52 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2018/0224(COD)
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is the Union's objective to strengthen its scientific and technological bases and encourage its competitiveness, including in its industry, while promoting all research and innovation activities to deliver on the Union's strategic priorities, which ultimately aim at promoting peace, the Union's values and the well-being of its peopl and preserve the industrial sovereignty of the Member States.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Open science, including open access to scientific publications and research data, has the potential to increase the quality, impact and benefits of science and to accelerate the advancement of knowledge by making it more reliable, more efficient and accurate, better understandable by society and responsive to societal challenges. Provisions should be laid down to ensure that beneficiaries provide open access to peer-reviewed scientific publications, research data and other research outputs in an open and non- discriminatory manner, free of charge and as early as possible in the dissemination process, and to enable their widest possible use and re-use. At the same time, it is necessary to strike a balance between open access and the need to protect the confidentiality of certain strategic information and intellectual property, as well as personal data. More emphasis should in particular be given to the responsible management of research data, which should comply with the FAIR principles of ‘Findability’, ‘Accessibility’, ‘Interoperability’ and ‘Reusability’, notably through the mainstreaming of Data Management Plans. Where appropriate, beneficiaries should make use of the possibilities offered by the European Open Science Cloud and adhere to further open science principles and practices. However, international and cross-border agreements, including with the countries of the neighbourhood policy, candidate countries and potential candidates for accession to the European Union, must include conditions of reciprocity for open science.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Universities and higher education institutions play a fundamental role within the fields of the humanities, sciences and technologies by fulfilling and promoting excellence, in both training and research.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' should be established through clusters of research and innovation activities, in order to maximise integration across the respective work areas while securing high and sustainable levels of impact in relation to the resources that are expended. It will encourage cross- disciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy and, under certain conditions, cross- border collaboration in pursuit of the UN SDGs and the competitiveness of the Union's industries therein.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Full engagement of industry in the Programme, at all levels from the individual entrepreneur and small and medium-sized enterprises to large scale enterprises, including VSEs, sole proprietorships and in particular start- ups, should constitute one of the main channels through which the Programme's objectives are to be realised, specifically towards the creation of sustainable jobs and growth. Industry, but also other relevant stakeholders such as representatives from academia, should contribute to the perspectives and priorities established through the strategic planning process which should support the development of work programmes. Such engagement by industry should see its participation in the actions supported at levels at least commensurate with those under the previous framework programme Horizon 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council13 ('Horizon 2020'). _________________ 13
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Programme should strengthen cooperation between European Partnerships and private and/or public sector partners at the international level including by joining up research and innovation programmes and cross-border investment in research and innovation bringing mutual benefits to people and businesses while ensuring that the EU can uphold its interests in strategic areas.14 Such international partnerships must be based on strict rules, in particular as regards the financing of such partnerships and the use of results, but also reciprocity with regard to access to similar programmes. _________________ 14 See e.g. the Commission's proposal for a regulation establishing a framework for screening Foreign Direct Investment into the EU (COM (2017)487).
