20 Amendments of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2018/0254(COD)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) support collaborative development projects of defence products and technologies consistent with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, thus contributing to greater efficiency of defence spending within the Union, achieving greater economies of scale, reducing the risk of unnecessary duplication and as such reducing the fragmentation of defence products and technologies throughout the Union. Ultimately, the Fund willobjective of the Fund, according to its promoters, is to lead to greater interoperability between Member States' capabilities.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, award funding through open and public consultations on the areas of intervention defined in the work programmes.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may, on a case by case basis, findpropose the most appropriate form of funding to finance innovative solutions.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessment. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out by the Commission withunder the support of experts on defence ethics. The Commission shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possiblecrutiny of the Member States and with the support of experts on defence ethics.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. If appropriate, ethics checks shall be carried out by the Commission with the agreement of the Member States during the implementation of the action. For serious or complex ethics issues, the checks shall be carried out by the Commission, under the scrutiny of the Member States, with the support of experts on defence ethics.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, under the scrutiny of the Member States, award the funding for selected actions after each call or after application of Article [195(e)] of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contribution to the innovation and technological development of the European defence industryies in Europe, in particular by showing that the proposed action includes ground-breaking or novel concepts and approaches, new promising future technological improvements or the application of technologies or concepts previously not applied in defence sector;
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) contribution to the competitiveness of the European defence industryies in Europe, in particular by creating new market opportunities and accelerating the growth of companies throughout the Union;
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribution to the security and defence interests of the Union in line with the priorities referred to in Article 3 paragraph 2 and, where appropriate,Member States in line with regional and international cooperative agreements;
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Under points (d) of paragraph 1, regional and international priorities may be taken into account, in particular to avoid unnecessary duplication, provided they serve the Union's security and defence interests of the Union Member States and do not exclude the participation of any Member State.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Union may, with the agreement of the Member States, support pre- commercial procurement through awarding a grant to contracting authorities or contracting entities as defined in Directives 2014/24/EU18, 2014/25/EU19 and 2009/81/EC20 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which are jointly procuring research and development of defence services or coordinating their procurement procedures. _________________ 18 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC. (OJ L 94, 28.03.2014, p. 65). 19 Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.03.2014, p. 243). 20 Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and service contracts by contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC (OJ L 216, 20.08.2009, p.76).
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Where necessary for the protection of the essential security interest of the Union and its Member States, the Commission, with the agreement of the Member States, shall set the requisite eligibility conditions applicable to the procurement or prizes financed by the Fund. Particular regard shall be had, for that purpose, to the need for recipients to be established in the Union or in associated countries, to commit to carry out any relevant activities inside the Union and not to be effectively controlled by non-associated third countries or non- associated third country' entities. Those conditions shall be included in the documents relating to the procurement or prize, as applicable, and shall apply to the full life cycle of the resulting contract.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. The national authorities of Member States and associated countries shall enjoy access rights to the special report of a project that has received Union funding. Such access rights shall be granted on a royalty-free basis and transferred by the Commission to the Member States and associated countries after ensuring that appropriate confidentiality obligations are in place.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, under the scrutiny of the Member States, appoint independent experts to assist in the evaluation of proposals pursuant to Article [237] of the Financial Regulation. It may also appoint independent experts to advise on or assist with the monitoring of the implementation of actions carried out.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Independent experts shall be Union's citizencitizens of the Union Member States identified and selected on the basis of calls for expressions of interest addressed to relevant organisations such as Ministries of Defence and subordinated agencies, research institutes, universities, business associations or enterprises of the defence sector with a view to establishing a list of experts. By derogation from Article [237] of the Financial Regulation, this list shall not be made public.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. To ensure effective assessment of progress of the Fund towards the achievement of its objectives, the Commission, under the supervision of the Member States, is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 to amend the Annex to review or complement the indicators where considered necessary and to supplement this Regulation with provisions on the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall regularly monitor the implementation of the Fund and annually report to the Member States on the progress made. To this end, the Commission shall put in place necessary monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Where a third country participates in the Fund by a decision under an international agreement or by virtue of any other legal instrument, the third country shall grant the necessary rights and access required for the authorising officer responsible, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the European Court of Auditors and the Member States concerned to comprehensively exert their respective competences. In the case of OLAF, such rights shall include the right to carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, provided for in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 31 shall be conferred on the Commission, under the scrutiny of the Member States, for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.