5 Amendments of Jean-Pierre AUDY related to 2013/2250(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Executive Director of the Artemis Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking'’s budget for the financial year 2012;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Joint Undertaking adopted an ex post audit strategy in 2010 and that its implementation started in 2011; notes that the audit of project cost claims has been delegated to the National Funding Authorities (NFAs) of the Member States, but that the administrative agreements signed with the NFAs do not include the practical arrangements for ex post audits;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that, according to the audit report by the Court of Auditors, payments made in 2012 relating to certificates of acceptance of costs issued by the Member States' NFAs amounted to EUR 7.3 million, which represents 43% of total operational payments; points out that, according to that Court of Auditors' report, the Joint Undertaking received audit reports from the NFAs covering approximately 45% of the costs relating to completed projects, that the Joint Undertaking did not assess the quality of those audits, that, by the end of April 2013, the Joint Undertaking had not received information on the audit strategies of all NFAs, and that Artemis was therefore not in a position to assess whether ex post audits provide sufficient assurance as to the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Artemis Joint Undertaking to submit a report to Parliament on the negative aspects recorded by the Court of Auditors; calls for that report, together with an assessment by the Court of Auditors, to be submitted to Parliament in time for it to take a final decision on discharge for the financial year 2012;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note that, according to the Court of Auditors' audit report, the Joint Undertaking received audit reports from the NFAs covering approximately 45 % of the costs relating to completed projects; is concerned that, according to that Court of Auditors' report, the Joint Undertaking did not assess the quality of these auditose audits, that, by the end of April 2013, the Joint Undertaking had not received information on the audit strategies of all NFAs, and that Artemis was therefore not in a position to assess whether ex post audits provide sufficient assurance as to the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions; reiterates that the Joint Undertaking should reinforce without delay the quality of its ex ante and ex post controls; requests that the discharge authority is informed of the results of the following ex post audit processes; notes, moreover, that the Joint Undertaking is engaged in an ongoing process to address these issues together with the Court of Auditors, and anticipates a positive outcome in future years;