Activities of George Sabin CUTAȘ related to 2012/0344(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to certain categories of horizontal State aid and Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road PDF (224 KB) DOC (243 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EC) No 994/98 authorises the Commission to exempt aid for research and development, but not for innovation. Innovation, including social innovation, has since become a Union policy priority in the context of ‘Innovation Union’, one of the Europe 2020 flagship initiatives. Moreover, many aid measures for innovation are relatively small and create no significant distortions of competition, in particular if they are in line with EU2020 flagship initiatives and the new Innovation policy Horizon 2020.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In relation to aid for transport by rail, road and inland waterways, Article 93 of the Treaty states that aid meeting the needs of coordination of transport or representing reimbursement for the discharge of certain obligations inherent in the concept of a public service shall be compatible with the Treaties. Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and 1 OJ L 315, 3.12.2007, p.1. of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road*1 currently exempts from the prior notification requirement laid down in Article 108(3) of the Treaty public service compensations for the operation of public passenger transport services or for complying with tariff obligations that are established through general rules and paid in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. In order to harmonize the approach to block exemption regulations in the field of State aid, and in accordance with the procedures foreseen in Articles 108(4) and 109 of the Treaty, aid for the coordination of transport or reimbursement for the discharge of certain obligations inherent in the concept of a public service as referred to in Article 93 of the Treaty should be brought under the scope of Regulation (EC) No 994/98. Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 should be therefore be deleted with effect from six months after the entry into force of a regulation adopted by the Commission concerning this category of State aid.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iva (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iva (new)
(iva) social, educational and health services, not involved in commercial and profit-seeking activities;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 2a (new)
Article 1 point 2a (new)
Regulation(EC)No 994/98
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
(2a) The following sentence shall be added to Article 3(4): In order to strengthen transparency and provided that this is not confidential information, the European Commission should publish on its website an annual summary report on the application of group exemptions in member states.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 9
Article 9