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Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Matthijs van MILTENBURG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Hannu TAKKULA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Support under the Programme should be provided by the Commission upon request by a Member State, in areas such as regional and urban policy, budget and taxation, public function, institutional and administrative reforms, the justice system, anti-fraud, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering, business environment, private sector development, investment, competition, public procurement, privatization processes, access to finance, investment, trade, sustainable development, innovation, education and training, labour policies, public health, asylum, migration policies, agriculture and rural development and financial sector policies.

2016/09/20
Committee: REGI

Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Matthijs van MILTENBURG, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Hannu TAKKULA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)

(24a) Member States that request support from the Programme might contribute with additional funds to the financial envelope of the Programme. Currently, Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 limits the possibility of a transfer of resources dedicated to technical assistance at the initiative of a Member State to those Member States which face temporary budgetary difficulties. Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 should therefore be amended in order to allow all Member States to participate financially to the Programme. The resources transferred to the Union budget should be used for supporting actions contributing to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth or Fund-specific purposes in the Member States concerned. The transfer of the additional funds from the Member States' technical assistance, mentioned above, should be approved by means of a delegated act.

2016/09/20
Committee: REGI

Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Matthijs van MILTENBURG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Hannu TAKKULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to institutional, administrative and structural reforms in the Member States by providing support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, economic and social sectors in response to economic and social challenges with a view to enhancing competitiveness, of EU enterprises, in particular SMEs and their access to finances, economic growth, jobs, creation and investment, ~~in particular~~ in the context of economic governance processes, including through assistance for the efficient and effective use of the Union funds.

2016/09/20
Committee: REGI

Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Matthijs van MILTENBURG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Hannu TAKKULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)

Article 10a Additional financial contributions to the budget of the Programme 1. In addition to the financial envelope set out in Article 9, the Programme may be financed through additional contributions from Member States. 2. The additional contributions referred to in paragraph 1 may consist of contributions from resources provided for technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States under Article 59 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and transferred pursuant to Article 25 of that Regulation. 3. These additional contributions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used to support actions which contribute to delivering the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. A contribution made by a Beneficiary Member State in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be used exclusively in that Member State. 4. Each additional contribution from Member States, as mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 10a, to the financial envelope set out in Article 9, shall be approved through a delegated act.

2016/09/20
Committee: REGI

Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Matthijs van MILTENBURG, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Hannu TAKKULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)

Article 17 a Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is amended as follows: 1. Article 25 is amended as follows: (a) the title is replaced by the following: 'Management of technical assistance for Member States' (b) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. On the request of a Member State pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/ XXX of the European Parliament and the Council(*), a part of the resources provided for under Article 59 of this Regulation and programmed in accordance with Fund-specific rules may, in agreement with the Commission, be transferred to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission for implementation of measures in relation to the Member State concerned in accordance with point (l) of the third subparagraph of Article 58(1) of this Regulation through direct or indirect management." (*) OJ [...]' (c) in paragraph 3, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: 'A Member State shall request the transfer referred to in paragraph 1 for a calendar year by 31 January of the year in which a transfer is to be made. The request shall be accompanied by a proposal to amend the programme or programmes from which the transfer will be made. Corresponding amendments shall be made to the Partnership Agreement in accordance with Article 30(2) which shall set out the total amount transferred each year to the Commission.' (d) the following paragraph 4 is added: '4. Resources transferred by a Member State according to paragraph 1 shall be subject to the decommitment rule set out in Article 136.' 2. in the third subparagraph of Article 58(1), point (l) is replaced by the following: '(l) actions financed under Regulation (EU) 2015/XXX in order to contribute to delivering the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.'

2016/09/20
Committee: REGI

5 Amendments of Norica NICOLAI related to 2015/0263(COD)

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