BETA

Activities of Philip BRADBOURN

Plenary speeches (105)

Development of the trans-European transport network
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Electronic road toll systems
2016/11/22
European governance
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Cohesion policy
2016/11/22
Transport policy for 2010 (continuation)
2016/11/22
Harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Environmental performance of freight transport system
2016/11/22
Use of immovable property on a timeshare basis
2016/11/22
Aid to trans-European networks
2016/11/22
Enlargement of the Union
2016/11/22
Trans-European transport network
2016/11/22
Order of business
2016/11/22
Passenger transport by rail, road and inland waterway
2016/11/22
European Council meeting of 15-16 June 2001 in Göteborg – Swedish presidency
2016/11/22
Air carrier liability in the event of accidents
2016/11/22
Guidelines for innovative ERDF measures
2016/11/22
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
2016/11/22
Structural Funds (1998)
2016/11/22
Additionality
2016/11/22
Structural Funds – Cohesion Fund coordination
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2169(INL)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2169(INL)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0143(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0143(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0064(COD)
The charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures - Greening of transport and internalisation of external costs (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2240(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0033(COD)
Protection of consumers in respect of certain aspects of timeshares (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0113(COD)
Impact of aviation security measures and body scanners on human rights, privacy, personal dignity and data protection (debate)
2016/11/22
Order of business
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Evaluation of the Australia-EU PNR agreement – EU PNR (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2187(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2285(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0233(COD)
European Judicial Network - Strengthening of Eurojust and amendment of Decision 2002/187/JHA - Application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0803(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0088(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0097(COD)
Conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator - International carriage of passengers by coach and bus (recast) - International carriage of goods by road (recast) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0097(COD)
Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2115(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2149(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0135(CNS)
Common rules in the field of civil aviation security (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0191(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2112(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0048(NLE)
European Aviation Safety Agency (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0228(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0281(COD)
Airport capacity and ground handling (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2092(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2094(INI)
Immigration - Legal migration - Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2251(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0277(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2067(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0193(COD)
Prüm Treaty: cross-border cooperation in combating terrorism and cross-border crime - Visa Information System (VIS) - Consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) - Protection of personal data (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/0287(COD)
Community vessel traffic monitoring - Investigation of accidents - Liability of carriers of passengers by boat in the event of accidents - Port State control - Ship inspection and survey organisations (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0241(COD)
Common rules in the field of civil aviation security (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0191(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2173(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0083(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2068(INI)
Driving licences (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0046(COD)
Joint Undertaking for the European air traffic management system (SESAR) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0235(CNS)
Passenger car related taxes (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0130(CNS)
Reducing the climate change impact of aviation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2249(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/2264(INI)
Common rules in the field of civil aviation security (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0191(COD)
Social legislation relating to road transport Harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2003/0255(COD)
Market access to port services
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/0240(COD)
Charging of heavy goods vehicles
2016/11/22
Council Question Time
2016/11/22
Port security
2016/11/22
Road transport
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Work programme of the Netherlands presidency (continuation)
2016/11/22
Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (A7-0150/2014 - Krišjānis Kariņš, Judith Sargentini)
2016/11/22
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (A7-0020/2014 - Georges Bach)
2016/11/22
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0072(COD)
Registration documents for vehicles - Inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles - Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0185(COD)
2011 discharge
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2169(DEC)
Recording equipment in road transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0196(COD)
Discharge 2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2204(DEC)
Discharge 2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2204(DEC)
Regional airports and air services (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2196(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0250(COD)
Single European transport area (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2096(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0249(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2155(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
EU-US air transport agreement - EU-Canada air transport agreement - EU-Vietnam air services agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0082(NLE)
Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0237(COD)
Corrigendum to a text adopted: see Minutes
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0229(COD)
EU external strategy on Passenger Name Record (PNR) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2899(RSP)
Order of business
2016/11/22
Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport - Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0237(COD)
Explanations of vote (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2152(INI)
Disruption of air traffic in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
EU - Canada Summit (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2549(RSP)
Body scanners - Operation of intelligence services in the context of counter-terrorism strategies (debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0033(NLE)

Reports (7)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council decision amending Decision No 1692/96/EC on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (125 KB) DOC (40 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 2001/0229(COD)
Documents: PDF(125 KB) DOC(40 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision amending the amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1692/96/EC on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (Renewed referral) - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (224 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 2001/0229(COD)
Documents: PDF(224 KB) DOC(94 KB)
Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Pariament and Council regulation on the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system ("Marco Polo Programme") - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (135 KB) DOC (49 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 2002/0038(COD)
Documents: PDF(135 KB) DOC(49 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Pariament and Council regulation on the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (203 KB) DOC (166 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 2002/0038(COD)
Documents: PDF(203 KB) DOC(166 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision amending Decision No 1692/96/EC on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (231 KB) DOC (182 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 2001/0229(COD)
Documents: PDF(231 KB) DOC(182 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission PDF (139 KB) DOC (71 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2006/0281(COD)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(71 KB)
REPORT on the future of regional airports and air services in the EU PDF (209 KB) DOC (120 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2011/2196(INI)
Documents: PDF(209 KB) DOC(120 KB)

