11 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2011/0399(COD)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) These rules for the participation and dissemination should provide a coherent, comprehensive and transparent framework to ensure the most efficient implementation possible, taking into account the need for easy access by all participants, notably small and medium-sized enterprises and civil society organisations, including those which deal with development cooperation, through simplified procedures. The financial assistance from the Union could be provided through different forms.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Accessibility of patent applications, standards, publications or any other dissemination tools, also in electronic form, relating to project results funded by Horizon 2020 requires the provision of accessible formats for all. Accessible formats include, but are not limited to, large print, Braille, easy-to-read text, audio, video, and electronic format.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Horizon 2020 should provide for funding to cover all the additional costs related to the participation of researchers and participants with disabilities in projects funded by Horizon 2020. All disability-related additional costs shall be eligible costs. Such costs include, but are not limited, to sign language interpretation, Braille format, live text transcription, including velotyping systems, provision of personal assistance and the use of accessible buildings for events.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) These rules for the participation and dissemination should provide a coherent, comprehensive and transparent framework to ensure the most efficient implementation possible, taking into account the need for easy access by all participants, notably small and medium-sized enterprises, and Civil Society Organisations through simplified procedures. The financial assistance from the Union could be provided through different forms.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission or the relevant funding body shall ensure that for grant agreements resulting from calls under the dedicated SME instrument the time between the deadline for proposals as established by the individual calls for proposals and the signature of the grant agreement, or where applicable the grant decision, shall be limited to a maximum period of five months.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The reimbursement of full management activities', such as coordination, logistic, organization, management advise and supervision shall be identified in a specific work package and considered as direct costs and it is submitted to the rules applied for actions for which they have been incurred either at a maximum of 100% or up to 70%. The amount of this work package for the management costs shall not exceed 7% of the overall budget dedicated to the action.
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Value-added tax ('VAT') that is paid by, and that cannot be refunded to, the beneficiary according to the applicable national legislation, shall be considered as eligible costs as well as duties of the airport taxes, all taxes and charges related to personnel. As an exception, consultants' costs may be considered as personnel costs if the conditions established in the model grant agreement are fulfilled.
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Indirect eligible costs shall be determinreimbursed 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 521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The annual productive hours shall be determined according to the usual practices of the beneficiary, as adopted with internal formal acts, consistently with the national legislation.
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. All patent applications, standards, publications or any other dissemination tools, also in electronic form, relating to results shall be made available and accessible, on an equal basis with others, to persons with disabilities.