REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency
5.11.2013 - (COM(2013)0040 – C7‑0031/2013 – 2013/0022(COD)) - ***I
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur: Amalia Sartori
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency
(COM(2013)0040 – C7‑0031/2013 – 2013/0022(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0040),
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7‑0031/2013),
– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 April 2013[1]
– after consulting the Committee of the Regions
– having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0364/2013),
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;
2. Emphasises that any decision of the legislative authority in favour of multiannual funding for the European GNSS Agency ("the Agency") shall be without prejudice to the decisions of the budgetary authority in the context of the annual budgetary procedure;
3. Requests that the Commission present a financial statement which fully takes into account the result of the legislative agreement between the European Parliament and the Council to meet the budgetary and staff requirements of the Agency and possibly of the Commission services;
4. Requests that the Commission find a feasible solution to the problems the Agency might be facing with regard to the funding for Type II European Schools, as this has a direct effect on the Agency's ability to attract qualified personnel;
5. Requests that, when determining the correction coefficient for staff remuneration for the Agency, the Commission not consider the Czech average but adjust to the cost of living in the metropolitan area of Prague;
6. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;
7. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Amendment 1 Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(4) Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems8 , replacing Regulation (EC) No 683/2008, which will enter into force on 1 January 2014, defines the public governance arrangements for the programmes during 2014-2020. It extends the tasks entrusted to the Agency and provides, in particular, for the Agency to play a major role in the exploitation of the systems. |
(4) Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems8, replacing Regulation (EC) No 683/2008, which will enter into force on 1 January 2014, defines the public governance arrangements for the programmes during 2014-2020. It confers overall responsibility for the programmes on the Commission and makes the Commission responsible for ensuring the security of the programmes, including the security of the systems and their operation. In addition, it extends the tasks entrusted to the Agency and provides, in particular, for the Agency to play a major role in the exploitation of the systems and in maximising their socio-economic benefits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It is important to recall that the Commission has overall responsibility for the programmes and is responsible for ensuring their security. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 2 Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(9) In addition, in the interests of preserving the independence of the Security Accreditation Board and avoiding any conflicts of interest, it would also be useful for the Security Accreditation Board and the Agency staff under its control to carry out their work in a location ensuring their autonomy and independence with regard to the Agency's other activities, in particular vis-à-vis the operational activities associated with the exploitation of the systems and for the Agency's internal rules on staff to ensure the autonomy and independence of the staff performing the security accreditation activities vis-à-vis staff carrying out other Agency activities. |
(9) In addition, in the interests of preserving the independence of the Security Accreditation Board and avoiding any conflicts of interest, it is essential for the Security Accreditation Board and the Agency staff under its control to carry out their work autonomously and independently with regard to the Agency's other activities, in particular vis-à-vis the operational activities associated with the exploitation of the systems, and for the Agency's internal rules on staff to ensure the autonomy and independence of the staff performing the security accreditation activities vis-à-vis staff carrying out other Agency activities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Security Accreditation Board is in the same location as the rest of the Agency. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 3 Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(11) Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 must be made consistent with the principles contained in the shared approach of the Parliament, Council and Commission to the decentralised agencies, adopted by the three institutions on 5 July, 26 June and 12 June 2012 respectively, particularly with regard to the rules for adopting decisions of the Administrative Board, the terms of office of the members of the Administrative Board and Security Accreditation Board and those of their chairpersons, the existence of a multiannual work programme, the powers of the Administrative Board concerning staff management, assessment and revision of the Regulation, prevention of conflicts of interest and handling of non-classified sensitive information. |
(11) Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 must be made consistent with the principles contained in the common approach of the Parliament, the Council and the Commission to the decentralised agencies, adopted by the three institutions on 5 July, 26 June and 12 June 2012 respectively, particularly with regard to the rules for adopting decisions of the Administrative Board, the terms of office of the members of the Administrative Board and Security Accreditation Board and those of their chairpersons, the existence of a multiannual work programme, the powers of the Administrative Board concerning staff management, assessment and revision of the Regulation, prevention and management of conflicts of interest and handling of non-classified sensitive information. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is the wording of the Common Approach on decentralised agencies agreed by the three Institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 4 Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(11a) With reference to the prevention and management of conflicts of interest, it is essential that the Agency establish and maintain a reputation for impartiality, integrity and high professional standards. There should never be any legitimate reason to suspect that decisions might be influenced by interests conflicting with the role of the Agency as a body serving the Union as a whole or by private interests or affiliations of any member of the Agency staff or seconded national expert, or of any member of the Administrative Board or the Security Accreditation Board, which create, or have the potential to create, conflict with the proper performance of the official duties of the person concerned. The European Parliament has expressed concern about conflicts of interest in certain agencies and has requested the Court of Auditors to undertake a comprehensive analysis. The Administrative Board should therefore adopt comprehensive rules on this issue that cover the entire Agency. Those rules should take account of the recommendations issued by the Court of Auditors in its Special Report No 15 of 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 5 Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(11b) On 10 December 2010 the representatives of the Member States convened in the Intergovernmental Conference decided to locate the headquarters of the Agency in Prague. The Host Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Agency entered into force on 9 August 2012. The Host Agreement and other specific arrangements (such as the Lease Agreement and Staff Benefit Packages) should be considered as being fully in accordance with this Regulation, and therefore need not be amended. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 6 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 4 –paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 7 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 – point a Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 8 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 – point a Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 9 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 – point b Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 10 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 – point b Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Administrative Board elects the Chair and Deputy Chair but has no power to dismiss them, which could be necessary in certain circumstances. Moreover, the Security Accreditation Board has this power over its Chair and Deputy Chair. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 11 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 – point c Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 12 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
