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3 Amendments of Janice ATKINSON related to 2017/2178(DEC)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Is concernedDeplores that the public procurement procedure launched for the further development and maintenance of the VIS system (EUR 192 million six year contract) without precisely defining the services requested required tenderers to have access to the Biometric Matching Service technology developed by one single company with no obligations to provide commercial access to tenderers; calls on the Agency to avoid being locked- in to any vendors as this would be detrimental to its long term financial interests, damaging the cost-effectiveness of procurement procedures and limiting competition; urges the Agency to conclude agreements with multiple suppliers and to define the services required precisely;
2018/01/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. NotDeplores that the Agency amended the construction contract for its premises in Strasbourg (EUR 21.2 million) to proceed with advance payments in order to increase its budget consumption; points out that by November 2016 the Agency had paid the full contract amount although less than half of the work had been completed; requests the Agency to better assess the necessity of taking such financial risks as the use of financial guarantees does not cover all financial risks;
2018/01/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. RegretsFinds it unacceptable that in 2016 the Agency received and accepted supplies amounting to EUR 2.8 million without having budget and contracts in place for it; requests the Agency to better adhere to public procurement procedures;
2018/01/19
Committee: LIBE