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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules for the participation and dissemination in 'Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)' PDF (816 KB) DOC (1 MB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In 2017 at the latest, the Commission should perform an interim evaluation of the participation rules with a view to the desired simplification of procedures and increased participation in the programmes. This should include an analysis of access to funding for participants from all regions and for SMEs and balanced participation by women and men, and the scope for further simplifications should be analysed. At the proposal of the Commission, the participation rules may if appropriate be adjusted by the legislature once during the period of application of Horizon 2020.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In general, the period between the deadline for the submission of project proposals and the conclusion of the grant agreement (time to grant) should not exceed six months. The Commission should set appropriate time limits for the submission of documents by the consortium.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The Commission should continue its efforts to simplify the procedures in ways made possible by the improvement of IT systems, such as the further expansion of the portal for participants as the single entry point from the publication of the calls for project proposals, followed by their submission, until implementation, for all programmes, with the aim of establishing a one-stop shop.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 c (new)
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) Synergies between the Structural Funds and Horizon 2020 should be used more than hitherto to attain the objective of spreading excellence and expanding participation. This should be done in particular by linking up-and-coming centres of excellence located in less innovative, less well-performing Member States and regions with European research partners which are world leaders.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. A funding bodyThe EIT may establish rules which depart from those laid down in this Regulation or Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [the Financial Regulation] if this is provided for in the basic act or, subject to the consent of the Commission, if its specific operating needs so require.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'background' means any data, know- how and/or information whatever their form or nature as well as any rights such as intellectual property rights which are (i) held by participants prior to their accession to the action and (ii) necessary in order to implement the indirect action or use the results of the indirect action and (iii) identified by the participants in accordance with Article 42;
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) ‘exploitation of results’ means direct and indirect use of results for further research work or to develop, manufacture and market a product or a procedure or to develop and provide a service, irrespective of the activities to which the indirect action relates.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall adopt and publish rules governing the procedure for the submission of proposals, as well as the related evaluation, selection and award procedures, and publish guides for applicants including guidelines for evaluators. In particular, it shall lay down detailed rules for the two-stage submission procedure – including as regards the scope and nature of the first- stage proposal as well as those of the complete second-stage proposal – and rules for the two-step evaluation procedure.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission or the funding body concerned shall ensure that the period between the deadline for submission of proposals and the signature of the grant agreement or the taking of the grant decision is limited to a maximum of six months. The period may be extended in justified exceptional cases. Together with its acknowledgement of receipt of project proposals, the Commission should communicate an indicative timetable for the main stages of the procedure until signature of the agreement.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
The Commission or the relevant funding body mayshall establish a secure electronic system as the single entry point for exchanges with the participants. A document submitted by means of this system, including grant agreements, shall be deemed to be the original of that document where the user identification and password of the participant's representative have been used. Such identification shall constitute the signature of the document concerned.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall publish, together with the invitation to submit project proposals, guidelines concerning the principal issues which participants can deal with in their consortium agreements.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. A singlemaximum of two reimbursement rates of the eligible costs shall be applied per action for all activities funded therein. The maximum rate shall be fixed in the work programme or work plan.
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. A single reimbursement rate of the eligible costs shall be applied per action for all activities funded therein. Eligible costs may also include management costs. The maximum rate shall be fixed in the work programme or work plan.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) actions primarily consisting of activities such as prototyping, testing, demonstrating, experimental development, piloting, market replication; except those parts of the activity that only include research and development. The costs of these parts shall be reimbursed under Article 22(4).
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Indirect eligible costs shall be determined by applying a flat rate of 230% of the total direct eligible costs, excluding direct eligible costs for subcontracting and the costs of resources made available by third parties which are not used on the premises of the beneficiary, as well as financial support to third parties.
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. The grant agreement shall contain the minimum requirements for the time recording system as well as the number of annual productive hours to be used for the calculation of the hourly personnel rates, where the national authorities or national funding bodies in the participant’s home country do not have accepted standards for the participant’s annual productive hours.
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they are calculated on the basis of the total actual personnel costs recorded in the participant's general accounts which may be adjusted on the basis of budgeted or estimated elements according to the conditions defined by the Commission;. The basis shall, however, be recognition of the general accounting methods commonly used by participants.
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Participants that calculate and claim direct personnel costs on the basis of scale of unit costs and/or claim indirect costs on the basis of indirect eligible costs actually incurred may submit to the Commission a certificate on the methodology. That methodology shall comply with the conditions set out in Article 27(2) and meet the requirements of grant agreement.
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
An action for which a grant from the Union budget has been awarded may also give rise to the award of a grant on the basis of Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [Horizon 2020] provided that the grants create added value for research and innovation and do not cover the same cost items.
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Where participants in an action have jointly generated results and where their respective share ofse jointly generated results cannot be divided up for the purposes of applying for, acquiring or retaining the wcork cannot be ascertained, they shall haveresponding patent protection or other intellectual property rights, the participants may decide to assign property rights in respect of the results to one of the participants, or they may retain joint ownership of those results. The joint owners shall establish an agreement regarding the allocation and terms of exercise of that joint ownership in accordance with their obligations under the grant agreement.
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2
Article 41 – paragraph 2
2. Provided that any access rights to the results can be exercised and that any additional exploitation obligations are complied with, by the participant who owns results, that participant may grant licences or otherwise give the right to exploit them results to any legal entity, including on an exclusive basis. Exclusive licences for results may be granted subject to written confirmation by all the other participants concerned that they waive their access rights thereto.
Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of actions to support existing or new research infrastructures or institutes, the grant agreement may lay down specific provisions relating to the users of the infrastructure or institute.
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 a (new)
Article 47 a (new)