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7 Amendments of Peter KOUROUMBASHEV related to 2017/0224(COD)

Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall maintain, amend or adopt mechanisms to screen foreign direct investments on the grounds of security or public order, under the conditions and in accordance with the terms set out in this Regulation.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Every foreign direct investment must be analysed in the light of the vulnerability it could increase or create in the systems and networks which frame European activities, through all types of viral-like disorders.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Every foreign direct investment resulting in a dominant position must be analysed in the light of the dependency it creates or increases in a given field or sector.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The screening on the grounds of security and public order should include; – The extent to which a foreign direct investment is part of a state-led industrial policy strategy in support of strategic national interests; – The degree of reciprocity in openness to foreign direct investments. Furthermore the Commission may take into account whether the foreign investor: – Is controlled by the government of a third country; – Receives substantial state aid ; – Respects core labour standards and international agreements on sustainable development in its global operations.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Every screening mechanism shall consist in an ex ante examination and shall lead to a formal authorisation by the relevant Member-State, or by the Commission for projects and programmes of Union interest.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States that do not maintain screening mechanisms shall provide the Commission with an annual report covering foreign directs investments that took place in their territory, on the basis of information available to them.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Investment Screening Coordination Group 1. An Investment Screening Coordination Group chaired by a representative of the Commission shall be set up. Every Member-State shall be represented. 2. The group may exchange views and information on any foreign direct investment that is undergoing screening within the framework of Member States’ screening mechanisms and for which a cooperation mechanism has been activated under Article 8 or 9. 3. The Commission shall submit an annual report in writing to the European Parliament on the activities, examinations and exchange of views of the Investment Screening Coordination Group.
2018/03/02
Committee: ITRE