5 Amendments of Peter SKINNER related to 2011/0399(COD)
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Specific challenges in the area of research and innovation should be addressed through new forms of funding such as prizes, pre-commercial procurement and public procurement of innovative solutions which require specific rules. It is appropriate to use different forms of funding, and where appropriate, combine different types of funding bodies. In particular, the financial instruments should be used in a complementary manner in cases where they help to leverage yet further private investment in research and innovation, including venture capital investments for innovative companies and in particular SMEs, and where the pursued results cannot be effectively achieved by grants, and where actions primarily consist of close-to- market activities. SMEs using instruments such as venture capital shall not be subject to undue delays or added barriers to further funding
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Programmes aimed at increasing both current and planned innovative research should be opened up to allow nuclear research as part of their list of applicable research categories. The Eureka Eurostars Programme and the Marie Curie Actions should widen their rules of participation to allow SMEs involved in nuclear research to participate.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the financial validation stage of the procedure, SMEs in certain sectors focussed on research rather than profit generation should not have to produce evidence of operational turnover in previous years in order to qualify for funding.
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
The certificate on financial statements shall cover the total amount of the grant claimed by a participant under the form of reimbursement of actual costs and under the form of scale of unit costs referred to Article 27(2). The certificate shall only be submitted when that amount is equal to or greater than EUR 3275 000 at the time of claiming the payment of the balance of the grant.
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission should consider introduce an newer version of the Risk Capital Action Plan in addition to the Financial Regulation