Activities of Olga SEHNALOVÁ related to 2011/0276(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Amendments (10)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
(88) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of a code of conduct on the objectives and criteria to support the implementation of partnership, the adoption of a Common Strategic Framework, additional rules on the allocation of the performance reserve, the definition of the area and population covered by the local development strategies, detailed rules on financial instruments (ex ante assessment, combination of support, eligibility, types of activities not supported), the rules on certain types of financial instruments set up at national, regional, transnational or cross- border level, rules concerning funding agreements, transfer and management of assets, the arrangements for management and control, the rules on payment requests, and establishment of a system of capitalisation of annual instalments, the definition of the flat rate for revenue generating operations, the definition of the flat rate applied to indirect costs for grants based on existing methods and corresponding rates applicable in Union policies, the responsibilities of Member States concerning the procedure for reporting irregularities and recovery of sums unduly paid, the modalities of exchange of information of operations, the arrangements for the adequate audit trail, the conditions of national audits, the accreditation criteria for managing authorities and certifying authorities, the identification of commonly accepted data carriers, and the criteria for establishing the level of financial correction to be applied. The Commission should also be empowered to amend Annex V in order to address future adaptation needs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies, and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's CF allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Structural Funds allocation for food for deprived people, decisions adopting and amending operational programmes, decisions on major projects, decisions on joint action plans, decisions suspending payments and decisions on financial corrections.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2 Technical assistance and research measures implemented at the initiative of, or on behalf of, the Commission may be financed at the rate of 100%.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Net revenue generated after completion of an operation over a specific reference period shall be determined in advance by one of the following methods:
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The eligible expenditure of the operation to be co-financed shall not exceed the current value of the investment cost of the operation less the current value of the net revenue, determined according to one of thesethis methods.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Commission shall adopt the methodology under point (b) by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall adopt a decision by implementing actdecision setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Cohesion Fund allocation for the whole period shall be adopted by the ordinary legislative procedure. The Cohesion Fund allocation of each Member State shall be reduced accordingly.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Support from the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility shall be implemented in accordance with Article [13] of Regulation (EU) […]/2012 on establishing the Connecting Europe Facility35 in respect of projects listed in Annex 1 to that Regulation, giving greatest possible priority to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund and assuring that no distortion of the national allocations is possible. The Commission shall provide necessary coordination and assistance to the eligible Member States in order to remove administrative and bureaucratic barriers and ensure transparent process of selection of the projects.