According to the Common Approach, Parliament should be consulted on the multiannual work programme. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 13 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 14 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 15 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point i | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 16 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Executive Director must draw up an anti-fraud strategy and submit it to the Board but the Board has no power to adopt such a strategy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 17 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point i b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Decisions on internal structures should be taken by the Board on a proposal from the Executive Director. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 18 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 19 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This provision is moved to Article 15c. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 20 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 21 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 22 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Article 7 stipulates that the Executive Director is responsible for managing the Agency. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 23 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 1 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 24 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 25 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 2 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 26 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 27 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 3 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 28 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 3 b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 29 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 30 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 31 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 7 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 32 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 7 b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 33 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is covered by the amendment to add Article 6(2)(ib). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 34 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This has been harmonised with Article 6(2)(g). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 35 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – point 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 36 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This has been moved from Article 15b. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 37 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8a – paragraph 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 38 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8a – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 39 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8a – paragraph 2 a new | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 40 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 7 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8a – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 41 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 – point a Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 42 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 – point a Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point f | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 43 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 – point b Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 11 – paragraph 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 44 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 – point b Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 11 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 45 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 9 – point e Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 11 – paragraph 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This regulation aims to bring more independence and autonomy to the Security Accreditation Board, but does not establish a procedure to solve any potential conflict that might arise between both areas of competence (Accreditation of security and deployment and commercialisation activities). This amendment sets a two layer way of redress. First, an in-house procedure to identify and try to address problems and secondly, an obligation to inform the legislator if the Security Board understands that no remedy has been taken to put an end to circumstances that put into question its autonomy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 46 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 10 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 11a – paragraph 1 – point a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 47 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 10 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 11a – paragraph 1 – point b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 48 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 13 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 15b – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The same approach is applied for the European Banking Authority (Reg. 1093/2010), the European Securities and Markets Authority (Reg. 1094/2010) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Reg. 1095/2010). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 49 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 13 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 15b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 50 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 13 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 15b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 51 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 13 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 15b – paragraph 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 52 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 13 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 15c | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 53 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 18 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 22a – paragraph 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 54 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 18 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 22 a – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 55 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 18 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 22a – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 56 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 20 Regulation 2010/912/EU Article 26 – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 57 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 20 Regulation (EU) 912/2010 Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 58 Proposal for a regulation Article 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the [twentieth] day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall be consolidated with the Regulation it is amending within three months of its publication. |
- [1] OJ C 198, 10.7.2013, p. 67.
OPINION of the Committee on Budgets (19.9.2013)
for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency
(COM(2013)0040 – C7‑0031/2013 – 2013/0022(COD))
Rapporteur: Jutta Haug
SHORT JUSTIFICATION
The Commission has proposed a regulation amending the regulation setting up the European GNSS Agency (GSA). The proposal is primarily addressing governance issues linked to security accreditation but also brings the GSA regulation in line with the Common Approach on decentralised agencies agreed in July 2012 by Parliament, Council and Commission. Furthermore, and from a budgetary perspective most relevant, are the changes proposed to the legislative financial statement to reflect the new tasks for GSA deriving from the future GNSS regulation (Regulation on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems; COM (2011) 814). The Commission proposal for the future GNSS regulation foresaw an overall amount of EUR 7 897 million at current prices for the 2014-2020 MFF period.
