 200~~8/376~~3/78/EC is ~~amended as follows:~~repealed.

Amendment 28 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g

~~"(g) (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376&from=EN)~~(-1) in Article 3 paragraph 1, point g is deleted oil shales;" Or. en

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)

(-1) In Article 3, paragraph 2 the following point is added: (fa) CO/CO2 capture and reuse as feedstock for the production of bio-based products;

Amendment 3 #

Notis MARIAS

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2 b (new)

– having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point - 1 a (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 4

Improving the competitive position of Community coal 1. Research projects shall aim to reduce the total costs of mining production, improve the quality of the products and reduce the costs of using coal. Research projects shall encompass the entire coal production chain as follows: (a) modern techniques for surveying deposits; (b) integrated mine planning; (c) highly efficient, largely automated excavation and new and existing mining technologies corresponding to the geological characteristics of European hard coal deposits; (d) appropriate support technologies; (e) transport systems; (f) communication and information, transmission, monitoring and process control systems; (g) oriented to the needs of the consumer markets; (h) (i) 2. Research projects shall also aim to achieve scientific and technological progress with a view to gaining a better understanding of the behaviour and control of deposits in relation to rock pressure, gas emissions, the risk of explosion, ventilation and all other factors affecting mining operations. Research projects with these objectives shall present the prospect of results applicable in the short or medium term to a substantial part of Community production. 3. Preference shall be given to projects that promote at least one of the following: (a) integration of individual techniques in systems and methods and the development of integrated mining methods; (b) substantial reduction of production costs; (c) benefits in terms of mine safety and the environment. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376&from=EN)(-1a) Article 4 is replaced by the following: Support the restructuring process of community coal 1. Research projects shall aim to reduce the social impact of the restructuring of the coal industry and the closure of coal mines in Europe and improve the quality of people in the regions hit by the crisis of the coal sector. Research projects shall encompass the entire coal industry restructuring process as follows: (a) Investigation of the necessary comprehensive policy approach in climate, employment, training, social and industrial policy for a just transition; (b) Evaluation of existing and possibly new financial support possibilities to manage labour market transitions, such as a European Fund for a just transition; (c) Special impact analysis of the particular, social, employment and economic challenges brought about by geographic concentrations in numerous regions throughout Europe; (d) Mapping of best practices in social dialogue, workers participation and accompanying measures for the transformation of the labour market and the employment structure in the region, e.g. via targeted agencies specialising on new employment opportunities, training and re-training; (e) Analysis of impact on vulnerable communities, including mitigation efforts to reduce the social and economic costs of transition and involve affected communities and the mining companies based on whole cost accounting including societal cost; power supply services, coal preparation techniques, coal conversion; coal combustion. 2. Research projects shall also aim to map best practices and achieve progress on the process to return to ecological balance and productive use of coal mines, once their mining use is finished. Research projects shall ensure effective rehabilitation of sites characterised by substantial land-use intervention, accumulation of rock and soil slag heaps and lower groundwater levels: (a) Decommissioning of above-ground facilities, buildings and equipment, including the demolition of power plants and mining machinery, and removal of associated waste. (b) Re-cultivation of the land to productive use, such as agriculture and forestry. (c) Remediation of contaminated sites. (d) Development of a self-regulating, water balance, including restoration of ground water to original levels; flooding of surface-mining depressions; and remediation of water quality. (e) Assurance of geotechnical and public safety, e.g. securing open pits and making above-ground land formations stable from landslides. (f) Creation of a master plan for future regional use of former mining activities. 3. Preference shall be given to projects that promote at least one of the following: (a) A n integrated approach to industrial restructuring, socially just labour market transition and environmental rehabilitation; (b) Substantial reduction of costs and environmental benefits for rehabilitation activities; (c) A regional concept for future economic development and the creation of green jobs with an adapted transformation of the employment structure;" Or. en

Amendment 31 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)

(-1) in Article 4 the following paragraph is added: -1. Research projects to be funded under this Decision shall be demonstrably compatible with the climate policy and environmental objectives of the Union. Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376)

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory words

(-1a) in Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: Research projects shall aim to reduce the total costs of mining production, improve the quality of the products and reduce the costs of using coal, including the environmental footprint of coal production. Research projects shall encompass the entire coal production chain as follows;

Amendment 33 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

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

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i a new

(-1b) Article 4 paragraph 1 point ia is added: (ia) Coal waste through bio-industrial techniques, particularly C0/C02 and CH4 capturing into bio-based products;

Amendment 34 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 c (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c

(~~c) benefits in terms of mine safety and the environment~~-1c) Article 4, paragraph 3 point c is replaced by the following: (c) benefits in terms of mine safety, the protection of the environment and climate change reduction and mitigation;

Amendment 35 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

(-1d) Article 4, paragraph 3, point ca is added (ca)) reduction of GHG emissions;

Amendment 36 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

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

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a

(-1e) Article 6 paragraph 2 point a is replaced by the following: (a) a reduction in emissions from coal utilisation,, including capture ~~and~~, storage ~~of CO2~~, and processing of C0/CO2, including using innovative bio-technologies to be used as feedstock for the production of bio-based fuels, chemicals and materials;

Amendment 37 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

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

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a

~~"(a) a reduction in emissions from coal utilisation, including capture and storage of CO (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376&from=EN)~~(-1b) Article 6 paragraph 2, point a is replaced by the following; "(a) a reduction in emissions from coal utilisation;" Or. en

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 f (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b

(~~b) a reduction~~-1f) Article 6 paragraph 2 point b is replaced by the following: (b) a reduction, including through bio- industrial technologies, in greenhouse gas emissions, in particular methane, from coal deposits;

Amendment 39 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d

(-1g) Article 6 paragraph 2 point d is replaced by the following; (d) the refurbishment of waste heaps and the industrial, including bio- industrial, use of residues from coal production and consumption;

Amendment 4 #

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3

– having regard to Council Decision 2003/76/EC of 1 February 2003 establishing the measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel3, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof, __________________ 3deleted OJ L 29, 5.2.2003, p. 22.

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)

(-1) In Article 6 (2), the following point is inserted: (ga) the impact on the employment of workers and the local community of operations for mining and using coal as a clean energy source;

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point g b (new)

(-1a) In Article 6 (2), the following point is inserted: (gb) the impact on the health and safety of workers and of the local community of operations for mining and using coal as a clean energy source;

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 7 a (new)

(-1a) The following Article 7a is added Article 7a Identification of most damaging steel industrial installations in the Union with a view to decommissioning 1. A specific, priority thread of research and technological development (RTD) shall aim to establish criteria to be applied to the existing active steel industrial installations located in the Union with a view to identify, through an standardized assessment methodology, those steel production installations for which definitive interruption of activities and full decommissioning must be urgently requested by the Union, due to the destruction of value and to the repeated violation of health and environmental standards ("most damaging steel industrial installations"). 2. In order to define the assessment methodology, the corresponding research projects shall consider at least one of the following dimensions: (a) health impact on the workers; (b) health impact on the surrounding population, with a particular attention to minors and to old age citizens; (c) safety hazards and risks; (d) environmental impact on soil, water, air, animal and vegetal species. 3. Additional research projects shall be undertaken in order to consider best technologies available for decommissioning of steel industrial installations and restoration of the corresponding industrial sites, assessing both brown-field and green-field alternatives. 4. The steel production installations that shall be identified as "most damaging" through the application of the criteria developed under paragraphs 1. and 2. shall not be eligible for further RTD projects under this Decision, excepting the decommissioning and restoration projects specified in paragraph 3." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376)

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 c (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1

(-1c) Article 8 paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: " Research and technological development (RTD) shall aim to improve steel production processes with a view to enhancing product quality and increasing productivity. Reducing emissions, energy consumption and the environmental impact as well as enhancing the use of raw materials and the conservation of resources shall form an integral part of the improvements sought in ground-breaking technologies. Research projects shall address one or more of the following areas:" ~~(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376&from=EN)~~Or. en

Amendment 44 #

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

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

(-1b) In Article 8(1), the following point is inserted: (ja) The anticipation of new jobs together with an improvement in steel production processes with a view to enhancing product quality and increasing productivity;

Amendment 45 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 c (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point j b (new)

(-1c) In Article 8(1), the following point is inserted: (jb) the impact on the employment of workers and the local community of reducing emissions and energy consumption and enhancing the use of raw materials.

