6 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2011/0460(NLE)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For the period after 2013 the Commission in its communication ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’ proposed to fund the ITER project outside the MFFver and above the MFF ceilings, so as to ensure that possible cost overruns do not threaten the funding and successful implementation of other Union policies particularly in the research area, while maintaining the full powers of both arms of the budgetary authority. Therefore a Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project should be established for the period of 2014 to 2018.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project should be funded by contributions from the Member States based on a call rate applied to each Member State's Gross National Income (GNI) as definover and above the MFF ceilings and the maximum amount of its funding should be ring-fenced forom the purpose of calculatUnion's budget ing the GNI own resource contribution to the General Budget of the European Union. Those contributions shall be made to the General Budget of the European Union, and shall be assigned to that PMFF Regulation. This maximum amount is to be seen as additional to the budget proposed by the Commission for the Horizon 2020 programme or other Union programmes. Third countries which have concluded a cooperation agreement with Euratom in the field of controlled nuclear fusion that associates their respective research programmes with the Euratom programmes should also be able to contribute to that Programme.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Any cost overruns above the maximum amount of (...) laid down in Article 3 should not have any impact on other projects financed from the Union budget and should be financed through additional resources over and above the ceilings as appropriate.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Both arms of the budgetary authority should agree that any postponement or rolling over of unmet payment appropriations related to the ITER project should be avoided and should commit to working together in order to avoid such a situation.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be financed through a maximum contribution of EUR 2,573 million (in current values) according to Article 3over and above the MFF ceilings, according to Article 3, additionally to the budget proposed by the Commission for the Horizon 2020 programme or other Union programmes.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under this Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, where irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and deterrent penalties. The Commission shall also put in place appropriate measures ensuring adequate risk control and the avoidance of cost overruns.