Activities of Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA related to 2011/0449(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the 'Pericles 2020' programme) PDF (243 KB) DOC (427 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Commission carried out an impact assessment in 2011, so as to evaluate whether or not the programme should be continued. The outcome was that it should be renewed with improved objectives and methodology.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
The Programme shall contribute toentail an increased in transnational cooperation for the protecinside and outside the Union, paying particular attention tof the euro at Union level and internationally and toose Member States or third countries that have the highest rates of euro counterfeiting, as shown by the greater effectiveness of these operationsports issued by the competent authorities; this cooperation shall be implemented on the basis of best practices, common standards and joint specialised training.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The specific objective of the Programme shall be to protect the euro banknotes and coins against counterfeiting and related fraud, by supporting and supplementing the measures undertaken by the Member States and assisting the competent national and European authorities in their efforts to develop between themselves and with the European Commission a close and regular cooperation, also including third countries and international organisatio, international organisations and private entities that have developed and provided evidence of technical knowledge and/or teams specialising in detecting counterfeit notes and coins.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) judicial officers and, specialist lawyers and members of the judiciary in this field;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) private entities that have developed and provided evidence of technical knowledge and/or teams specialising in detecting counterfeit notes and coins.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Grants to finance the purchase of equipment to be used by specialised anti- counterfeiting authorities for protecting the euro against counterfeiting, in keeping with Article 10(3).
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The co-financing rate for grants awarded under the programme shall not exceed 80 % of the eligible costs. In exceptional and duly justified cases, defined in the annual work programme referred to in Article 11, the co-financing rate shall not exceed 90 % of the eligible costs. This increase in co-financing is necessary in order to give the Member States greater economic flexibility, thus enabling them to carry out and complete projects to protect and safeguard the euro in a satisfactory manner.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
In order to implement the programme the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes. They shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and their total amount. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, the way in which they are to be financed and an indication of the amount allocated to each action and an indicative implementation timetable. They shall include for grants the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing.