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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry
Amendments (23)
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Despite the Union being the second largest global defence spender, the lack of economies of scale in the defence industry translates into a reduced quality and quantity of the defence output. 80% of defence procurement in Europe is still done nationally. An integrated European defence market must cater for all the different security needs of all Member States simultaneously and affordably. In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, inter alia the cyber defence industry, which is a priority of the defence industry, taking into account developments in the speed and sophistication of cyber-attacks, by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry and reinforce the single market for defence, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The budget of the Programme should not affect negatively the implementation of the programmes from which redeployments are taken and should therefore primarily be funded from the Global Margin for Commitments, the Global Margin for Payments, and the Flexibility Instrument.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Programme should be implemented in full compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. Funding may take in particular the form of grants. Financial instruments or public procurement, in full respect of the requirements of the Directive 2009/81/EC on defence and security procurement, may be used where appropriate. _________________ 6 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In line with the objective of fostering the strategic autonomy of the Union, when financial support of the Union is provided through the Programme, priority should be given to the products and technologies developed through the Programme when Member States intend to acquire products or technologies available on the European market.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitiveness and integration of the Union defence industry by de-risking the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, standards, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well feasibility studies and other supporting measures, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies, as well as actions aimed at the skills development of workers of the defence industry.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Cross-border collaboration in the development of defence products and technologies has often been hampered by the difficulty to agree on common technical specifications and/or standards. The absence or limited level of common technical specifications and/or standards have led to increased complexity, delays and inflated costs in the development phase. The agreement on common technical specifications and/or standards should be a condition in order to benefit from the Union's support under this Programme. Actions aiming at supporting the creation of a common definition of technical specifications and/or standards should also be eligible for support under the Programme.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security interests of the Union and in compliance with international law, also taking into consideration the concerns about Lethal Automated Weapons systems in the context of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and the European Parliament's resolution of 27 February 2014 on the use of armed drones. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence capability priorities are identified notably through the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through enhanced cooperation. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, and serving the Union security and defence interest, may also be taken into account.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should establish a multiannual work programme in line with the objectives of the Programme. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States (hereinafter referred to as Programme Committee). In light of the Union policy on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as key to ensuring economic growth, innovation, job creation, and social integration in the Union and the fact that the supported actions will typically require trans-national collaboration, it is of importance that the work programme will reflect and enable such cross-border participation of SMEs and that therefore a proportion of at least 10% of the overall budget will benefit such action.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation reports at the end of the first year and at the end of the Programme, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the integration, competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry by supporting actions in their development phase and by supporting the development and acquisition of new skills of the workers in the defence sector that will allow the European defence industry to deliver high-tech solutions in a global setting;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cooperation between undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union including the development of cyberdefence capabilities and cybersecurity solutions for the defence industry;
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to foster the strategic autonomy of Union defence industry;
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The contribution from the Union budget should be progressively authorised by the European Parliament and the Council in the framework of the annual budgetary procedures. For this purpose, the budgetary authority shall make use, where appropriate, of all means available under Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2014-2020, with particular recourse to the Global Margin for Commitments, the Global Margin for Payments, and the Flexibility Instrument.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) public procurement, in full respect of the requirements of Directive 2009/81/EC on defence and security procurement. The use of exemptions provided for by that Directive shall be duly justified.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the design of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the technical specifications and/or standards on which such design has been developed;
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries shall be undertakings established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-the Member States during the entire duration of the action.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contribution to the innovation and technological development of defence industries and thus to fostering the industrial autonomy of the Union in the field of defence technologies as well as contribution to the reinforcing of the single market for defence; and,
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) for actions described in points (b) to (e) of Article 6(1), the contribution to the competitiveness of the European defence industry and to the reinforcement of the European single market for defence through the demonstration by the beneficiaries that Member States have committed to jointly produce and procure the final product or technology in a coordinated way, including joint procurement where applicable. In order to provide a more flexible, open and competitive procurement suitable for defence equipment and markets, it is imperative to better implement Directive 2009/81/EC on defence and security procurement; the use of exemptions foreseen in that Directive shall be duly justified;
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The work programme shall set out in detail the categories of projects to be funded under the Programme, with a specific project category focusing on the cross-border participation of SMEs;
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The work programme shall ensure that a credible proportiont least 10% of the overall budget will benefit actions enabling the cross-border participation of SMEs.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. To support greater efficiency and effectiveness of future Union policy actions, the Commission shall draw up a retrospective evaluation report and send itn interim evaluation report after the first year of the Programme and a retrospective evaluation report at the end of the Programme. Those reports shall be submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council within reasonable time. The reports - building on relevant consultations of Member States and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 2. It shall also analyse cross border participation of SMEs in projects implemented under the programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.