Shadow reports (49)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field of response to pollution caused by ships and to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations PDF (248 KB) DOC (344 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2013/0092(COD)
Documents: PDF(248 KB) DOC(344 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles PDF (192 KB) DOC (200 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/0185(COD)
Documents: PDF(192 KB) DOC(200 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2011: performance, financial management and control PDF (242 KB) DOC (165 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2214(DEC)
Documents: PDF(242 KB) DOC(165 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III – Commission and executive agencies PDF (698 KB) DOC (568 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2167(DEC)
Documents: PDF(698 KB) DOC(568 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2011 PDF (185 KB) DOC (109 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2209(DEC)
Documents: PDF(185 KB) DOC(109 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2011 PDF (185 KB) DOC (107 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2208(DEC)
Documents: PDF(185 KB) DOC(107 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2011 PDF (182 KB) DOC (106 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2207(DEC)
Documents: PDF(182 KB) DOC(106 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Community European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (178 KB) DOC (101 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2202(DEC)
Documents: PDF(178 KB) DOC(101 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2011 PDF (163 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2212(DEC)
Documents: PDF(163 KB) DOC(88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (166 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2221(DEC)
Documents: PDF(166 KB) DOC(88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (132 KB) DOC (71 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2204(DEC)
Documents: PDF(132 KB) DOC(71 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (172 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2198(DEC)
Documents: PDF(172 KB) DOC(94 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2011 PDF (166 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2185(DEC)
Documents: PDF(166 KB) DOC(88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (167 KB) DOC (90 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2216(DEC)
Documents: PDF(167 KB) DOC(90 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (154 KB) DOC (80 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2197(DEC)
Documents: PDF(154 KB) DOC(80 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (191 KB) DOC (107 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2190(DEC)
Documents: PDF(191 KB) DOC(107 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (182 KB) DOC (101 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2203(DEC)
Documents: PDF(182 KB) DOC(101 KB)
REPORT on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge PDF (424 KB) DOC (256 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2013/2015(DEC)
Documents: PDF(424 KB) DOC(256 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (167 KB) DOC (85 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2219(DEC)
Documents: PDF(167 KB) DOC(85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (164 KB) DOC (83 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2218(DEC)
Documents: PDF(164 KB) DOC(83 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (161 KB) DOC (84 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2217(DEC)
Documents: PDF(161 KB) DOC(84 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2011 PDF (164 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2188(DEC)
Documents: PDF(164 KB) DOC(88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011 PDF (162 KB) DOC (83 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2220(DEC)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(83 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police Office for the financial year 2011 PDF (176 KB) DOC (101 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2205(DEC)
Documents: PDF(176 KB) DOC(101 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2011 PDF (178 KB) DOC (96 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2195(DEC)
Documents: PDF(178 KB) DOC(96 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2011 PDF (178 KB) DOC (102 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2206(DEC)
Documents: PDF(178 KB) DOC(102 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2011 PDF (176 KB) DOC (96 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2192(DEC)
Documents: PDF(176 KB) DOC(96 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2011 PDF (171 KB) DOC (90 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2200(DEC)
Documents: PDF(171 KB) DOC(90 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (164 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2193(DEC)
Documents: PDF(164 KB) DOC(88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2011 PDF (171 KB) DOC (91 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2215(DEC)
Documents: PDF(171 KB) DOC(91 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (184 KB) DOC (106 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2194(DEC)
Documents: PDF(184 KB) DOC(106 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2011 PDF (186 KB) DOC (106 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2196(DEC)
Documents: PDF(186 KB) DOC(106 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2011 PDF (177 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2183(DEC)
Documents: PDF(177 KB) DOC(94 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2011 PDF (178 KB) DOC (101 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2191(DEC)
Documents: PDF(178 KB) DOC(101 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2011 PDF (175 KB) DOC (96 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2186(DEC)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(96 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (175 KB) DOC (97 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2187(DEC)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(97 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2011 PDF (158 KB) DOC (79 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2189(DEC)
Documents: PDF(158 KB) DOC(79 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2011 PDF (151 KB) DOC (75 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2210(DEC)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(75 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2011 PDF (166 KB) DOC (90 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2184(DEC)
Documents: PDF(166 KB) DOC(90 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2011 PDF (150 KB) DOC (76 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2211(DEC)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(76 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2011 PDF (154 KB) DOC (79 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2201(DEC)
Documents: PDF(154 KB) DOC(79 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2011 PDF (186 KB) DOC (114 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2012/2199(DEC)
Documents: PDF(186 KB) DOC(114 KB)
REPORT on passenger rights in all transport modes PDF (254 KB) DOC (164 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/2067(INI)
Documents: PDF(254 KB) DOC(164 KB)
REPORT on the Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system PDF (300 KB) DOC (206 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2011/2096(INI)
Documents: PDF(300 KB) DOC(206 KB)
REPORT on European road safety 2011-2020 PDF (227 KB) DOC (149 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2010/2235(INI)
Documents: PDF(227 KB) DOC(149 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft decision of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council on the conclusion of the Agreement on Air Transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part PDF (150 KB) DOC (77 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2009/0018(NLE)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(77 KB)
REPORT Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the West African Economic and Monetary Union on certain aspects of air services PDF (134 KB) DOC (62 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2008/0145(NLE)
Documents: PDF(134 KB) DOC(62 KB)
REPORT Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Community and Canada PDF (145 KB) DOC (71 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(71 KB)
REPORT Report on penalties for serious infringements against the social rules in road transport PDF (180 KB) DOC (95 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2009/2154(INI)
Documents: PDF(180 KB) DOC(95 KB)

Opinions (2)

OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Code of Conduct for computerised reservation systems
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Documents: PDF(128 KB) DOC(459 KB)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: An action plan for airport capacity, efficiency and safety in Europe
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Documents: PDF(115 KB) DOC(62 KB)

Shadow opinions (10)

OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 – all sections
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2013/2145(BUD)
Documents: PDF(111 KB) DOC(211 KB)
OPINION on the 2011 discharge: EU general budget, Section III – Commission
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/2167(DEC)
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(75 KB)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/2216(DEC)
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(68 KB)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2011
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/2198(DEC)
Documents: PDF(106 KB) DOC(69 KB)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2011
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/2194(DEC)
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(69 KB)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2011
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/2193(DEC)
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(69 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council simplifying the transfer of motor vehicles registered in another Member State within the Single Market
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2012/0082(COD)
Documents: PDF(204 KB) DOC(520 KB)
OPINION Interim report in the interests of achieving a positive outcome of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 approval procedure (2011/0177(APP))
2016/11/22
Committee: CONT
Dossiers: 2011/0177(APP)
Documents: PDF(127 KB) DOC(63 KB)
OPINION on the 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section III – Commission
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2011/2201(DEC)
Documents: PDF(125 KB) DOC(88 KB)
OPINION Discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2009, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2010/2142(DEC)
Documents: PDF(109 KB) DOC(86 KB)

Written declarations (1)

Written declaration on the seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg

2016/11/22
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Authors: Jonathan EVANS, John BOWIS, Christopher HEATON-HARRIS, Philip BRADBOURN, Neil PARISH

Amendments (584)

Amendment 7 #

2013/2256(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the Commission’s main objectives as set out in the Roadmap, in particular, achieving a more balanced governance, especially the objective of enhancing the agencies’ efficiency and accountability and introducing greater coherence in the way they function; welcomes the actions proposed thereon, in particular regarding the streamlining of management boards, efforts to seek synergies between agencies and the possibility of merging some of them;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 18 #

2013/2256(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the agencies to examine their internal administrative processes with a view to reducing administrative costs, which are generally too high across the agencies;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 19 #

2013/2256(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges that the results of a survey conducted by agencies about services shared between them show that they already cooperate and that awareness- raising could help develop those good practices further; welcomes the good example set by, for instance, the European Maritime Safety Agency (based in Lisbon) which shares its Internal Audit Capability with the European Fisheries Control Agency (based in Vigo), whereas European Railway Agency (based in Valenciennes) is preparing an agreement for sharing the services of the Accounting Officer with the European Securities and Markets Authority (based in Paris); proposes, furthermore, that some smaller agencies which may not be suitable for outright mergers be relocated in the same city – possibly even in the same building – so that they can benefit from common central resources and reduce overhead costs;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2252(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Executive Director of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2252(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2251(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Executive Director of the IMI Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2251(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the IMI Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2250(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 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;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2250(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the Artemis Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2249(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Executive Director of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2249(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2248(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2248(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2247(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Director of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2247(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2245(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office discharge in respect of the implementation of the Office's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office discharge in respect of the implementation of the Office's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2245(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Asylum Support Office for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Asylum Support Office for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2013/2245(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes withExpresses serious concern that a carry- over of EUR 2 000 00 was not covered by a legal commitment (contract) and was therefore irregular; calls on the Office to inform the discharge authority on the steps taken to prevent similar situations in the future;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2242(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2012 / Grants the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2242(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2012 / Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 13 #

2013/2242(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the factExpresses concern that budgets for grant agreements signed in 2010 and 2011 were not sufficiently specific, which resulted in payments in 2012; observes that there was no link between the approved funds and the activities to be implemented and that grant agreements did not set individual thresholds for specific cost categories (i.e. staff costs, sub-contracting, legal services, etc.) and did not include rules for the procurement of goods and services by the Knowledge and Innovation Communities and their partners;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 14 #

2013/2242(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes with concernIs appalled that the Institute did not have an internal auditor for the entire calendar year 2013, as the previous auditor left the Institute on 31 December 2012, and the current auditor took over the task only on 1 January 2014; believes that such a situation should have been avoided, especially given the problems shown to exist in the Institute as regards the 2012 discharge;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2241(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones its decision on granting the Administrative Manager of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications discharge in respect of the implementation of the Body's budget for the financial year 2012 / Grants the Administrative Manager of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications discharge in respect of the implementation of the Body's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/03/05
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2241(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2012 / Approves the closure of the accounts of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2012;
2014/03/05
Committee: CONT
Amendment 20 #

2013/2241(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes withExpresses serious concern that there is considerable room for improvement regarding the preparation, execution and documentation of procurement procedures; notes in particular that award procedures did not give sufficient attention to the price-quality ratio and that general award criteria had not been broken down further into sub criteria to allow a clear and comparable evaluation of the offers;
2014/03/05
Committee: CONT
Amendment 24 #

2013/2241(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. RegretsDeplores the fact that the Body does not have a treasury policy; notes that as a result, at the end of 2012, all cash held by the Body (EUR 1 600 000) was held in one bank, which has a BBB credit rating;
2014/03/05
Committee: CONT
Amendment 34 #

2013/2241(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the office toDemands that the Body remedy the situation and to report on its progress by 1 September 2014;
2014/03/05
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2240(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2240(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2240(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes from the Court of Auditors' report that regarding the three comments made in 2011, two corrective actions taken in response to the previous year's comments are still marked as 'ongoing' and one as 'completed';
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2239(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2239(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2239(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes withExpresses serious concern that the Authority made 22 budget transfers amounting to EUR 3 200 000, representing 16 % of total 2012 budget, which indicates serious weaknesses in budget planning;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2239(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. RegretsExpresses serious concern that according to the Court of Auditors’ annual audit, there is considerable room for improving the timeliness and documentation of procurement procedures; demands that the Authority address these concerns as a matter of priority and inform the discharge authority on the results of the measures taken;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 12 #

