24 Amendments of Norica NICOLAI related to 2018/0199(COD)
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iii a) exchange of experience concerning the identification, transfer and dissemination of good practices in relation to sustainable urban development, including urban-rural linkages;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) In justified cases, where the Interreg programme cannot be implemented as planned due to serious problems in relations between the participating countries.
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 7085 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under external cross-border and component 2 and 3 Interreg programmes the ERDF and, where applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shallmay also contribute to the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer and more secure Europe', in particular by actions in the fields of border crossing management and mobility and migration management, including the protection of migrants.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Member State hosting the prospective managing authority, shall submit anone or more Interreg programmes to the Commission by [date of entry into force plus nintwelve months;] on behalf of all participating Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries or OCTs.
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
However, an Interreg programme covering support from an external financing instrument of the Union shall be submitted by the Member State hosting the prospective managing authority no later than sixtwelve months after the adoption by the Commission of the relevant strategic programming document under Article 10(1) or where required under the respective basic act of one or more of an external financing instrument of the Union.
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point e – point i
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point e – point i
(i) the related types of actions, including a list of planned operations of strategic importance, and their expected contribution to those specific objectives and to macro-regional strategies and sea- basin strategies, where appropriate, respectively the set of criteria and the corresponding transparent selection criteria for such operation;
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 510% of the initial allocation of a priority and no more than 35% of the programme budget to another priority of the same Interreg programme.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 6
Article 27 – paragraph 6
6. The managing authority shall publish the rules of procedures of the monitoring committee and all the summary of data and information shared with the monitoring committee on the website referred to in Article 35(2).
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the values of output and result indicators for selected Interreg operations and values achieved by finalized Interreg operations.
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) as a flat rate in accordance with Article [50(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]direct staff costs of an operation may be calculated at a flat rate of up to 20 % of the direct costs other than the direct staff costs of that operation, without there being a requirement for the Member State to perform a calculation to determine the applicable rate.
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Office and administrative costs shall be limited to the following elements: and will be reimbursed as a flat rate in accordance with Article 49 of Regulation (EU) ) [new CPR];
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) works
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Article 44 – paragraph 4
4. Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in an Interreg programme may identify an EGTC or relevant body at national level as managing authority of that programme.
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority of an Interreg programme shall carry out the functions laid down in Articles [66], [68] and [69] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] with the exception of the task of selecting operations referred to in point (a) of Article 66(1) and Article 67 and of payments to beneficiaries referred to in point (b) of Article 68(1). Those functions shall be carried out in the whole of the territory covered by that programme, subject to derogations set out under Chapter VIII of this Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 68(4) of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the management verifications may be carried out by bodies or persons responsible for such verifications in relation to beneficiaries on its territory (the “controller(s)”). The managing authority shall satisfy itself that the expenditure of each beneficiary participating in an operation has been verified by a designated controller.”
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
Article 45 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from [point (c) of Article 70(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], expenditure paid in another currency shall be converted into euro by each partner using the monthly accounting exchange rate of the Commission in the month during which that expenditure was submitted for verification to the managing authority or the controllers in accordance with [point (a) of Article 68(1)] of that Regulation. The method chosen shall be set out in the cooperation programme and shall be applicable to all beneficiaries. The use of the conversion rate as set by the programme shall be verified by the managing authority or by the controller in the Member State or third country in which the beneficiary is located.
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, a participating Member State may specify when the audit authority is to be accompanied by an auditors from that participating Member State.
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 9
Article 47 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission and the audit authority shall meet on a regular basis and at least once a year, unless otherwise agreed, to examine the audit strategy, the annual control report and the audit opinion, to coordinate their audit plans and methods and to exchange views on issues relating to the improvement of management and control systems. The Managing Authority will also be invited.
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. Third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in an Interreg programme shall delegate staff to the joint secretariat of that programme or shall set set up a branch office in its respective territory, or shall do both.
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Article [57(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from external financing instruments of the Union if it has been incurred by a partner or the private partner of PPP operations in the preparation and implementation of Interreg operations from 1 January 2021 and paid after the date when the financing agreement with the respective third country, partner country or OCT was concludedand paid after the submission of the programme to Commission or 1 January 2021, whichever is earlier.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 3
Article 58 – paragraph 3
3. Where an Interreg programme involves more than one third country, partner country or OCT, at least one financing agreement shall be signed by both parties before that date. The other third countries, partner countries or OCTs may sign their respective financing agreements at the latest oin 30 June of the second year following the year when the first budget commitment was madeone year after the respective Financing Agreement has been sent by the Commission to third countries, partner countries or OCTs. .
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 a (new)
Article 59 a (new)
Article 59 a By way of derogation from Article 99 of 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 Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument, the rules regarding decommitment with regard to cross border component of NDICI are fixed in the Regulation [NDICI] or in Council Decision (EU) [OCTP], respectively or in any act adopted thereunder.