29 Amendments of Tamás DEUTSCH related to 2011/0276(COD)
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership ContracAgreement and each programme respectively, a Member State should organise a partnership with the represenby concluding a partnership agreement with the competent regional and local authorities. Member Statives should alsof comopetent regional, local, urban andrate, in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework, with economic and social partners, other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership ContracAgreements and programmes in a consistent manner. (The amendment "Partnership Agreement" applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to achieve the targets and objectives of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the CSF Funds should focus their support on a limited number of common thematic objectives, which leave sufficient scope for flexibility in order to accommodate the specific needs of regions and give adequate responses to them . The precise scope of each of the CSF Funds should be set out in Funds- specific rules and may be limited to only some of the thematic objectives defined in this Regulation.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) As regards the Funds and with a view to ensuring an appropriate allocation to each category of regions, resources should not be transferred between less developed, transition and more developed regions except in duly justified circumstances linked to the delivery of one or more thematic objectives and for no more than 2 % of the total appropriation for that category of region.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) As regards the Funds and with a view to ensuring an appropriate allocation to each category of regions, resources should not be transferred between less developed, transition and more developed regions except in duly justified circumstances linked to the delivery of one or more thematic objectives and for no more than 26 % of the total appropriation for that category of region.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) It is necessary to determine the elements for modulating the co-financing rate from the Funds to operational programmes, in particular, to increase the multiplier effect of Union resources. It is also necessary to establish the maximum rates of co-financing by category of region in order to ensure respect of the principle of co-financing through an appropriate level of national supportboth public and private national support. Current national co-financing rates should not be raised in the present economic situation which already poses numerous challenges for the regions. In capital regions which are the only more developed region in a Member State, more flexibility should be provided for.
Amendment 348 #
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 containing recommendations and best practices 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,methodology used to provide information on the support for climate change objectives, the minimum criteria for 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 agreethe minimum provisions to be included in funding agreements and strategy documents, 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 rules concerning the use of data collected during 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 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 19
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 19
(19) 'category of regions' means the categorisation of regions as 'less developed regions', 'transition regions' or 'more developed regions' according to Article 82(2);
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 to provide for a European code of conduct that lays downA European code of conduct shall be provided for containing recommendations and best practices on the objectives and criteria to support the implementation of partnership and to facilitate the sharing of information, experience, results and good practices among Member States. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 to provide for this European code of conduct.
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – title
Part 2 – article 7 – title
Promotion of equality between men and women opportunities and non- discrimination
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementation of programmes. In particular, accessibility for disabled persons should be taken into consideration, where appropriate, in the preparation, programming and implementation of programmes.
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 2
Thematic objectives shall be translated into priorities specific to each CSF Fund and set out in the Fund-specific rules. Investment priorities should be considered sub- objectives which determine in a more specific way focal areas where development is necessary but which provide enough flexibility for the realization of developments that are in line with the real needs of the different types of territories.
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 2
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 35 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1002 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide the resources necessary for carrying out evaluations, and shall ensure that procedures are in place to produce and collect the data necessary for evaluations, including data related to common and where appropriate programme-specific indicators. Both evaluations and data collection shall be eligible for support under Technical Assistance.
Amendment 1006 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 4
4. AThe final report of all evaluations shall be made public in their entirety.
Amendment 1095 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) recoverable value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC, provided that such VAT amounts are not incurred in relation to the provision of infrastructure.
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall be allocated among the following threewo categories of NUTS level 2 regions:
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) more developed regions, whose GDP per capita is above 9075 % of the average GDP of the EU-27.
Amendment 1278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 6
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 1
1. The total appropriations allocated to each Member State in respect of less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions shall not be transferable between each of those categories of regions.
Amendment 1330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may accept, in duly justified circumstances which are linked to the implementation of one or more thematic objectives, a proposal by a Member State in its first submission of the Partnership Contract to transfer up to 26% of the total appropriation for a category of regions to other categories of regions.
Amendment 1334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In those Member States in which less developed and transition regions cover at least 70 % of the population, the verification shall take place at national level.
Amendment 1335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In those Member States in which less developed and transition regions cover more than 15 % and less than 70 % of the population, the verification shall take place at national and regional level. For that purpose, those Member States shall provide to the Commission information about the expenditure in the less developed and transition regions at each stage of the verification process.
Amendment 1430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 2
2. The ERDF and the ESF may finance, in a complementary manner and subject to a limit of 15 % of Union funding for each priority axis of an operational programme, a part of an operation for which the costs are eligible for support from the other Fund on the basis of eligibility rules applied to that Fund, provided that they are necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the operation and are directly linked to it.
Amendment 1606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e