2013/2239(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes withExpresses serious concern that according to the Court of Auditors’ annual audit, the level of transparency of the Authority's recruitment procedures needs to be improved; calls ondemands that the Authority to implement corrective measures and to inform the discharge authority on the results of measures taken;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2238(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2238(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2238(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that one contract related to the design of a financial database was subdivided into four lots of EUR 60 000 each, which were all directly awarded to two companies; is strongly of the opinion that given the total value of the services to be procured for the same project (EUR 240 000), an open or restricted procedure should have been applied and that the related commitments and payments are thus irregular;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 16 #

2013/2238(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that while a physical verification of assets was carried out in May and June 2012, no physical verification report was produced; regrets, moreovexpresses serious concer,n that the Authority has not adopted any procedures or guidelines on physical checks on tangible assets;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2237(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2237(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2237(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that in order to cover higher school fees, the Authority grants staff whose children attend primary or secondary school a top-up allowance, which amounted to some EUR 76 000 in 2012, in addition to the education allowances provided for in the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (‘the Staff Regulations’);notes that these allowances are not covered by the Staff Regulations and are, therefore, rightly considered irregular by the Court of Auditors; acknowledges, however, that this situation is due to the lack of European Schools in the city the Authority is based in and that the purpose of these top-ups is to ensure equal treatment of the Authority’s employees under the Staff Regulations; but questions if this level of additional expenditure is justifiable;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2237(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes withExpresses concern that carry-overs of committed appropriations were high for title II (45 %); acknowledges that this was mainly due to reasons beyond the Authority’s control, such as the unsuccessful attempt to find new premises and delays in the implementation of some IT projects for which it was difficult to obtain the information needed from the predecessor organisation;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2237(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with satisfaction that according to the annual activity report, as well as the Court of Auditors' audit findings, the level and nature of transfers in 2012 have remained within the limits of the financial rules and commends the Authority for its good budgetary planning;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2236(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2236(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2236(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to consider merging the Fundamental Rights Agency with the Institute; is of the opinion that such a merger could result in greater administrative and operational efficiency as well as, in the long run, save costs to Union taxpayer;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2236(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Institute to urgently address the shortcomings identified by the Court of Auditors in the Institute's documentation of recruitment procedures; notes in particular that there was no evidence that questions for written tests and interviews, as well as their respective weightings, were prepared before the examination of the applications;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2236(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concernDeplores the fact that the Institute does not have a formalised procurement planning and monitoring procedure; notes in particular that its annual work programme does not include a procurement schedule linked to the planned activities that would define the optimal scope and timing of procurements;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 12 #

2013/2236(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges from the Institute that in order to improve the planning and monitoring of the procurement, the Institute is in process of creating a monitoring tool to follow up the expected dates of each step of the annual procurement proceedings; calls on the Institute to inform the discharge authority ifwhen it succeeds in fully implementing this tool or, if that is not the caseand up until then, to keep it informed of the state of play regarding its creation and implementation;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 16 #

2013/2236(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges from the Institute that in 2012, the Commission's Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out audit work in accordance with the Institute's strategic audit plan; notes that this work included an audit on budget execution, which identified good practices, but also led to four very important recommendations; takes note of the Institute's action plan to address the risks and notes that the IAS considered this to be adequate; notes that no critical recommendations were open as of 31 December 2012; but expresses great concern, however, that the implementation of two very important recommendations from 2011 hasve been delayed;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2235(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Police Office discharge in respect of the implementation of the Office's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Police Office discharge in respect of the implementation of the Office's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2235(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Police Office for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Police Office for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2235(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes withIs concerned that the Office carried over EUR 1 200 000 for changes to its premises in connection with the setting up of the European Cybercrime Centre; notes that although the Office agreed upon those changes with the host state in July 2012, the contract for the works required was only signed in April 2013; notes, in addition, that the Office carried over EUR 100 000 related to the introduction of a new human resources system; expresses concernis appalled that both of those carry-overs did not correspond to legal commitments made at the end of the year and were thus irregular; calls on the Office to urgently take steps in order to prevent similar situations in the future and to report on this within the framework of the 2012 discharge follow- up;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2234(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director-General of the Euratom Supply Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director-General of the Euratom Supply Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2234(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2233(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2233(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2233(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with satisfaction that according to the annual activity report as well as the Court of Auditors’ audit findings, the level and nature of transfers in 2012 have remained within the limits of the financial rules; commends the Agency for its good budgetary planning;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 14 #

2013/2233(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. RegretsExpresses concern that physical inventory results show serious weaknesses in the safeguarding and tracking of fixed assets and that there is no tracking procedure for software and internal components (2 370 items out of the 5 878 ICT fixed assets recorded); expresses concernis appalled, moreover, that 306 items could not be found, of which 93 were laptops and 29 were computers; calls ondemands that the Agency to remedy this situation and to duly follow this up before initiating the 2013 discharge procedure;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2232(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2232(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2232(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges that in response to the Court of Auditors' 2011 report, the Agency took corrective action in June 2012 to improve the transparency of recruitment procedures; noteregrets that in 2012, the Court of Auditors still identified weaknesses related to three audited recruitment procedures that were initiated prior to the Court’s 2011 report, namely that vacancy notices did not provide information to the candidates on complaint and appeal procedures, that candidates were given a global score instead of one score for each of the selection criteria and that there was no evidence that the questions for interviews and written tests had been set before the date of the examinations;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2231(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2231(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2231(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the carry-over of committed appropriations was relatively high for title II (administrative expenditure) at EUR 1 700 000 (38 %); acknowledges that this was partly due to events beyond the Authority's control, such as the relocation of its seat to Prague in September 2012 (EUR 400 000) and the setting-up of the Galileo Security Monitoring Centre (EUR 400 000) which necessitated the provision of certain goods and services in the last quarter of the year; notes, moreover, that several contracts relating to IT and legal services included in the 2013 work programme were signed in December 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2230(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2013/2230(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2229(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Police College discharge in respect of the implementation of the College's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Police College discharge in respect of the implementation of the College's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2229(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Police College for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Police College for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 12 #

