28 Amendments of Claude TURMES related to 2013/0241(NLE)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) No …/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of … 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)20 aims to achieve a greater impact on research and innovation by combining Horizon 2020 Framework Programme and private-sector funds in public-private partnerships in key areas where research and innovation can contribute to the Union's wider competitiveness goals and help tackle societal challenges. The involvement of the Union in those partnerships may take the form of financial contributions to joint undertakings established on the basis of Article 187 of the Treaty under Decision No 1982/2006/EC __________________ 20 OJ … [H2020 FP]
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) BIC is a non-profit organisation that was created to represent the industry group that supports the Joint Technology Initiative on Bio-based Industries. Its members should cover the entire bio-based value chain and consist of large industries, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), regional clusters, European trade associations, and European Technology Platforms across technology, industry, agriculture and forestry. The aim of BIC is to ensure and promote the sustainable technological and economic development of the bio-based industries in Europe. Any interested stakeholders along the bio-based value chain may apply for membership. It applies general principles of openness and transparency regarding membership, ensuring a wide industrial involvementstakeholder's involvement. In particular it shall ensure openness to smaller actors such as from the non-conventional agriculture sectors.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Commission Communication of 13 February 2012 ‘Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe’23 and in particular its Action Plan calls for a public private partnership to support the establishment of sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and value chains in Europe. In view of moving towards a post-petroleum society, the Communication aims to integrate better biomass producing and processing sectors in order to reconcile food security, not only in the Union but also in developing countries, and natural resource scarcity and environmental objectives, such as avoiding unsustainable land-use conversion or land-grabbing practices, with the use of biomass for industrial and energy purposes. __________________ 23 COM(2012) 60. COM(2012) 60.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Bio-based industries and their value chains are facing complex and substantial technology and innovation challenges. As a nascent sector, bio-based industries have to overcome the dispersion of technical competences and the limited publically available data on real resource availability in order to build sustainable and competitive value chains. In order to tackle these challenges, critical mass has to be achieved in a focused and coherent way at European level in terms of scale of activity, excellence, and potential for innovation. In particular the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy should be integrated and 'cascade utilization' of biomass should be supported: first directed to high-value applications such as biochemicals and biomaterials then lower value applications (biofuels, bioenergy).
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Joint Technology Initiative on Bio-based Industries should mitigate the different types of market failures that discourage private investment into pre- competitive research, demonstration and deployment activities for bio-based industries in Europe. In particular, it should ascertain the availability of reliable biomass supply taking into account other competingessential social and environmental demands, and support the development of advanced processing technologies, large scale demonstration activities and policy instruments, thus reducing the risk for private research and innovation investment in the development of sustainable and competitive bio-based products and biofuels.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Joint Technology Initiative on Bio-based Industries should be a public- private partnership aiming at increasing investment in the development of a sustainable bio-based industry sectorsolutions in Europe. It should provide environmental and socio- economic benefits for European citizens, increase the competitiveness of Europe and contribute to establishing Europe as a key player in research, demonstration and deployment of advanced and sustainable bio-based products and biofuels.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The objective of the Joint Technology Initiative on Bio-based Industries is to implement a programme of research and innovation activities in Europe that will assess the availability of renewable biological resources that can be used for the production of bio-based materials, evaluate how they should be preserved in order to ensure that the public services they provide, and that are currently not rewarded by the market, can continue to be provided, and on that basis, support the establishment of sustainable bio-based value chains. These activities should be carried out through collaboration between stakeholders along the entire bio-based value chains, including primary production and processing industries, consumer brands, SMEs, research and technology centres and universities, civil society organisations.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The objective of the BBI Joint Undertaking should be achieved through support of research and innovation activities by using resources from the public and private sectors. To this end, the BBI Joint Undertaking should organise calls for proposals for supporting research, demonstration and deploymentvelopment and innovation activities.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The founding members of the BBI Joint Undertaking should be the Union and BICany other entity from the Member States or associated country accepting the statues and contributing to the financing of the joint undertaking.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Contributions from the private Members should not only be limited to the administrative costs of the BBI Joint Undertaking and to the co-financing required to carry out research and innovation actions supported by the BBI Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Their contributions should alsoCost relate to additional activities to be undertaken by the private Members, as specified in an additional activities plan; in order to get a proper overview of the leverage effect those additional activities should can be quantified but do not represent contributions to the broader Joint Technology Initiative on Bio-Based Industries.