Amendment 46 #

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

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)

(-1b) In Article 10, paragraph 1, the following point is added: (-a) techniques for identifying overall very serious destruction of human and environmental value by existing steel production installations; Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376)

Amendment 47 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 c (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)

(-1c) In Article 10, paragraph 1, the following point is added: (-aa) techniques for diagnosing very serious environmental damage brought by existing steel production installations, and for defining decommissioning and restoration projects, both up to the brown- field and to the green-field standard; Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376)

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point -1 h (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c

(-1h) Article 10, paragraph 1, point c is replaced by the following (c) control and protection of the environment in and around the workplace, including, in the event, the deployment of biotechnologies;

Amendment 49 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 1

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 21 – point b

(b) the consistency and the possible duplication with other RTD programmes at Community and national level, in order to ensure the additionality of the selected projects and their contribution to the strengthening and long-term viability of European steel and coal production;

Amendment 5 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to the report on Developing a sustainable European industry of base metals (P8_TA(2015)0460)

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 1

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 21 – point d

(d) ~~the relevance of~~ the work being undertaken on specific projects and its relevance;

Amendment 51 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 1

Decision 2008/376/CE
Article 21 – point h

(h) the rules and procedures concerning the evaluation of proposals for RTD actions, as well as the evaluation of the RTD proposals received and the priority to be given to those proposals, having regard to the funds available;

Amendment 52 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 1

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 21 – point i a (new)

(ia) assessment of finalized projects, including further support measures to ensure their continuity and the long-term viability of coal and steel production in the areas concerned;

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 1

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 21 – point i b (new)

(ib) the number, competence and composition of the Technical Groups referred to in Article 24;

Amendment 54 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 2

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Each Advisory Group shall be composed in accordance with the tables set out in the Annex. Members of the Advisory Groups shall be individuals appointed by the Director General of the Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation to represent a common interest shared by stakeholders. They shall act individually and not represent an individual stakeholder, but shall express an opinion common to the different stakeholder organisations.

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 2

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 22– paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Each Advisory Group shall be composed in accordance with the tables set out in the Annex. Members of the Advisory Groups shall be individuals appointed by the Director General of Directorate General for Research and Innovation to represent a common interest shared by stakeholders, after consultation with the social partners. They shall not represent an individual stakeholder, but shall express an opinion common to the different stakeholder organisations.

Amendment 56 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 2

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

They shall be active in the field concerned and be aware of the ~~industrial priorities.~~ contribution of the steel and coal sectors to the social and regional cohesion in the areas concerned.

Amendment 57 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

They shall be active in the field concerned and be aware of the industrial priorities and environmental impacts.

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 2

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

They shall be active in the field concerned and be aware of the industrial and sectoral priorities.

Amendment 59 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 2

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 3

3. Within each Advisory Group, the Commission shall aim at ensuring, as far as possible, a high level of expertise, as well as a balanced representation of relevant areas of expertise and areas of interest and a balanced representation of gender and geographical origin, taking into account the specific tasks of the Advisory Groups, the consultation of the social partners and the type of expertise required and the outcome of the experts' selection procedure.;

Amendment 6 #

Proposal for a decision
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 2

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 3

3. Within each Advisory Group, the Commission shall ~~aim at ensuring, as far as possible,~~ensure a high level of expertise, as well as a balanced representation of relevant areas of expertise ~~and~~, areas of interest (economic and non-economic ones), including civil society groups and a balanced representation of gender and geographical origin, taking into account the specific tasks of the Advisory Groups, the type of expertise required and the outcome of the experts' selection procedure.;

Amendment 61 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 2

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Asks the Commission to assess the development of an allowance system that supports underrepresented groups from civil society, such as environmental non- governmental organisations, for a fully effective participation in the expert group.