2013/2229(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with concern that discussions about the College's future, which have been ongoing for several years, have created a situation of uncertainty which continues to hamper business planning and implementation;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2228(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Railway Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Railway Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2228(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2228(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that using two locations (Lille and Valenciennes) to carry out its activities exposes the Agency to additional costs; acknowledges the efforts made by the Agency to minimise the negative impact of the decision on the Agency's seatnd represents a waste of European taxpayers' money; demands that this issue be addressed in order to restore value for taxpayers' money and operational efficiency, while also avoiding needless indirect costs such as "wasted" working hours due to travelling or additional administrative work;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2222(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Network and Information Security Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Network and Information Security Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2222(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2220(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 13 #

2013/2220(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the procedure for assessing possible conflicts of interests at the Authority, where declarations of interest are screened by Heads of Unit and are generally assessed on a case by case basis, is overly burdensome and is subject to criticism, raising questions aboutserious concerns regarding its credibility and effectiveness; notes withexpresses serious concern that even a revised procedure has not helped dispel fears about the Authority’s expert impartiality; calls ondemands that the Authority to come up with a simplified procedure with less uncertainty which would validate and streamline the process and save both human resources and money;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2219(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2219(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2219(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes withExpresses great concern that carry-overs of committed appropriations were high for title III at 46 %; stresses that, although this is partly justified by the multiannual nature of the Agency’s operations and by the duly justified carry-overs included in the Court of Auditors' sample, nevertheless such a high level is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2219(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets that the Agency continues to have high administration costs and fails to understand how the Agency can justify such a situation, given an increase in revenue from the fees charged to outside businesses for its services; acknowledges that the large increase in revenue stems from an increase in the number of certification applications received, rather than as a result of an increase in tariffs;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2218(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2218(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2218(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern from the Court of Auditors’ report that the status of one corrective action taken in response to the previous year's comments is marked as 'ongoing', one is marked as 'completed' and one is marked as partially 'completed' and partially 'outstanding';
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2218(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concernDeplores that the Court of Auditors’ annual audit has found a budget commitment amounting to EUR 800 000 which was not related to an existing legal commitment and was thus irregular;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2218(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds the Agency that it has a duty to ensure that through the use of all possible efficient savings and the intelligent use of existing administrative structures, it can carry out its newly assigned competences without an undue budget increase, being mindful of the fact that the Agency must avoid the unnecessary duplication of the work of national authorities;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 15 #

2013/2218(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern that accounting procedures and information in respect of costs for internally generated intangible assets are not fully reliable; expectsdemands that the Agency to implement corrective measures and inform the discharge authority on the results;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2217(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Training Foundation discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Training Foundation discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2217(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2217(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report that in 2012, the overall level of committed appropriations was 99,9 %, indicating that commitments were made in a timely manner; notes, however, that the level of committed appropriations carried over to 2013 was high for title II (administrative expenditure) at EUR 600 000 (36,8 %); appreciatcknowledges that one of the main reasons for such a high level wereas the late receipt of invoices for building- related services delivered in 2012 (EUR 300 000) and a number of IT hardware and software purchases ordered as planned during the last months of 2012 (EUR 300 000) but not delivered until 2013;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 13 #

2013/2217(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges from the Foundation that as of 23 May 2013, the Commission's Internal Audit Service (IAS) has formally closed 12 out of the 14 recommendations from the 2011 IAS audit on communication and that the Foundation does not have any outstanding open recommendations ranked as ‘very important’; notes however, that there are still two open IAS audit recommendations from the 2011 IAS audit on external and internal communication, both ranked as ’important’, one of which is considered to have been implemented by the Foundation and is currently pending IAS review and closure, while the other is in the process of implementation and was expected to be fully implemented in 2013 in line with planned actions;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2216(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2216(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2216(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes from the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts that out of four comments made in 2011, two corrective actions taken in response to the previous year's comments are still marked as 'outstanding' and two as 'completed';
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2216(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Draws the attention of Eurojust to the needRequires Eurojust to improve the transparency of recruitment procedures; notes that there was no evidence that questions for tests and interviews were set before the examination of the applications by the Selection Board and there is no evidence that the weighting between written tests and interviews was set before candidates’ screening; calls on Eurojust to follow this up within the framework of discharge 2012 follow-up report;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2215(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2215(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 12 #

2013/2215(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with concern that in 2012, the Agency issued multiple framework contracts for the provision of services; expresses concern that the procurement procedure presented some irregularities affecting the principle of transparency and demands that the Agency address this issue;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2214(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2214(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2214(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concernIs appalled that according to the Court of Auditors’ report, the Centre held cash and short term deposits amounting to EUR 35 million at the end of 2012; notes that the Centre cannot adjust prices during the year in order to balance income and expenditure, although it has occasionally refunded its clients in order to reduce the surplus; calls ondemands that the Centre, together with the Commission, to propose a remedy to this situation as a matter of urgency;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2213(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2213(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2213(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes withExpresses concern that EUR 3 200 000 (22 % of the budget) have been carried over to 2013 and that the level of committed appropriations carried over is high for both Title II at 36 % and Title III at 33 %; acknowledges that for Title II, this was mainly caused by the renewal of annual IT contracts concluded as planned in the fourth quarter of 2012; acknowledges that for Title III, the high level was a result of both the multiannual nature of major projects and of delays in the awarding of specific contracts;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2212(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2212(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2212(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that for the year 2012, the mission expenses of the Executive Director of the Agency were remarkably higher than those of the executive directors of other agencies and considers this level of discrepancy unacceptable; calls on the Agency to provide further explanation for this situation to the discharge authority in the framework of the 2012 discharge follow-up;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 14 #

