11 Amendments of David BORRELLI related to 2018/0254(COD)
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Given that the Fund aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between legal entities and Member States across Europe, an action should be eligible for funding only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least three legal entities based in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least three of these legal eligible entities established in at least twohree different Member States and/or associated countries should not be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or should not control each other. In order to boost the cooperation between Member States the Fund may support joint pre- commercial procurement .
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall award funding through open and public consultations on the areas of intervention defined in the work programmes and after seeking the opinion of the European Parliament.
Amendment 233 #
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 with the support of experts on defence ethics, after seeking the opinion of the European Parliament. The Commission shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possible.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Applicants and their subcontractors shall be eligible for funding provided that they are established in the Union or in an associated country, have their executive management structures in the Union or in an associated country and are not controlled by a non-associated third country or by a non-associated third country entity.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to ensure the protection of the Union’s security interests, all beneficiaries shall be subject to measures established at national level in such a way as to ensure, in a uniform manner, the highest degree of control over the operation of the beneficiary. Those provisions shall apply to beneficiaries controlled by an entity established in the Union or by an entity established in a third country.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Unless otherwise provided for in the work programme referred to in Article 27, tThe action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three legal entities which are established in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least three of these eligible entities established in at least twohree Member States and/or associated countries shall not, during the whole implementation of the action, be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity, and shall not control each other.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Grants may be awarded without a call for proposals to legal entities identified in the work programme in accordance with Article [195(e)] of the Financial Regulation and subject to the positive opinion of the European Parliament.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (new)
i) number of Member States and/or associated countries involved;
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Where appropriate, iIndirect eligible costs beyond the flat rate of 25 % mayshall be determined in accordance with the beneficiary's usual cost accounting practices on the basis of actual indirect costs provided that these cost accounting practices are accepted by national authorities under comparable funding schemes in accordance with Article [185] of the Financial Regulation and communicated to the Commission. Should the beneficiary not be able to calculate indirect eligible costs on the basis of cost accounting practices referred to in Article 16(1), indirect eligible costs may be determined by applying a flat rate of 25% of the total direct eligible costs, excluding direct eligible costs for subcontracting, financial support to third parties and may unit costs or lump sums which include direct costs. This will be allowed when the beneficiary is an SME or in the absence of accepted practices at national level.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) at least twohree Member States and/or associated countries intend to procure the final product or use the technology in a coordinated way, including joint procurement;