5 Amendments of Maria da Graça CARVALHO related to 2013/0232(COD)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) ‘research performing SME’ is an SME which reinvests at least 10% of its turnover to research and development activities or dedicates at least 10% full-time equivalents to research and development activities or either has at least 5 full-time equivalents (for SME with no more than 100 full-time equivalents) or 10 full-time equivalents (for SME with over 100 full-time equivalents) dedicated to research and development activities.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 a 2a. Any EUREKA Member or Associated EUREKA country that is not associated to Horizon 2020 may be a partner to Eurostars-2 provided it fulfils the condition set out in point (c) of Article 6(1). Those EUREKA Members or Associated countries that fulfil these conditions shall be regarded as partner states for the purposes of this Decision. Those partner states shall not be eligible for the Union's financial contribution under Eurostars-2
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Without exceeding the maximum amount set out in paragraph 1, the Union's contribution shall be equal to one thirdup to half of the contributions of the participating states referred to in Article 7 (1)(a).30a It shall cover administrative and operational costsoperational costs, including the costs of the evaluation of proposals, and administrative costs. __________________ 30a A Union's contribution of half of the contributions of the participating states equals a top up rate of 33%.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A maximum of 26% of the Union's financial contribution may be used to contribute to the administrative and project evaluation costs of Eurostars-2. Participating states shall cover any otherthe national administrative costs necessary for the implementation of Eurostars-2.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 - pint a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 - pint a a (new)
(aa) the proof by the participating States represented by the EUREKA Secretariat that the programme is set up in accordance with the bottom-up approach of Eurostars 2.