2013/2212(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. RegretsNotes with concern that existing controls provide only limited assurances to the Agency’s management as to the eligibility and accuracy of the costs claimed by beneficiaries; believes that a random verification of supporting documents for staff expenses and a higher coverage of beneficiaries by means of on- the-spot verifications could considerably increase assurances; calls on the Agency to take steps to that effect and to report to the discharge authority on its progress;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2211(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2211(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2211(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concernRegrets that no ex post verifications were carried out for any transactions made after 2008, except for grants; calls ondemands that the Centre to address the issue and to report to the discharge authority, within the framework of the 2012 discharge follow- up, on the steps taken;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2211(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with concern from the Court of Auditors’ annual audit report that the Centre currently bears the annual cost of about EUR 200 000 for unused office space in its former building and in the new headquarters; calls on the Centre to continue,, as a matter of priority, to work in cooperation with the Commission and national authorities, to seek adequate solutions for this unused office space and to report to the discharge authority, within the framework of the 2012 discharge follow-up, on the steps taken;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2210(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2210(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2210(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the IAS identified a number of strengths during the audit and that it believes that the Foundation's internal control system in place provides reasonable assurances regarding the achievement of those objectives; notes, however, that 12 recommendations were made, one of which was classified as ‘very important’; notes that those recommendations are still only in the process of being implemented;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2209(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2209(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2013/2209(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
– for the 2012 financial year, the Court of Auditors already noted satisfactory rates of the implementation of payment appropriations for Titles I and II (98 % and 89 %, respectively); acknowledges that for Title III, the rate of payment implementation of 49 % was well justified and carry forwards of this level are unavoidable and are not the result of delays in the planning and implementation of the Agency’s annual work programme,
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2209(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that in 2012, the Agency procured cleaning services via cascading framework contracts to two suppliers and due to a clerical error during the evaluation of offers,that the ranking of the contractors was incorrect; notes that as a result of thisan error, one specific contract for EUR 56 784 was awarded in 2012 and that the related payments are irregular; acknowledges that following the Court of Auditors' audit, the Agency has amended the ranking of the contractors accordingly;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2209(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with satisfaction that according to the annual activity report, as well as the Court of Auditors' findings, the level and nature of transfers in 2012 have remained within the limits of the financial rules; and commends the Agency for its good budgetary planning;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 14 #

2013/2209(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges from the Agency that in 2012, the Commission's Internal Audit Service (IAS) carried out an audit on procurement within the Agency and made two very important and seven important recommendations; notes that the Agency proposed an action plan which was accepted by the IAS and regrets that by the cut-off date of 31 December 2012, eight of thoseone important recommendations were closed; not had still not been closed; acknowledges that the one remaining important recommendation was closed in 2013;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2208(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2208(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2208(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with satisfaction that according to the annual activity report, as well as the Court of Auditors’ audit findings, the level and nature of transfers in 2012 have remained within the limits of the financial rules and commends the Centre for its good budgetary planning;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2013/2208(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concernIs appalled that according to the Court of Auditors’ findings, members of the pre- selection committee did not sign a declaration as regards the absence of conflicts of interests for the two recruitment procedures for the post of the Centre’s Director, which had been launched in 2010 and 2011 and had been declared unsuccessful; expresses concern that questions for interviews and their weightings, as well as the threshold scores for inclusion in the list of suitable candidates, were set after the screening of candidates;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2206(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2013/2206(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 2
2. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2012 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2205(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy discharge in respect of the implementation of the European External Action Service's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy discharge in respect of the implementation of the European External Action Service's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2013/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that in the 2012 annual report, the Court of Auditors did not identify any significant weakness in respect of the topics audited for the European External Action Service ('EEAS'); takes noteexpresses concern that some weaknesses still persist in the management of social allowance and regrets that the same problems which occurred in 2011 were repeatedly reported in the 2012 Annual Report of the Court of Auditors;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 13 #

2013/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that efforts have been made to reduce the top-heavy EEAS administration; is extremely concerned, however, that the EEAS has the biggest proportion of high graded staff out of all Union institutions, having 514 individuals employed in AD 12 or grades above (over 50 % of all EEAS AD staff), making it difficult to achieve significant reductions in the top-heavy administration; considers that the reversion of this situation cshould be achieved in the coming years through efficient management policies;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 27 #

2013/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. FindsExpresses concern at the excessive the number of officials being promoted after two years in the grade, especially the quick promotions in the higher grades; invites the EEAS to establish stricter criteria for the quick promotion in higher grades especially taking into account the high number of posts at high grades and additional costs this entails in real terms;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 46 #

2013/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. InviteAsks the EEAS to explain why it was necessary to create the post of Deputy Head of Delegation for Afghanistan;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 50 #

2013/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. SupportDemands the EEAS' intensify its efforts towards increasing savings with regards to housing policy of staff employed in the Union Delegations; considers that there is room for significant savings in this field as in year 2012 the housing costs paid for the accommodation of 675 officials in Union Delegations had a total cost of EUR 30 million;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 51 #

