27.1.2023
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 32/173 Wednesday 22 June 2022
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
5.
All funding provided under the Ocean Fund shall be carried out in accordance with: (a) the ‘do no significant harm’ criteria as set out in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*); (b) minimum safeguards as set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. 6.
The Commission shall engage with third countries with regard to exploring options as to how they could also make use of the Ocean Fund.
A corresponding share of the Ocean Fund shall be made available for those countries outside the Union, in particular Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, whose voyages from or to a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State are covered one hundred percent (100 %) by measures aiming at adapting to climate change and decreasing their emissions in the maritime sector. 7.
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning the implementation of this Article.
When im­ plementing the Ocean Fund, the Commission shall take all the appropriate measures in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council (**) to ensure the protection of funds in relation to measures and investments supported by the Ocean Fund, in the event of failure to respect the rule of law in the Member States.
To that end, the Commission shall provide an effective and efficient internal control system and shall seek recovery of amounts wrongly paid or incorrectly used.
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Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a frame­ work to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parlia­ ment and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 1).