TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 2

Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1a (new)

Such projects shall make coal more competitive on local energy markets, subject to efficient use being made of local coal reserves.

Amendment 3

Article 4, paragraph 2, point (ca) (new)

(ca) more efficient conversion of the primary energy latent in coal into other energy forms, for example through the use of conventional coal gasification and liquefaction technologies;

Amendment 4

Article 4, paragraph 2, point (cb) (new)

(cb) more economic and more reliable technologies.

Amendment 5

Article 6, paragraph 2, point (d)

(d) the refurbishment of waste heaps and the industrial use of residues from coal production and consumption; (d) the refurbishment of waste heaps and the use of residues from coal production and consumption;

Amendment 6

Article 7, paragraph 1

Research projects with this objective shall relate to the prospects for long-term energy supply and concern the upgrading — in economic, energy-related and environmental terms — of coal deposits which cannot be extracted economically by conventional mining techniques. Projects may include studies, the definition of strategies, fundamental and applied research and the testing of innovative techniques which offer prospects for the upgrading of Community coal resources. Research projects with this objective shall relate to the prospects for safeguarding long-term energy supply and concern the upgrading and efficient transport — in economic, energy-related and environmental terms — of coal which cannot be extracted economically by conventional mining techniques. Projects may include studies, the definition of strategies, fundamental and applied research and the testing of innovative techniques which offer prospects for the upgrading of Community coal resources.

Amendment 7

Article 7, paragraph 2

Preference shall be given to projects integrating complementary techniques such as the adsorption of methane or carbon dioxide, coal bed methane extraction and underground coal gasification. Preference shall be given to projects integrating complementary techniques such as the adsorption of methane or carbon dioxide, coal bed methane extraction and use as an energy source, efficient coal burning in heat and electricity generation processes and unconventional underground coal gasification methods .

Amendment 8

Article 8, point (ja) (new)

(ja) steel castings and forgings and sintered products obtained by powder metallurgy from iron powders and ferro-alloys as semi-finished products for further processing;

Amendment 9

Article 9, point (b)

(b) steel properties addressing mechanical properties at low and high temperatures such as strength and toughness , fatigue, wear, creep, corrosion and resistance against fracture; (b) steel characteristics addressing the mechanical properties of steels at low and high temperatures such as strength under varying degrees of tension, hardness, shock resistance , mechanical and thermal fatigue, creep and fracture resistance and abrasion wear and corrosion resistance ;

Amendment 10 and 11

Article 9, point (c)

(c) prolonging service life, in particular by improving the resistance of steels and steel structures to heat and corrosion; (c) prolonging service life, in particular by improving the resistance of steels and steel structures to high-temperature wear, corrosion and other influences ;

Amendment 12

Article 9, point (d)

(d) steel-containing composites and sandwich structures; (d) fibrous and layered composites and structures;

Amendment 13

Article 9, point (e)

(e) predictive simulation models on microstructures and mechanical properties; (e) predictive simulation models on microstructures , mechanical properties , etc ;

Amendment 14

Article 10, point (b)

(b) steel grades and design of assembled structures to facilitate the easy recovery of steel scrap and its reconversion into usable steels; (b) design of steel structures that are easy to disassemble at the end of their service life, with a view to the recovery of steel scrap and its reconversion into usable steels;

Amendment 15

Article 13

Any undertaking, public body, research organisation or higher and secondary education establishment, or other legal entity, including natural persons, from third countries shall be entitled to participate on the basis of individual projects without receiving any financial contribution under the Research Programme, provided that such participation is in the interest of the Community. Any undertaking, public body, research organisation or higher and secondary education establishment, or other legal entity, including natural persons, from third countries shall be entitled to participate on the basis of individual projects without receiving any financial contribution under the Research Programme, provided that such participation is in the interest of the Community and provided that the participant is able to provide the basic resources required for the project's implementation .

Amendment 16

Article 20

The Coal and Steel Advisory Groups (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Advisory Groups’) shall be independent technical advisory groups. The Coal and Steel Advisory Groups (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Advisory Groups’) shall be independent technical advisory groups comprising appropriately qualified specialists .

Amendment 17

Article 22, paragraph 3

The Commission shall ensure, within each Advisory Group, a balanced range of expertise and the broadest possible geographical representation. The Commission shall ensure, within each Advisory Group, a balanced range of expertise and the broadest possible geographical and geo-economic representation , with special reference to the Member States which joined the European Union in 2004 and after .

Amendment 18

Article 25, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1