10 Amendments of Marian-Jean MARINESCU related to 2014/2132(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2013 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2013;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes note that the Commission will carry out an evaluation to assess the ARTEMIS activity up to the date of the ECSEL JTI creation, as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2008 setting up the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking, to be considered for the discharge for the financial year 2014.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2013 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2013;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas financial contributions from ARTEMIS Member States should amount in total to at least 1.8 times the Union's financial contribution and research and development organisations' participating in projects in-kind contribution over the duration of the Joint Undertaking shall be equal to or greater than the contribution of public authorities.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges from the Joint Undertaking that in addition to the improvements to its ex post audit strategy, an action plan, was submitted which aims to remedy the deficiencies identified by the Court in its qualified opinion; acknowledges receipt from the Joint Undertaking of the last update with regard to the Ex-post audit implementation in the Joint Undertaking; awaits the Court's opinion on the new formula proposed for the calculation of an estimated residual error rate in the Joint Undertaking’s transactions; notes that the implementation of the action plan commenced in 2014; looks forward to the successful implementation of the entire action plan as well as to the Court's opinion on its outcome; points out that difficulties may arise as to the boundaries between NFA's sovereign authority and the Joint Undertaking's authority; Calls on the Joint Undertaking to provide a first interim evaluation report on the implementation of the action plan
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Is concerned that there is poor information regarding the evaluation of the MS and R&D organisations' contributions corresponding to the actual level of Union's payments; in line with the information received, the contribution of the MS is under the level of 1.8 as requested by the Joint Undertaking’s statute; calls on the Joint Undertaking to submit a report to the discharge authority concerning the contributions of all members other than the Commission, including the application of the evaluation rules, together with an assessment by the Commission;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Notes the Joint Statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission and the subsequent political agreement reached on the separate discharge to be given by the European Parliament upon recommendation of the Council, for Joint Undertakings under Article 209 of the Financial Regulation
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Reiterates its demand to the Court of Auditors to present a complete and appropriate financial assessments of rights and obligations of the Joint Undertaking for the period up to the date of ECSEL Joint Undertaking starting activity.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Joint Undertaking to submit a report to the discharge authority on the social-economic benefits of the already completed projects; calls for that report to be submitted to the discharge authority together with an assessment by the Commission;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Recalls that the discharge authority has previously requested that the Court draws up a special report on the capacity of the joint undertakings, together with their private partners, to ensure added value and efficient execution of Union research, technological development and demonstration programmes