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Ensuring and preserving a level playing field for companies that compete in a given market, and in particular protecting them from unfair international competition, should be a key requirement for breakthrough or disruptive innovation to flourish thereby enabling in particular small and medium-size innovators to reap the benefits of their investment and to capture a share of the market.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Programme should promote and integrate cooperation with third countries and international organisations and initiatives based on common interest, mutual benefit and global commitments to implement the UN SDGs. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union's research and innovation excellence, attractiveness and economic and industrial competitiveness, to tackle global challenges, as embodied in the UN SDGs, and to support the Union's external policies. An approach of general opening for international participation and targeted international cooperation actions should be followed, including through appropriate eligibility for funding ofby ensuring that entities established in low to middle income countries are also eligible for funding. At the same time, association of third countries to the Programme should be promoted, in so far as the partnership agreements with those third countries respect the principles relating to financial equilibrium and the use of intellectual property which may result from the research undertaken in the framework of such programmes, but also the principle of reciprocity, as regards free access to data and participation in such funding programmes.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and maximising benefits of their interactions, the Programme should engage and involve citizens and civil society organisations in co-designing and co- creating responsible research and innovation agendas and contents, promoting science education, and making scientific knowledge publicly accessible, and facilitating participation by citizens and civil society organisations in its activities. It should do so across the Programme and through dedicated activities in the part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'. The engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation should be coupled with public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support for the Programme. The programme should also seek to removprogramme should also, as far as possible, foster innovation in various fields, notably in culture and the barrierts and boost synergies between science, technology, culture and the artsin particular in heritage to obtain a new quality of sustainable innovation.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The activities developed under the Programme should aim at eliminating gender inequalities and promoting equality between women and men in research and innovation, in compliance with Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 of the TFEU. The gender dimension should be adequately integrated in research and innovation content and followed through at all stages of the research cyclerespect the principle of equal treatment, and in particular wage equality and non-discrimination, in compliance with Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 of the TFEU.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Programme activities must be carried out in fulfilling and dignified working conditions, in particular for researchers.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 b (new)
Recital 28 b (new)
(28b) The Horizon programme must ensure fully equal access for workers with disabilities, taking all necessary accessibility measures.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) 'European Partnership' means an initiative where the Union, together with private and/or public partners (such as industry, research organisations, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level or civil society organisations including foundations), commit to jointly support the development and implementation of a programme of research and innovation activities with the conditions for using the fruits of this research set out in advance, including those activities related to market, regulatory or policy uptake;
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'open access' means the practice of providing online access to research outputs resulting from actions funded under the Programme, in particular scientific publications and research data, free of charge to the end-user; . Open access to scientific data cannot be to the prejudice of the protection of intellectual property rights or the confidentiality of certain strategic information and personal data. With regard to international agreements, open access must be subject to the guarantee of reciprocity by the partner State;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) “background” means any data, know-how or information whatever its form or nature, tangible or intangible, including any rights such as intellectual property rights, in particular patents, that is: (i) held by beneficiaries prior to their accession to the action; (ii) identified by the beneficiaries in a prior written agreement in writing in any manner as needed for implementing the action or for exploiting its results;
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster its competitiveness, including in its industry, to strengthen the industrial autonomy of the Member States in a certain number of areas that are strategic for their sovereignty, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) cluster 'InclusiveFair and Secure Society';
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. The Programme shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimension in research and innovation content. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring gender balance, subject to the situation in the field of research and innovation concerned, in evaluation panels and in bodies such as expert groupsactivities undertaken as part of this programme shall comply with the legislation in force, in particular with regard to discrimination, and with the labour law of the reference State, and shall ensure fulfilling and dignified working conditions for research staff.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) be bold and inspirational, and hence have wide societal or economic relevanceinnovative and address critical economic and societal challenges;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
(2) EUR 2 800 000 000 for cluster 'InclusiveFair and Secure Society';
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Open access to scientific publications resulting from research funded under the Programme shall be ensured in accordance with Article 35(3). Open access to research data shall be ensured in line with the principle 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary'. Open access to other research outputs shall be encouraged. Open access to scientific publications shall not be to the prejudice of the intellectual property rights to these results and the necessary commercial viability of innovations.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– ensures a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Union programmes, both in financial terms and in the contribution of existing knowledge and human and material resources by the third country participating in the Union programmes, and as regards the benefits to be had by that country, especially in terms of results such as intellectual property;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
ensures the just and fair protection of the results obtained, in particular in terms of intellectual property;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1 b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 1 b (new)
is made conditional on reciprocity in terms of access for Member State entities to research-funding programmes in the States concerned;
