7 Amendments of Petri SARVAMAA related to 2012/2196(DEC)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Conflict of interest and Transparency
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegretsNotes with concern that according to the findings of the Court of Auditors, at the time of completion of the field work (October 2011), the Authority did not adequately manage conflict of interest situations; notes, however, that the Authority had already developed advanced policies for managing conflicts of interest; is, nevertheless, concerned that these policies have not led to the desired results;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes withIs seriously concerned that the Authority was criticised for a lack of transparency with respect to the publication of annual declarations of interest and the absence of training on conflicts of interest; demands that action be taken on these issues and urges the Authority to report back to the discharge authority on the activities taken;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Is of the opinion that watchdog NGOs can provide additional valuable inputs to the Authority in order to assess its expert's independence; encourages therefore the Authority to engage in a constructive dialogue with these NGOs;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Notes that the Management Board elected its Chair in a publicly-held meeting; recalls however that in the 2010 discharge procedure the Parliament called for an open ballot for electing the Management Board's Chair and expects its request to be implemented;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
– since 2011, the Authority has strengthened that framework with the adoption of its revised Policy on independence and scientific decision- making processes,; is, however, concerned about the adequacy of the revised Policy, pointing to numerous cases of conflict of interests exposed in 2012 by two watchdog NGOs - Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and Earth Open Source (EOS); demands that further improvements, including the banning of links with industry-related bodies, be made to the Authority's independence policy;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)