11 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2017/0336(COD)
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Any reallocation from the performance reserve should be subject to the fulfilment of commitments with respect to implementing reforms identified in the European Semester process. Priority should be given for the implementation of structural reforms which are expected to contribute most to the resilience of domestic economies and have positive spill-over effects on other Member States. These include reforms in product and labour markets, tax reforms, the development of capital markets, reforms to improve the business environment as well as investment in human capital and public administration reforms. The European Fiscal Board should assess structural reform proposals on the basis of reform commitments.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Support to reform commitments should take the form of financing not linked to cost referred to in Article 121(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) … [Revised Financial Regulation] under direct management. The amount allocated to the implementation of the structural reforms should be proportionate to the nature and importance of the reform and should complement existing Union support to national reforms. In order to establish commitment of Member States national co-financing is a prerequisite.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 22 – paragraph 8
Article 22 – paragraph 8
8. The decision of a Member State to use parts of or the full performance reserve to support structural reforms pursuant to paragraph (1a) shall be accompanied by a proposal to undertake reform commitments pursuant to Article 23a, and a proposal to re-allocate all or part of the performance reserve in submitting an amendment in accordance with Articles 16(4) and 30(3). As a precondition for the use of the performance reserve the milestones referred in article 22, paragraph 1a must be achieved. Consequentially, paragraphs 3,4,5,6 and 7 shall be applied by analogy.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 22 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Member States should be eligible for the EU funds only if they accept the jurisdiction of the EPPO to combat fraud and other crimes affecting the Union's financial interests, thereby contributing to a stronger and better-protected Union budget. Article 7 (1) TEU, which currently constitutes the legal mechanism for protecting the EU fundamental values enshrined in Article 2 TEU from breaches by the Member States, should be linked to the results of a regular and comprehensive assessment of the rule of law throughout the Union These conditionalities should be applied horizontally to all funds.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
1. A Member State which opts for a partial or full allocation of the performance reserve under point (b) of Article 22(1a) shall propose to the Commission a detailed set of measures appropriate for the implementation of structural reforms in accordance with Union law. This proposal shall include reform commitments which shall contain milestones and targets for the implementation of the reform measures and a timetable which shall not be longer than three years, on the condition that the reform measures and performance reserve is coherent with the approach taken in the new Multi-annual Financial Framework Regulation for 2021-2027.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
4. Support to structural reforms by Member States under this Article shall take the form of a financing not linked to cost referred to in Article 121 (1)(e) of the Financial Regulation, shall be managed in line with the rules for direct management set out in that Regulation, and shall not require national co-financing. Chapter I of Title II, and Titles III to IX of Part Two of this Regulation do not apply.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – subparagraph 2
8. The decision of a Member State to use parts of or the full performance reserve to support structural reforms pursuant to paragraph (1a) shall be accompanied by a proposal to undertake reform commitments pursuant to Article 23a, and a proposal to re-allocate all or part of the performance reserve in submitting an amendment in accordance with Articles 16(4) and 30(3). As a precondition for the use of the performance reserve the milestones referred in Article 22, paragraph 1a must be achieved. Consequentially, paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall be applied by analogy.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
1. A Member State which opts for a partial or full allocation of the performance reserve under point (b) of Article 22(1a) shall propose to the CommissionEuropean Fiscal Board a detailed set of measures appropriate for the implementation of structural reforms in accordance with Union law. This proposal shall include reform commitments which shall contain milestones and targets for the implementation of the reform measures and a timetable which shall not be longer than three years.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2
Article 23 a – paragraph 2
2. The CommissionEuropean Fiscal Board shall assess the proposal. It may make observations or seek additional information. The Member State concerned shall provide the requested additional information and revise the reform commitments if requested to do so.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 3
Article 23 a – paragraph 3
3. The CommissionEuropean Fiscal Board shall adopt a decision, by means of an implementing act, setting out the reform commitments to be implemented by the Member State and the amount allocated from the performance reserve for their support. This amount shall be proportionate to the nature and importance of the reform and complement other measures or operations supported from Union funds.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Support to structural reforms by Member States under this Article shall take the form of a financing not linked to cost referred to in Article 121 (1)(e) of the Financial Regulation, shall be managed in line with the rules for directshared management set out in that Regulation, and shall not require compulsory national co-financing. Chapter I of Title II, and Titles III to IX of Part Two of this Regulation do not apply.