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Document 52013AP0299
European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 July 2013 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 (COM(2012)0730 — C7-0005/2013 — 2012/0344(NLE))
European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 July 2013 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 (COM(2012)0730 — C7-0005/2013 — 2012/0344(NLE))
European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 July 2013 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 (COM(2012)0730 — C7-0005/2013 — 2012/0344(NLE))
OJ C 75, 26.2.2016, p. 262–273
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
26.2.2016 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 75/262 |
P7_TA(2013)0299
Certain categories of horizontal State aid and public passenger transport services by rail and by road *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 July 2013 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 (COM(2012)0730 — C7-0005/2013 — 2012/0344(NLE))
(Consultation)
(2016/C 075/36)
The European Parliament,
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2012)0730), |
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having regard to Article 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7-0005/2013), |
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having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General block exemption Regulation) (1), |
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having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A7-0179/2013), |
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Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, in accordance with Article 293(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; |
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Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the Commission proposal; |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
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Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
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Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
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Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
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Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
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Amendment 24
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
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Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Text proposed by the Commission |
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deleted |
Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Text proposed by the Commission |
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Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Text proposed by the Commission |
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Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Text proposed by the Commission |
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Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Text proposed by the Commission |
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Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
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Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Text proposed by the Commission |
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Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 c (new)
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Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — point 1
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point a — point ii
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Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — point 1
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point a — point iii
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Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — point 1
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point a — point v a (new)
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Amendment 25
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — point 1
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point a — point x
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Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — point 1
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point a — point xi
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deleted |
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — point 1
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point a — point xii
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Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — point 2
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 3 — paragraph 2
Text proposed by the Commission |
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2. On implementation of aid systems or individual aids granted outside any system, which have been exempted pursuant to such regulations, Member States shall forward to the Commission, with a view to publication on the Commission's website, summaries of the information regarding such systems of aid or such individual aids as are not covered by exempted aid systems. |
2. On implementation of aid systems or individual aids granted outside any system, which have been exempted pursuant to such regulations, Member States shall take into consideration the respect of public procurement rules, Europe 2020 and the environmental policies and objectives of the Union. Member States shall forward to the Commission, with a view to publication on the Commission's website, summaries of the information regarding such systems of aid or such individual aids as are not covered by exempted aid systems. |
Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 3 — paragraph 4
Text proposed by the Commission |
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(2a) Article 3(4) is replaced by the following: |
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‘4. At least once a year, Member States shall supply the Commission with a report on the application of group exemptions, in accordance with the Commission's specific requirements, preferably in computerised form. The Commission shall make access to those reports available to the European Parliament and all the Member States. The Advisory Committee referred to in Article 7 shall examine and evaluate those reports once a year.’ |
Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 994/98
Article 5
Text proposed by the Commission |
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(2b) Article 5 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 5 Evaluation report Every two years the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall, in particular, provide for a broad cost-benefit assessment of the group exemptions granted in accordance with this Regulation as well as an assessment of its contribution to the overall Europe 2020 flagship initiatives and the Horizon 2020 policy objectives. The Commission shall submit a draft report for consideration by the Advisory Committee referred to in Article 7. Every year the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council the results of the monitoring exercise on the application of the group exemption regulations and publish on its website a summary report, including a clear overview of the levels and type of incompatible State aid granted by the Member States under the group exemption regulations.’. |
Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
Article 9
Text proposed by the Commission |
Amendment |
Article 2 |
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Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 is amended as follows: |
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Article 9 shall be deleted with effect from six months after the entry into force of a Commission regulation concerning the category of State aid referred to in Article 1 (a) xii of Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98. |
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