2013/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the fact that the EEAS could immediately impose savings of EUR 4 million in the 2014 budget with the new Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union entering into force; points out, however, the extremely high costs of employment in Union Delegations, as all entitlements, allowances, weightings coefficients, rest leaves and annual travel costs, moving and housing expenses add up to over EUR 8 000 per month per employee above the monthly salary of the individuals working in the Union Delegations and questions whether the level of additional benefits can be justified to the European taxpayer;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 59 #

2013/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Asks forDemands that the EEAS's building policy to be attached to the annual activity report., especially given that it is important that such costs are properly rationalised and that such costs are not excessive;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2204(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the European Data Protection Supervisor discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Data Protection Supervisor's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the European Data Protection Supervisor discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Data Protection Supervisor's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2203(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Ombudsman's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Ombudsman's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2202(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Committee of the Regions' budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Committee of the Regions' budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Committee, as an institution designed to offer a relatively small number of bodies privileged access to the Union's legislative and policy- making processes, to fund its activities by means of subscription for those local and regional institutions that believe it serves a valuable purpose;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2013/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Shares the viewtrongly believes that some improvements should be made to rationalise human resources in the Joint Services and in translation; finds the on- going contacts between the Committee, the European Economic and Social Committee ('EESC') and Parliament in this matter a positive contribution to the rationalisation of resources;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Economic and Social Committee’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Economic and Social Committee’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EESC, as an institution designed to offer privileged access to the Union’s legislative and policy-making processes, to fund its activities by means of subscription for those few bodies that have secured representation;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2013/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that Parliament’s recommendation to the EESC to base the reimbursement of members’ travel expenses on real costs was not implemented due to the Council’s still pending decision on the level of allowances; recalldemands that the system should be fully operational by the beginning of the next EESC term;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 10 #

2013/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Shares the viewtrongly believes that some improvements should be made to rationalise human resources in the Joint Services and in translation; finds the on- going contacts between the EESC, the CoR and Parliament in this matter a positive contribution to the rationalisation of resources;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2200(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the Court of Auditors' budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the Court of Auditors' budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2199(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Registrar of the Court of Justice discharge for implementation of the Court of Justice's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Registrar of the Court of Justice discharge in respect of the implementation of the Court of Justice's budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/25
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2013/2196(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Subtitle and paragraph 1 a (new)
- Added value of Parliament's discharge procedure 1a. Highlights the added value of the parliamentary procedure leading up to the annual Parliament discharge; 1b. Points out that this resolution remains principally focussed on the budget implementation and discharge for the financial year 2012 and that its main goal is to ensure that taxpayers' public money is used in the best possible way while highlighting where improvements can be made; encourages the Parliament's responsible bodies to continue to improve, at all possible levels, efficiency in Parliament's daily work; 1c. Repeats its call on the Bureau to distribute more 'White Papers' regarding the policy matters to all Members which would allow for the policy items to be discussed within the political groups in advance to a final decision;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2013/2196(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out the highexcessive level of carry- overs into 2012 (EUR 244 600 38423 ) and calls for the improved planning of expenditure; __________________ 23 Automatic carry-overs: EUR 222 900 384, non-automatic carry-overs: EUR 21 700 000.
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 26 #

2013/2196(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Notes the Secretary-General’s reply indicating that the cost for the LUX prize was reduced, as proposed by the Committee on Budgetary Control and voted in plenary in the 2010 discharge report, and that a series of concrete measures have been taken in order to minimise the LUX Prize expenditure, in particular cutting costs related to promotional activities at international festivals and within Parliament premises; takes note that the expenditure of LUX Prize in 2012 was EUR 434 421, which represents a reduction of 24 % as compared to 2011 (EUR 573722); calls for further efficiencies to be found;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 88 #

2013/2196(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60a. Suggests that the current buildings strategy be urgently re-examined, with a view to halting expansion;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 89 #

2013/2196(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 b (new)
60b. Notes the opening in April 2010 of the EP Liaison Office (EPLO) in Washington; calls for a review of its structure, activities and costs to be presented to the Bureau with copies to the relevant competent committees;
2014/02/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Commission discharge/Postpones its decision on granting the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 14 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 5
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the European Research Council Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Research Council Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 16 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 6
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the Research Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its Decision on granting the Director of the Research Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 18 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 7
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Director of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (formerly the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency) discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 20 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 8
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovesPostpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 90 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. ObservesExpresses concern that in the 2012 financial year the error rate rose for the third time in succession;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 158 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls for further investigation of the policies in question in order to clarify political reservations and considers such clarifications as a necessary condition to granting discharge;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 220 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Requests that the Commission submit to Parliament's competent committee by September 2014 a report on its activities to encourage whistle-blowing by the wider public;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 221 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 b (new)
70b. Recalls the Parliament's proposal for a full-time Commissioner for Budgetary Control;
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 294 #

