6 Amendments of Rebecca TAYLOR related to 2011/0384(COD)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The rules concerning the management of intellectual property rights are defined in the Rules for Participation and must ensure the right balance between right holders and users. The European Commission, in consultation with the EIT, should provide guidance on innovative intellectual property rights models promoting knowledge transfer and dissemination, both within the context of the KICs and more widely across the EU.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The scope of the EIT contribution to the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (hereinafter referred to as KICs) should be defined and the origins of KICs' financial resources clarified. In particular, EU funding should be considered as leverage to encourage KICs to pursue other sources of private or public funding, and a review of the use of EU funding as leverage should be considered in future by EU institutions.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The composition of the EIT bodies should be simplified. The functioning of the EIT Governing Board should be streamlined and the respective roles and tasks of the Governing Board and the Director should be further clarified. The Governing Board and the Director must act in the interests of the EIT in an independent, impartial and transparent way.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EIT Triennial Work Programme should take into account the Commission's opinionopinions of the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council concerning the EIT's specific objectives, as defined in Horizon 2020, and its complementarities with European Union policies and instruments. These three EU institutions should be adequately involved when this programme is established.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008
Article 15 – subparagraph a
Article 15 – subparagraph a
(a) a rolling triennial work programme, based on the SIA, once it is adopted, containing a statement of the major priorities and planned initiatives of the EIT and the KICs, including an estimate of financing needs and sources, and a review of the financial viability of each KICs. It shall also contain appropriate indicators for monitoring the KICs and EIT activities. The preliminary rolling triennial work programme shall be submitted by the EIT to the Commission by 31 December each N-2. The Commission shall deliver an opinion within three months with regard to EIT specific objectives as defined in Horizon 2020 and its complementarities with Union policies and instruments. The EIT shall take a due account of the Commission opinion, and in case of disagreement justify its position. The final work programme shall be transmitted by the EIT to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions for information;
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
Annex – section 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) promote the EIT globally, so as to raise its scientific, academic and business attractiveness and make it a world-class body for excellence in higher education, research and innovation.