14 Amendments of Philippe JUVIN related to 2017/0125(COD)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry and to consolidate the Union’s strategic autonomy and technological non-dependence in matters of defence, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness and performance of the Union's defence industry inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitiveness of the Union defence industry by de-risking the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well feasibility studies and other supporting measures, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies developed in the Union and held by Member States as well as more generally technologies recognised as strategic by the European Defence Agency.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry and consolidating the Union’s strategic defence autonomy quite independently of third countries, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential defence and security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resource and assets used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should establish a multiannual work programme in line with the objectives of the Programme. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States (hereinafter referred to as Programme Committee). In light of the Union policy on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as key to ensuring economic growth, innovation, job creation, and social integration in the Union and the fact that the supported actions will typically require trans-national collaboration, it is of importance that the work programme will reflect and enable such cross-border participation of SMEs and that therefore a proportiont least 10% of the overall budget will benefit such action.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry by supporting actionsand to consolidate the Union’s strategic autonomy in matters of defence and security by supporting actions carried out on the territory of the Union in their development phase, as defined in Article 6;
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Union's financial assistance shall be implemented by the Commission as provided for by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 directly or indirectly by entrusting budget implementation tasks to the entities listed in, Article 58(1) (ca) and (b) of that Regulation.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. In case a project manager is appointed by Member States, the Commission shallMember States shall appoint a project manager. The Commission shall consult the project manager on the progress achieved in connection with the project and shall sign it off before executeing the payment to the eligible beneficiaries after informing the project manager.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme shall provide support for actions by beneficiaries in the development phase covering both new and the upgrade of existing products and technologies, which must themselves meet the same independence criteria as those laid down in Article 7 of this Regulation, as well as those listed in its recital 13, in relation to:
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three undertakings which are established in at least two different Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purposes of paragraph 2, 'effective control' means a relationship constituted by rights, contracts or any other means which, either separately or jointly and having regard to the considerations of fact or law involved, confer the possibility of directly or indirectly exercising a decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular by:
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall be undertakings established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resource and assets used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member Statesthe Union during the entire duration of the action.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) excellence and industrial performance;
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim pertaining to the action. Technological products developed or manufactured with the help of this European fund may not be the subject of a transfer of technology or any intellectual property right for the benefit of a third State outside the European Union, or for the benefit of any economic actor that is not controlled by a Member State.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The CommissUnion shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim pertaining to the actionfunding under the European defence fund nor shall it have any IPR claim, including licensing or patenting rights, pertaining to the action. These products and technologies shall not be subject to any control or restriction by a third country.