5 Amendments of Valérie DEVAUX related to 2024/2030(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. TNotes with satisfaction that the revenue and payments underlying EASA's accounts for the year that ended on 31 December 2023 are legal and regular in all material respects; however, takes notice of the Court’s observation concerning the Agency’s public procurement shortcomings; notes with satisfaction that the Court did not identify any non-procurement weaknesses in its control and management or budgetary management systems; with regard to the follow-up of the Court’s previous years’ observations, remarks that at the end of 2023, 3 out of 5 observations remained open;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. TNotes with satisfaction that the revenue and payments underlying EMSA's accounts for the year that ended on 31 December 2023 are legal and regular in all material respects; takes notice of the Court’s observation identifying irregularities in the Agency’s management and control systems, noting however that these irregularities did not affect the payments; points out that EMSA took action to address the shortcomings identified;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. TNotes with satisfaction that the revenue and payments underlying ERA’s accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 are legal and regular in all material respects; takes notice of the Court’s observations that identified the weaknesses concerning the Agency’s public procurement, management and control systems as well as various aspects of its budgetary management; observes that the frequency of the Agency’s late payments in 2023 reached 13 % (148 payments out of 1 101); notes that while the total amount of late payment interest was immaterial, the significant frequency is detrimental to the Agency’s reputation; calls on ERA to improve its compliance with the legal time limits for payments;expects that ERA will properly define the selection criteria in procurement procedures and appropriately assess cases of abnormally low bids.1a _________________ 1a Annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2023, Section 3.11.10 "Observations on management and control systems", pp. 132-133, 137.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Observes that the frequency of the Agency’s late payments in 2023 reached 13 % (148 payments out of 1 101); notes that while the total amount of late payment interest was immaterial, the significant frequency is detrimental to the Agency’s reputation; calls on ERA to improve its compliance with the legal time limits for payments, also noting that 14% of invoices were issued late; urges ERA, following the review of Regulation 2018/764, to continue with all necessary actions to reduce delays with invoicing.1b _________________ 1b Annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2023, Section 3.11.11 "Observations on budgetary management", pp. 133, 137.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that ERA has the smallest budget among the transport agencies despite the outstanding environmental benefits of rail prioritized by Commission; while commending the 9% budget increase in 2023, calls for a more significant appropriation to ensure the Agency has essential resources to function as an efficient authority and effectively fulfil its tasks;