Traduction de «competition eligibility rules » (Anglais → Français) :

The Commission is concerned that the system of penalties set out by the ISU Eligibility rules, as amended at the ISU Congress in June 2016, remains disproportionately punitive and would prevent non-ISU affiliated players from organising international speed skating competitions.

2. Welcomes the fact that the residual error rate in 2013 is below 2 % for the TEN-T programme, the Marco Polo programme managed by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) and the Joint Undertakings for which DG MOVE is responsible (SESAR and Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)); regrets, however, that the residual error rate for FP7 for research in the transport sector remains above 2 % in 2013 (2,82 %); notes that the main reasons for errors under research programmes are the complexity of the eligibility rules in ...[+++]the basic acts and the lack of capacity for full ex ante control over the claims of all beneficiaries, numbering in the thousands; expects that the radical simplifications which have been proposed in Horizon 2020 will contribute to a significant decrease in errors;

32. Acknowledges the problems regarding investment aid to large enterprises indicated by the Commission, given that evidence suggests a lack of incentive effect; believes that, although State aid should be primarily provided to SMEs, excluding large enterprises, a category which also includes family-owned enterprises exceeding the definition of SMEs or mid-cap companies, from State aid rules in areas covered by Article 107(3)(c) TFEU is not justified given their contribution to employment, the supply chains they create with SMEs, their common involvement in innovation, research and development, and their positive role in combating the e ...[+++]conomic crisis; takes the view that the presence of large undertakings is often key to the success of SMEs that benefit from clusters led by large companies and from their subcontracting activities; recalls that it was the Commission itself that recognised the contribution of investment by large enterprises to creating knock-on effects and to access for the EU to the world markets; stresses that a decision to exclude large enterprises in “”‘c’ areas could lead to job losses, reduced economic activity in the regions, reduced regional competitiveness, reduced attractiveness for foreign investment and the relocation of companies to other regions either within or outside the EU; considers, therefore, that such companies should remain eligible for State aid in “”‘c’ areas, subject to particular scrutiny following individual notification and to additional compatibility criteria concerning incentive effect and contribution to regional development through clusters and subcontracting;

6. Considers that the Code of Conduct should : a) provide Member States with a consultation mechanism in connection to RD and procurement, b) define preconditions for exemptions under Art 296 and ensure the required transparency of reasons for exemption and non-publication of information, c) inform policies regarding cross-border competition and transfer of defence equipment, d) inform rules for fair competition and state support in order to avoid distortions on competition, e) provide criteria for contractor ...[+++]eligibility and selection, and other important mechanisms, f) set out criteria for laying the ground for a European Defence Equipment Market, which in the medium term could be developed to a directive depending on the progress in developing the market, g) lay down general orientations on how to handle offset practices;

26. Considers that, where possible, the awarding of contracts for the provision of services of general economic interest by means of regular invitations to tender, in which various entities would be eligible to participate regardless of their public or private status, could help to improve the balance between the rules on competition and those on services of general economic interest;

26. Considers that, where possible, the awarding of contracts for the provision of services of general economic interest by means of regular invitations to tender, in which various entities would be eligible to participate regardless of their public or private status, could help to improve the balance between the rules on competition and those on services of general economic interest;