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The scope of association of each third country to the Programme shall take into account the objective of driving economic growth in the Union through innovation. Accordingly, with the exception of EEA members, acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, parts of the Programme may be excluded from an association agreement for a specific country, in particular those parts relating to strategic areas essential to the sovereignty of Member States.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Research on human stem cells, both adult and embryonic, may be financed, depending both on the contents of the scientific proposal and only if the legal framework of theeach Member States involved concerned explicitly allows this. No funding shall be granted for research activities that are prohibited in all the Member States that is participating in a given project. No activity shall be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) in addition, the Commission will make an ethical assessment of all projects, in advance, in a transparent way and in association with the competent authorities in the Member States concerned;
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for activities carried out outside the Union, a confirmation thatthe European Commission will assess whether the same activities would have been allowed in athe Member States participating in the project; and
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) for activities making use of human embryonic stem cells, asn appropriate, details of licensing and control measures that shall be taken byssessment by the Commission and the competent authorities of the Member States concerned as well as details of the eshall be compulsory, with thics approvals that shall be obtained before the activities concerned startssessment carried out in a joint and transparent manner.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessment. The ethics assessment shall be carried out by the Commission unless it is delegated to the funding bodytogether with the funding body and the competent contact points in the Member States. For actions involving the use of human embryonic stem cells or human embryos, an ethics assessment shall be mandatory within the conditions set out above. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out with the support of ethics experts. The Commission and the funding bodies shall ensure the highest degree of transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possiblend shall keep the competent national authorities in the Member States concerned informed.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
If appropriate, ethics checks shall be carried out by the Commission or funding body. For serious or complex ethics issues, the checks shall be carried out by the Commission unless it is delegated to the funding body. The Commission shall inform the relevant national authorities of the Member States concerned of the result of these checks, which shall be carried out in a transparent manner.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Actions which are not ethically acceptable mayust be rejected, or terminated at any time if they have already been launched.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. For actions related to Union strategic assets, interests, autonomy or the security of Member States, the work programme may provide that the participation can be limited to those legal entities established in Member States only, or to those legal entities established in specified associated or other third countries in addition to Member States.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 10
Article 18 – paragraph 10
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Entities are eligible for funding if they are established in a Member State or associated country, in the sense that they have an actual head office, which corresponds to the main centre of their activities, in that State.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the framework of research programmes with third countries, there shall be reciprocal access to similar funding programmes, and to data in the case of open access.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The action may also be terminated where expected results have lost their relevance for the Union due tofor scientific, technological or economic reasons, including in the case of EIC and mon condition that this decissions, their relevance as part of a portfolio of actions is duly justified, or for security reasons, where no justification shall be necessary.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Two or more beneficiaries shall own results jointly in accordance with arrangements defined in advance when concluding the research agreement, if:
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The joint owners shall agree in advance in writing on the allocation and terms of exercise of their joint ownership. Unless otherwise agreed in that agreement, each joint owner may grant non-exclusive licences to third parties to exploit the jointly-owned results (without any right to sub-license), if the other joint owners are given advance notice and fair and reasonable compensation. The joint owners may agree in writing to apply another regime than joint ownership.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Unless the work programme provides otherwise, proposals shall include a plan for the exploitation and dissemination of the results. If the expected exploitation entails developing, creating, manufacturing and marketing a product or process, or in creating and providing a service, the plan shall include a strategy for such exploitation. If the plan provides for exploitation primarily in non-associated third countries, the legal entities shall explaindemonstrate how that exploitation is still in the Union interest.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 237(3) of the Financial Regulation, external experts may be selected withouton a basis other than a call for expressions of interest, if justified and the seleca previous call for expressions of interest was unsuccessful and subject to appropriate justification, is carried out in a transparent mannerncluding publication of the results of the first call for expressions of interest.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with Article 237(2) and 237(3) of the Financial Regulation, external experts shall be remunerated based on standard conditions. If justified, an appropriate level of remuneration beyond the standard conditions based on relevant market standards, especially for specific high level experts, may be granted. subject to a high degree of transparency with regard to all components of that remuneration and the appropriate justification.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
(b) Cluster 'InclusiveFair and sSecure sSociety':; Strengthening European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, safeguarding our cultural heritage, and promoting socio- economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth, while responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, as well as natural and man-made disasters.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Democracy; Cultural heritage; Social and economic transformations; Disaster-resilient societies; Protection and Security, in particular the fight against terrorism; Cybersecurity
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Manufacturing technologies; Digital technologies; Cultural and Creative industries - e.g. Augmented reality/Virtual reality, immersive environments, human computer interfaces, Internet Protocol and Cloud infrastructures, 5G, new media; Management of copyright and other intellectual property; Advanced materials; Artificial intelligence and robotics; Next generation internet; High performance computing and Big Data; Circular industries; Low carbon and clean industry; Space
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Health; resilience and security; digital and industry; climate, energy and mobility; food and natural resources; support to the functioning of the internal market and the economic governance of the Union; support to Member States with implementation of legislation and development of smart specialisation strategies; analytical tools and methods for policy making; knowledge management; knowledge and technology transfer; support to science for policy platforms.