Amendment 62 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The Coal and Steel Technical Groups (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Technical Groups’) shall support and advise the Commission on the monitoring of research and pilot or demonstration projects and, where necessary, in the definition of the priority objectives of the RFCS Programme, guaranteeing its coherence with the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme.

Amendment 63 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Members of the Technical Groups shall be appointed in their personal capacity by the Director General of Directorate General for Research and Innovation, after consultation with the social partners.

Amendment 64 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Members of the Technical Groups shall be appointed in their personal capacity by the Director General of the Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation.

Amendment 65 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Members of the Technical Groups shall be selected from experts with competence in research strategy, management ~~or produc~~, production or decommissioning of industrial installations in the areas referred to in Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter II and who have responded to public call for applications.

Amendment 66 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Members of the Technical Groups shall be selected from experts with competence in research strategy, management or, social or environmental impact and production in the areas referred to in Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter II and who have responded to public call for applications.

Amendment 67 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

They shall come from the sectors related to the coal and steel industry, research organisations or user industries, and shall at all events be active in the field concerned and have responsibility for research strategy, management or production in the related sectors.

Amendment 68 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

They shall be active in the field concerned and have responsibility for research strategy, management ~~or produc~~, production or decommissioning of industrial installations in the related sectors.

Amendment 69 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

They shall be active in the field concerned and have responsibility for research strategy, management or, social or environmental impact and production in the related sectors.

Amendment 7 #

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted

Amendment 70 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 3– subparagraph 1

Within each Technical Group, the Commission shall ~~aim at~~ ensur~~ing~~e a high level of ~~professional expertise, and as far as possible,~~expertise, as well as a balanced representation of relevant areas of expertise, areas of interest (economic and non-economic ones), including civil society groups and a balanced representation of gender and geographical origin, taking into account the specific tasks of the ~~Technical~~Advisory Groups, the type of expertise required and the outcome of the experts' selection procedure.

Amendment 71 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Within each Technical Group, the Commission shall aim at ensuring a high level of professional expertise, and as far as possible, a balanced representation of relevant areas of expertise and a balanced representation of gender and geographical origin, taking into account the specific tasks of the Technical Groups, the consultation of the social partners, the type of expertise required and the outcome of the experts' selection procedure.

Amendment 72 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

The Commission shall ensure that rules and procedures are in place in order to properly avoid and manage conflicts of interests of members of the Technical Groups entrusted with the assessment of a specific project, including through the implementation of a complaints mechanism. These procedures shall also ensure equal treatment and fairness throughout the whole monitoring process of projects.

Amendment 73 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 –– point 3

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the Commission to provide the maximum transparency possible, including publication of the agenda, background documents, voting records and detailed minutes, including dissenting opinions in line with the recommendation of the European Ombudsman;

Amendment 74 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 4 a (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 26 – paragraph 2

(4a) Article 26, second paragraph, is replaced by the following Each proposal shall include a detailed description of the proposed project and contain full information on objectives, partnerships, including the precise role of each partner, management structure, anticipated results, expected applications and an assessment of anticipated industrial, technological, economic, social and environmental benefits.

Amendment 75 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 5

Decision 208/376/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 2

The Commission shall ensure ~~that~~a confidential, fair and equitable evaluation of proposals, and shall establish and publish a manual for the evaluation and selection of RTD actions is, a paper copy of which shall be made available to all potential participants.

Amendment 76 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 6

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall draw up a list of the proposals adopted in order of merit, after consulting the Advisory and Technical Groups.

Amendment 77 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 8

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 33 – paragraph 2

Eligible staff costs shall cover only the actual hours worked by the persons directly carrying out the work under the action. All working hours charged shall be recorded and certified.

Amendment 78 #

Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)

(8a) Article 36, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: On completion of the work, a final report comprising an assessment of exploitation and impact shall be provided by the beneficiary or beneficiaries. That report shall be published by the Commission in full or in summarised form depending on the strategic relevance of the project and following consultation, if necessary, of the relevant Advisory Group. All final reports shall be numerated and dated and made available in a systematic online database.

