15 Amendments of Răzvan POPA related to 2018/0254(COD)
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As the objective of the Fund is to support the competitiveness and innovation, innovation and industrial autonomy of the Union defence industry by leveraging and complementing collaborative defence research and technology activities and de- risking the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the research and development of a defence product or technology should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade, including the interoperability thereof, of existing defence products and technologies.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Commission should establish annual or multiannual work programmes in line with the objectives of the Fund. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States. In order to benefit from its expertise in the defence sector, the European Defence Agency will be given the status of an observer in the committee. Given the specificities of the defence area, the European External Action Service should also assist in the committee of Member States. The European Parliament may send representatives to the committee.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support collaborative research projects that could significantly boost the performance of future European capabilities, aiming at maximising innovation and introducing new defence products and technologies, including disruptive ones;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Fund may provide funding in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, in particular grants, prizes and procurementthe forms of grants, prizes and procurement as laid down in the Financial Regulation. It may also provide financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations by providing the non- repayable forms of support to blending operations.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, an applicant established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity may be eligible for funding if this is necessarycritical for achieving the objectives of the action and provided that its participation will not put at risk the security interests of the Union and its Member States. In order to ensure protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States, the call for proposals shall require the applicant to provide information demonstrating notably that:
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the non-associated third country or third country entity provides a technological and/or industrial input which could not be supplied by a European entity.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) the development of technologies or assets increasing efficiency and reducing the environmental impact across the life cycle of defence products and technologies;
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. For the award of funding for development actions, the Commission shall act by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28 paragraph 2delegated acts.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) contribution to the industrial autonomy of the European defence industry by enhancing defence technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 351 #
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, regional and international cooperative agreements, provided that they serve the Union’s security and defence interests and do not exclude the participation of any Member State;
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund shall be implemented by annual or multi annual work programmes established in accordance with Article [110] of the Financial Regulation. Work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. The European Parliament may select a representative group of Members to assist the committee.
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt the work programmes by means of implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28 paragraph 2delegated acts.
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Independent experts shall be Union's citizens 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, non-governmental organisations, 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 that is gender balanced.