1 Amendments of José Manuel FERNANDES related to 2013/0248(COD)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation 2012/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, a ‘regional natural disaster’ shall mean any natural disaster resulting, in a region of a Member State or a country involved in accession negotiations with the Union at NUTS 2 level, in direct damage in excess of 1,5 % of the region's gross domestic product (GDP). Where the disaster concerns several regions at NUTS 2 level, the threshold shall be applied to the weighted average GDP of those regions. However, under exceptional circumstances, even when the quantitative criteria laid down in the first subparagraph are not met, a region may also benefit from assistance from the Fund where that region has been affected by an extraordinary disaster, particularly a natural disaster, affecting the major part of its population, with serious and lasting repercussions on living conditions and the economic stability of the region. Total annual assistance under this subparagraph shall be limited to no more than 7.5 % of the annual amount available to the Fund. Particular focus will be on remote or isolated regions, such as the island and outermost regions as defined in Article 349 of the Treaty. The Commission shall examine with the utmost rigour any requests which are submitted to it under this subparagraph.