Research Fund for Coal and Steel # European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 April 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision on the multiannual technical guidelines for the research programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (COM(2007)0393 — C6-0248/2007 — 2007/0135(CNS))
Date: 2008-04-10
Institutions: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Subjects: coal, fund (EU), management, research programme, steel, technological change








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15.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 247/84





Thursday 10 April 2008Research Fund for Coal and Steel *
P6_TA(2008)0117
European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 April 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision on the multiannual technical guidelines for the research programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (COM(2007)0393 — C6-0248/2007 — 2007/0135(CNS))
2009/C 247 E/20
(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2007)0393),
having regard to Article 4(3) of Council Decision 2003/76/EC of 1 February 2003 establishing the measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (1), pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0248/2007),
having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0039/2008),






1.


Approves the Commission proposal as amended;










2.


Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;










3.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;










4.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;










5.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.










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











3.


The Commission shall establish an information package setting out the detailed rules for participation, the methods of managing proposals and projects, application forms, rules for the submission of proposals, model grant agreements, eligible costs, the maximum financial contribution allowable, methods of payment and the annual priority objectives of the Research Programme.












3.


The Commission shall establish an information package setting out the detailed rules for participation, the methods of managing proposals and projects, application forms 
(including instructions for the completion thereof)
, rules for the submission of proposals, model grant agreements, eligible costs, the maximum financial contribution allowable, methods of payment and the annual priority objectives of the Research Programme.










(1)  OJ L 29, 5.2.2003, p. 22.