16 Amendments of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2011/2146(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas SGEI are services that cannot be provided, or cannot be provided adequately, without state intervention,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the aims of the reform proposed by the Commission in seeking to clarify application of the rules on aid for SGEI and to ensure specific and proportionate treatment for the different types of SGEI in accordance withtaking into account their diversity;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the concept of thresholds for exemption from the requirement to give notification of state compensatory payments for SGEI, with the associated lessening of the administrative burden; suggests, on the basis of the consultations carried out, that the thresholds which determine the application of the SGEI Decision should be raised;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asserts emphatically that public services must be of a high quality and accessible to all sections of the population; views with concern, in this regard, the restrictive stance taken by certain Member States which, in relation to state aid for social housing associations, classify the services provided by such associations as social services of general interest (SSGI) only if they are reserved for socially disadvantaged persons or groups, this restrictive interpretation being at odds with the higher goal of fostering an appropriate social mix;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission's concern to ensure, through a more diverse approach to the application of state aid rules, that the administrative burden placed on the public authorities is proportionate to the potential impact of the measure concerned on competition in the internal market; calls therefore, with reference to Article 106(2) TFEU, for the provisions to be framed in such a way as to ensure, on the one hand, that they are applied correctly and, on the other, that the undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general interest can perform in full the specific tasks assigned to them;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, as part of the promis to ensure that the intended simplification of state aid rules, to introduce greater flexibility in the monitoring of over-compensation, as this would result in significant time and cost savings for both service providers and the public auth will not lead to deterioriaties; suggests, to this end, that, in the case of multiannual contracts, checks for over-compensation should be carried out only at the end of the contractual periodon in monitoring of over-compensation;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission'’s intention to introduce a ‘de minimis’ arrangement in respect of state aid to undertakings entrusted with the operation of SGEI where the locally limited scale of the activity means that only a negligible impact on trade between Member States is likely and where it is ensured that the compensation is used exclusively for the operation of the SGEI in question ; asks the Commission to ascertain whether SGEI in the field of culture and education should alsounderlines that clear and unambiguous criteria are needed to determine what services would be covered bey the subject of a specialDe Minimis arrangement;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission's assertion that it wishesInsists that any proposal to exempt in principle further categories of SSGI from the requirement that aid to them be the subject of notification; calls for an assessment as to whether such an exemption should extend to care facilities for elderly people or people with disabilities, or to healthcare facilnotification requirement must be based on evidence that such an exemption from the rules is justified and necessary, and does not unduly distort competitieson;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises how important it is for SGEI to be of high quality and the need for them to be universally accessible; points out in this regard that the Commission's responsibility, under the TFEU competition rules, is confined to monitoring state aid for the provision of SGEI, and that the only basis for setting European-level quality and efficiency criteria is Article 14 TFEU, with observance of the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that if the undertakings entrusted with the operation of SGEI are selected on the basis of efficiency criteria then the fourth conditions set by the Court of Justice ruling in the Altmark case isare fulfilled, and that, subject to observance of the three remaining conditions, the compensatory payments do not, according to the case law of the Court, constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU;