4 Amendments of Bernadette VERGNAUD related to 2011/2107(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of promoting the establishment of public-private partnerships; calls for JTIs to be simplified in order to avoid channelling a large amount of financial resources into just a few projects, and calls for the state aid rules to be simplified by means of mechanisms such as ‘consent by silence’ and block exemptions, so that innovation is not hampered by lengthy processes; (the idea of ‘consent by silence’ lacks clarity and might give rise to legal uncertainty)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of supporting innovation in public procurement, for example by developing pre-commercial procurement and by ensuring that contracting authorities respect the confidentiality of innovative solutions – especially in terms of know-how – presented by tendering companies; therefore calls for a proactive policy for support and training and for legal certainty for public authorities looking to choose innovative solutions;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is of the view that assistance for patenting should be given to innovative young enterprises, particularly with the establishment of the Community Patent;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that investment in innovation makes sense only if the solutions and trade marks are properly protected and safeguarded at both intra-Community and extra-Community level; calls therefore for customs cooperation policy and consumer information to be improved and to be given increased human and material resources;