Amendment 79 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 38 – paragraph 1

(8a) Article 38, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 1. The Commission shall carry out a monitoring exercise of the Research Programme, including an assessment of the expected benefits. A report on that exercise shall be issued by the end of 201~~3, and thereafter every seven years~~7. These reports shall be made public on the Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) or corresponding website. ~~(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376&from=EN)~~Or. en

Amendment 8 #

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;~~deleted

Amendment 80 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 8 b (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 38 – paragraph 2

(8b) Article 38, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 2. The Commission shall assess the Research Programme on completion of the projects financed during ~~every~~the ongoing period of seven years. The benefits of the RTD to society and to the relevant sectors shall also be assessed. The assessment report shall be published. ~~(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376&from=EN)~~Or. en

Amendment 81 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 8 c (new)

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 38 – paragraph 3

3. In carrying out the monitoring and assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission shall be assisted by panels of highly qualified experts appointed by the Commission." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376&from=EN)(8c) Article 38, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: 3. In the light of the recently ratified and now applicable Paris Agreement, a conveyance of the remainder of the fund to the follower of the Horizon 2020 programme shall be envisaged, especially regarding the necessary funding volumes of projects mentioned in Article 8 of the present Decision." Or. en

Amendment 82 #

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – point 9

Decision 2008/376/EC
Article 39

For the appointment of independent and highly qualified experts referred to in Article 18, Article 28(2) and Article 38, the provisions set out in Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 (*) shall apply by analogy. Additionally, for expert groups as a whole, the Commission Decision C(2016)3301 final of 30.5.2016 establishing horizontal rules on the creation and operation of Commission expert groups, without prejudice to the results of the European Parliament resolution 2015/2319(INI) on Control of the Register and composition of the Commission`s expert groups.

Amendment 83 #

~~Article 1 – point 11 a (new) Decision 2008/376/EC~~ (11a) in the Annex – table 1 ~~Text proposed by the Commission Amendment Present text~~is replace by the following: The composition of the Coal Advisory Group referred to in Article 22: Members Maximum total a) From coal producers/national federations or related research centres 8 8 b) From organisations representing coal producers at European level 2 2 c) From coal users or related research centres 8 8 d) From organisations representing coal users at European level 2 e) From organisations representing workers 2 2 f) From organisations representing equipment suppliers 2 2 fa) From non-governmental environmental organisations representing 4 citizen fb) From non-governmental organisations representing environmental 2 interests at European level 24 30 Members must have a wide background knowledge and individual expertise in one or more of the ~~following areas: coalmining and utilisation, environment and social issues, including safety aspects."~~ following areas: raw materials; iron-making; steelmaking; continuous casting; hot- and/or cold- rolling; steel-finishing and/or surface treatment; development of steel grades and/or products; steel applications and properties; environmental and social issues, including safety aspects Members must have a wide background knowledge and individual expertise in one or more of the following areas: coalmining and utilisation, environment and social issues, including safety aspects." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376&from=EN)

Amendment 84 #

~~Article 1 – point 11 b (new) Decision 2008/376/EC~~ (11b) in the Annex – table 2 ~~Present text~~ is replace by the following: The composition of the Steel Advisory Group referred to in Article 22: : Members Maximum total a) From steel industries/national federations or related research centres 21 b) From organisation representing producers at European level 2 c) From organisations representing workers 2 d) From organisations representing downstream processing industries or steel 5 users da) From non-governmental organisations representing environmental 4 interests db) From non-governmental organisations representing environmental 2 30 interests at a European level 36 Members must have a wide background knowledge and individual expertise in one or more of the following areas: raw materials; iron-making; steelmaking; continuous casting; hot- and/or cold- rolling; steel-finishing and/or surface treatment; development of steel grades and/or products; steel applications and properties; environmental and social issues, including safety aspects. Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008D0376&from=EN)

Amendment 9 #