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) to contribute to the objectives of the Biobased Industries Joint Technology Initiative for a more resource esufficient and sustainable low-carbon economy and increasing economic growthenvironmental friendly sustainable renewable-based economy and contribute to economic development and employment, in particularly in rural areas, by developing sustainable, non-GMO, and competitive bio-based industries in Europe based on advanced biorefineries that source their biomass sustainably and on the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy and supporting a 'cascade utilization' of biomass; and in particular to:
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) demonstrate high-value technologies that enable new chemical building blocks, new materials, and new consumer products from European biomass and which replace the need for fossil based inputs;
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) set up flagship biorefinery plants that deploypromote deployment of the technologies and business models for non- GMO bio-based materials, chemicals and fuels andthat demonstrate cost and performance improvements to levels that are competitive with fossil based alternativeshigh environmental performance.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall consist of the following:contributions to the BBI Joint Undertaking as laid down in clause 12(2), clause 12(3)(b) and clause 12(3)(c) of the Statutes contained in the Annex.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) in kind contributions of at least EUR 1 800 millionAdditional cost over the period defined in Article 1 by the Members other than the Union or their constituent entities consisting of the costs incurred by them in implementing additional activities outside the work plan of the BBI Joint Undertaking contributing to the objectives of the BBI Joint Technology Initiative may be quantified. Other Union funding programmes may support those costs in compliance with the applicable rules and procedures. In suchany cases, Union financing shall those cost do not substitute for the in kind contributions from the Members other than the Union or their constituent entities.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Members of the Governing Board, of the Scientific Committee and the Executive Director shall make publicly available and keep updated a declaration of full professional activities, of financial interests and of conflict of interests. The declarations shall contain the following information : (a) the person occupation and his/her membership of boards or committees of private companies, non-governmental organisations and associations; (b) holdings in companies or partnerships where there are potential public policy implications or where that holding gives the person significant influence over the affairs;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex 1 – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) ensure the adoption of a Strategic Innovation Agenda that is developed with the input of all partners including the private sector, the scientific community, member states representatives and civil society organisations active in this field;
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part 3 – paragraph 1
1. Provided that it contributes to the funding referred to in clause 12 to achieve the objectives of the BBI Joint Undertaking set out in Article 2 of this Regulation, and accepts the Statutes of the BBI Joint Undertaking, any legal entity that directly or indirectly supports research and innovation in a Member State or in a country associated to the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme may apply to become a Member of the BBI Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 3 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – part 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Annex 1 – part 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) the Stakeholder Group
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – part 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- one representative of the Member States Representatives Group
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 b (new)
Annex 1 – part 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 b (new)
- four of the Scientific Committee, of which at least one from a civil society organisation;
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 6 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall hold 50 % of the voting rights. The vote of the Commission shall be indivisible. The private Members shall hold an equal number ofEach representative of the Governing Board shall hold one votes. The Members shall use their best efforts to achieve consensus. Failing consensus, the Governing Board shall take its decisions by a majority of at least 75% of all votes, including the votes of those who are not in attendance.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Scientific Committee shall consist of no more than ten members. It shall elect a chairperson from amongst its members and four representatives to the Governing Board, one of which shall at least be from a civil society organisation.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 2
2. The members shall reflect a balanced representation of world-wide recognised experts from academia, industryresearch organisation, small and medium enterprises, non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations and regulatory bodies. Collectively, the Scientific Committee members shall have the necessary scientific competencies and expertise covering the technical domain needed to make science- based recommendations to the BBI Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 4 – point -a (new)
Annex 1 – part 10 – paragraph 4 – point -a (new)
(-a) advise on the priorities of the Strategic Research Agenda
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 20 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part 20 – paragraph 1
1. The BBI Joint Undertaking shall be wound up at the end of the period defined in Article 1 of this Regulation. or if the joint undertaking does not demonstrate to fulfil its objectives;