4 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2013/0152(COD)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the results of local public consultations on development-related aspects of investment projects covered by the EU guarantee and the documents provided by the project promoters concerning the monitoring during project implementation, inter alia, on the development, environmental, and human rights impact of the investment project;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
In its financing operations, the EIB shall not tolerate any activities carried out for illegal purposes, including money laundering, financing of terrorism, tax fraud and tax evasion, corruption, and fraud affecting the financial interests of the EU. In particular the EIB shall not participate in any financing operation implemented in an eligible country through a foreign non-cooperative jurisdiction identified as such by the OECD, the Financial Action Task Force or other relevant international organisations. In order to be eligible for EIB financing and investment, all beneficiaries, whether corporations or financial intermediaries, that are incorporated in different jurisdictions must disclose country level information about their sales, assets, employees, profits and tax payments in each country in which they operate in their audited annual reports. Beneficiaries must make contracts with host governments public and in particular disclose their fiscal regime in each country in which they operate. In its financial operations, the EIB must ensure that all companies and financial institutions involved in the transaction disclose information regarding beneficial ownership of any legal structure directly or indirectly related to the company, including trusts, foundations and bank accounts.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The EIB shall inform OLAF immediately when, at any stage of the preparation, implementation or closure of projects subject to the EU guarantee, it detects a potential case of fraud, corruption or other illegal activity that may affect the financial interests of the EU. The EIB shall pay particular attention to information by whistleblowers regarding potential cases of fraud, corruption or other illegal activity, allowing for a proper follow-up, feedback and protection against retaliation.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. OLAF may carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, in accordance with the provisions and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999, Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 and Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 in order to protect the financial interests of the European Union, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption, money laundering or any other illegal activity affecting the financial Interests of the Union in connection with any financing operations. In such cases, the disbursement of loans should be immediately suspended until OLAF investigation findings are available. Where corruption is proven, the EIB shall assist asset recovery efforts by disclosing to the relevant authorities any assets held by the EIB that relate to such corruption or that derive from it. 2a. The contracts signed in relation to projects subject to the EU guarantee shall include stringent clauses enabling the suspension of financing support from the EIB to a project's promoters and financial intermediaries where fraud, corruption or other illegal activity are under formal investigation, and their cancellation in the event of such illegal activity being proven.