The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
adopted, following the consultation procedure, the report by
Miroslav POCKET (S&D, CZ) on the proposal for a Council
regulation amending the Council Regulation (EU) No 560/2014 of 6
May 2014 establishing the Bio-based Industries Joint
Undertaking.
The committee called on Parliament to approve the
Commission proposal subject to the following amendments:
- the Bio-based Industries (BBI) joint undertaking
should aim to contribute to the implementation of the Framework
Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) (‘Horizon
2020’) through increased investment in the development of a
sustainable bio-based industry sector in Europe and to make the
Union a champion of research, demonstration, and deployment
in the bio-based products and biofuels marketplace;
- better collaboration with stakeholders,
in particular small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) within the bio-based value chain;
- the proposed amending regulation allows the
bio-industries consortium and its constituent entities to deliver
the financial contribution not only as payments to the BBI Joint
Undertaking. Members stated that this new delivery mode is to
ensure that the financial contributions become more commercially
viable for BIC and its constituent entities;
- the Commission should submit a report to the European
Parliament and to the Council assessing the effectiveness of
this Regulation, in light of the BIC’s obligation to
deliver its financial contribution by 31 December 2024;
- in future cases, the Commission should always carry
out a public consultation in order to ensure that any
proposed changes are accepted by all interested parties, and are
developed in the most transparent and open manner possible.
Similarly, the Commission should conduct impact assessments of the
measures proposed measures.