After the political agreement on the next Multiannual Financial Framework, the Commission adopted on 10 July 2013 a Communication on "Programming of human and financial resources for decentralised agencies 2014-2020"(COM(2013) 519) which foresees a total EU contribution to GSA of EUR 200,2 million for the years 2014-2020. This amount is2% lower than the EUR 204,3 million the Commission had previously considered for the Agency's needs in order to fulfil its tasks as indicated in the legislative financial statement of the present draft regulation.
Your Rapporteur is seriously concerned about the Commission's general approach in the Communication and requests that the Commission present, an explanation as to how Agencies shall fulfil their tasks in the future.
Another aspect of concern is linked to the fact that from 2014 onwards the Commission will stop directly supporting Type II European Schools and that it will be up to the Agencies concerned (like GSA) to provide the necessary funding. The Commission claims that the appropriations provided so far will be transferred to the budgets of the Agencies concerned. But given the overall reductions of appropriations as a result of a lower multiannual financial framework, Agencies will face massive difficulties in providing this funding for Type II European Schools. As a consequence, Agencies such as the GSA will find it even harder to attract qualified temporary staff from all Member States.
Finally, your Rapporteur wishes to underline the problem the GSA is facing due to the correction coefficient that is applied to remunerations of the Agency's staff. Currently this factor is calculated on the average for the Czech Republic, which bears no relation to the actual costs of living in the metropolitan area of Prague.
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Budgets calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following amendments in its report:
Amendment 1 Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) | |
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1a. Emphasises that any decision of the legislative authority in favour of such multiannual funding for GSA shall be without prejudice to the decisions of the budgetary authority in the context of the annual budgetary procedure; |
Amendment 2 Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) | |
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1b. Requests that the Commission present a financial statement which fully takes into account the result of the legislative agreement between the European Parliament and the Council to meet the budgetary and staff requirements of GSA and possibly of the Commission services; |
Amendment 3 Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) | |
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1c. Requests that the Commission find a feasible solution to the problems the Agency might be facing with regard to the funding for Type II European Schools, as this has a direct effect on the Agency's ability to attract qualified personnel; |
Amendment 4 Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) | |
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1d. Requests that, when determining the correction coefficient for staff remunerations for the Agency, the Commission not consider the Czech average but adjust to the cost of living in the metropolitan area of Prague; |
PROCEDURE
Title |
Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency |
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References |
COM(2013)0040 – C7-0031/2013 – 2013/0022(COD) |
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Committee responsible Date announced in plenary |
ITRE 12.3.2013 |
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Opinion by Date announced in plenary |
BUDG 12.3.2013 |
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Rapporteur Date appointed |
Jutta Haug 20.2.2013 |
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Date adopted |
18.9.2013 |
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Result of final vote |
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Members present for the final vote |
Marta Andreasen, Reimer Böge, Zuzana Brzobohatá, Jean Louis Cottigny, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Göran Färm, José Manuel Fernandes, Eider Gardiazábal Rubial, Ivars Godmanis, Lucas Hartong, Jutta Haug, Monika Hohlmeier, Jan Kozłowski, Alain Lamassoure, Claudio Morganti, Vojtěch Mynář, Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar, Dominique Riquet, László Surján, Helga Trüpel, Derek Vaughan, Angelika Werthmann |
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Substitute(s) present for the final vote |
Alexander Alvaro, Frédéric Daerden, Jürgen Klute, Paul Rübig, Peter Šťastný, Nils Torvalds, Catherine Trautmann, Adina-Ioana Vălean |
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Substitute(s) under Rule 187(2) present for the final vote |
Elena Oana Antonescu, Andrzej Grzyb, Ivana Maletić, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Traian Ungureanu, Iuliu Winkler |
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OPINION of the Committee on Budgetary Control (3.10.2013)
for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency
(COM(2013)0040 – C7‑0031/2013 – 2013/0022(COD))
Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Budgetary Control calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following amendments into its report:
Amendment 1 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 2 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new) Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 6 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 3 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 4 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b Regulation ( EU) No 912/2010 Article 11– paragraph 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 5 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point e Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 11 – paragraph 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This regulation aims to bring more independence and autonomy to the Security Accreditation Board, but does not establish a procedure to solve any potential conflict that might arise between both areas of competence (Accreditation of security and deployment and commercialisation activities). This amendment sets a two layer way of redress. First, an in-house procedure to identify and try to address problems and secondly, an obligation to inform the legislator if the Security Board understands that no remedy has been taken to put an end to circumstances that put into question its autonomy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 6 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 15b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This amendment introduces the requirement for the candidate selected by the Administration Board to be heard by the European Parliament prior to his or her appointment in order to strengthen Parliament's rights in the appointment procedure and align it with other regulations establishing other agencies, such the European Chemicals Agency, the European Medicines Agency and the European Food Safety Authority which already have already incorporated this possibility. Furthermore, the European Parliament will soon vote to recommend Commission to change the EEA Regulation in this sense (A7-0264/2013). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 7 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 16 – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 8 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 22a – Title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 9 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 22a – paragraph 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There is no reason to exclude the obligation to indicate the declaration of commitments and interest to the Members and Observers of the bodies of the Agencies. For the sake of increasing transparency, this information should also be public. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 10 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 22a – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As pointed by the Court of Auditors in its Special Report 15/2012 the Agencies should not only oblige experts to declare any potential interest on the matter dealing with, but should develop a system that allows the Agency to check the information is accurate and to develop a methodology to identify risks. As external experts are not EU Officials and are not bound on the staff regulation that provides rules for their independence, the Agency should also needs to have the legal basis to develop a policy to manage actively the participation of experts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 11 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 Article 22a – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This amendment gives the legal ground for the Agency to implement a complete set of rules for managing and avoiding conflicts of interest. The governing bodies of the Agency shall be responsible of developing and implementing this policy taking into consideration the particularities of the Agency as well as sensitive, classified and commercial information that might be involved. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 12 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 Regulation 2010/912/EU Article 26 – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 13 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 Regulation (EU) 912/2010 Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the [twentieth] day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
This Regulation shall enter into force on the [twentieth] day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall be consolidated with the Regulation it is amending within three months of its publication. |
PROCEDURE
Title |
Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency |
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References |
COM(2013)0040 – C7-0031/2013 – 2013/0022(COD) |
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Committee responsible Date announced in plenary |
ITRE 12.3.2013 |
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Opinion by Date announced in plenary |
CONT 12.3.2013 |
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Rapporteur Date appointed |
Inés Ayala Sender 17.4.2013 |
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Discussed in committee |
17.9.2013 |
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Date adopted |
2.10.2013 |
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Result of final vote |
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14 0 1 |
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Members present for the final vote |
Jean-Pierre Audy, Inés Ayala Sender, Martin Ehrenhauser, Jens Geier, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Ingeborg Gräßle, Bogusław Liberadzki, Crescenzio Rivellini |
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Substitute(s) present for the final vote |
Philip Bradbourn, Karin Kadenbach, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Pieper, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Barbara Weiler |
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Substitute(s) under Rule 187(2) present for the final vote |
María Auxiliadora Correa Zamora, Spyros Danellis, Wolf Klinz, Gesine Meissner |
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PROCEDURE
Title |
Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency |
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COM(2013)0040 – C7-0031/2013 – 2013/0022(COD) |
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Date submitted to Parliament |
1.2.2013 |
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Committee responsible Date announced in plenary |
ITRE 12.3.2013 |
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Committee(s) asked for opinion(s) Date announced in plenary |
BUDG 12.3.2013 |
CONT 12.3.2013 |
TRAN 12.3.2013 |
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Not delivering opinions Date of decision |
TRAN 18.3.2013 |
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Rapporteur(s) Date appointed |
Amalia Sartori 20.2.2013 |
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Discussed in committee |
2.9.2013 |
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Date adopted |
14.10.2013 |
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Result of final vote |
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39 0 1 |
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Members present for the final vote |
Amelia Andersdotter, Josefa Andrés Barea, Jean-Pierre Audy, Ivo Belet, Jan Březina, Maria Da Graça Carvalho, Giles Chichester, Jürgen Creutzmann, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Christian Ehler, Vicky Ford, Adam Gierek, Norbert Glante, Fiona Hall, Edit Herczog, Romana Jordan, Philippe Lamberts, Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Marisa Matias, Angelika Niebler, Jaroslav Paška, Vittorio Prodi, Herbert Reul, Jens Rohde, Paul Rübig, Salvador Sedó i Alabart, Francisco Sosa Wagner, Evžen Tošenovský, Ioannis A. Tsoukalas, Claude Turmes, Marita Ulvskog, Alejo Vidal-Quadras |
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Substitute(s) present for the final vote |
Antonio Cancian, Rachida Dati, Françoise Grossetête, Roger Helmer, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Werner Langen, Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Alajos Mészáros |
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Date tabled |
5.11.2013 |
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