2013/2195(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 141
141. Agrees with the Court of Auditors that Member States bear primary responsibility forhave a duty to preventing or detecting and correcting irregular expenditure and reporting on this subject to the Commission; observes that the administrative and certification authorities in the Member States therefore have a key role to play in ensuring the regularity of the expenditure reimbursed by the Commission (Paragraph 5.12 of the Annual Report);
2014/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2013/2145(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU budget contribution to the transport-related agencies should be commensurate with the additional responsibilities allocated to them by the EU co-legislators; underlines, in this regard, that the EU decisions on surveying marine pollution and offshore oil and gas installations, in the framework of the competences of the European Maritime Safety Agency, should be matched with adequate budgetary funding;deleted
2013/07/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2013/2145(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need for the EU transport budget to focus on infrastructure projects that will deliver growth and greater competitiveness in the European economy; particularly at a time of economic difficulty, it is essential that EU money give taxpayers value for money and focus on deliverable key infrastructure projects which improve the lives of EU citizens;
2013/07/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2013/2145(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the incoherence between the financial cuts proposed by the Council in the context of the MFF, CEF and TEN-T negotiations and the long wish lists of large transport infrastructure projects also proposed by the Council;deleted
2013/07/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2013/2145(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that innovation and research, particularly in the areas of behavioural change, modal shift, accessibility for all, integration (interconnectivity, intermodality, interoperability) and sustainability (climate protection, reduction of gas and noise emissions), are of crucial importance for the transport and tourism sectors;
2013/07/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2013/2145(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for interoperability between all modes of transport and for the further development of intelligent transport systems, allowing for, in particular, the smart use of logistics and the development of the requisite infrastructure for electric mobility, including trains, tramways, trolleybuses, electric bikes and e-cars; believes that financial resources and innovative technologies will be needed for the transport and tourism sectors to achieve sustainable greenhouse gas reductions, particularly between rail and air transport, through the use of intermodal ticketing;
2013/07/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2013/2145(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to introduce an initiative to follow up on the results of the preparatory actions on ‘sustainable tourism’ (soft mobility, cycling networks, eco-tourism and nature protection), focusing, at a later stage, on the aspects of cultural, natural, industrial and historical heritage, as well as to follow up on the preparatory action on accessibility for all, particularly for people with reduced mobility and for socially disadvantaged people.deleted
2013/07/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 87 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 89 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports (Text with EEA relevance)
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 95 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) It is essential that the complexities of administrative procedures for customs clearance are dealt with given that these are major obstacles to the competitiveness of short-sea shipping.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 101 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1 b) While greater financial transparency is vital in publicly funded ports, there is a limit to the level of transparency necessary for privately funded ports given that they are already covered by EU competition rules.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
(1 c) Port managers should organise a dialogue with customers and therefore, there is no need for an independent supervisory body, which would risk being overly bureaucratic.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 104 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Facilitating access to the port services market at Union level and introducing the financial transparency and autonomy of publicly funded seaports will improve the quality and efficiency of service provided to users of the port and contribute to a climate more favourable to investments in ports, and thereby help reduce costs for transport users and contribute to promoting short sea shipping and a better integration of maritime transport with rail, inland waterway and road transport.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 109 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The overwhelming majority of Union maritime traffic transits through the seaports of the trans-European transport network. In order to achieve the aim of this Regulation in a proportionate way without imposing any unnecessary burden on other ports, this Regulation should apply only to the seaports of the trans-European transport network, each of which playing a significant role for the European transport system either because it handles more than 0.1% of the total EU freight or the total number of passengers or because it improves the regional accessibility of island or peripheral areas, without prejudice, however, to the possibility of Member States deciding to apply this Regulation to other ports as well. Its application should be limited, where appropriate, to those seaports in receipt of substantial public subsidy. Pilotage services performed in the deep sea do not have a direct impact on the efficiency of the ports as they are not used for the direct entry and exit of the ports and therefore do not need to be included in this Regulation.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 135 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to be open and transparent at publicly funded ports, the procedure to select the providers of port services and its result should be made public and full documentation should be communicated to interested parties.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The competent authorities designated in a Member State should have the choice to decide to provide port services with public service obligations themselves or to entrust directly the provision of such services directly to an internal operator. In the case that a competent authority decides to provide the service itself, this may cover the provision of services through agents employed by the competent authority or commissioned by the competent authority. When such limitation is applied in all the TEN-T ports in the territory of a Member State, the Commission should be informed. In the cases where the competent authorities in a Member State prevail on such a choice, the provision of port services by the internal operators should be confined only to the port or ports for which those internal operators were designated. Moreover, in such cases, the port service charges applied by such an operator should be subject to supervision by the independent supervisory bodyion.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 167 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) The Commission should, as soon as possible, clarify the rules for State Aid with regard to the financing of port development, in accordance with the principles applied in the Leipzig-Halle airport decision.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Port service charges applied by providers of port services which are not designated in accordance with an open, transparent and non-discriminatory procedure entail a higher risk of price abuse given their monopolistic or oligopolistic situation and the fact that their market cannot be contested. The same is true for charges levied by internal operators in the meaning of this Regulation. For those servthat are not exposed to effective competition within the meaning of Articles, in the absence of fair market mechanisms, arrangements should be established to ensure th 9(1) and 6(1) should not be disproportionate the charges they levy reflect the normal conditions of the relevant market and aro the economic value of the services provided and should be set in a transparent and non- discriminatory way.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 175 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Port service charges applied by providers of port services which are not designated in accordance with an open, transparent and non-discriminatory procedure or by internal operators, which are wholly or mainly publicly funded, entail a higher risk of price abuse given theirwhere there is a monopolistic or oligopolistic situation and the fact that their market cannot be contested. The same is true for charges levied by internal operators in the meaning of this Regulation. For those services, in the absence of fair market mechanisms, arrangements should be established to ensure that the charges they levy reflect the normal conditions of the relevant market and are set in a transparent and non- discriminatory way.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 178 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) In order to be efficient, the port infrastructure charges of each individual ports should be set in a transparentby the managing body of the port in and autonomous way in accordance with that port's own commercial and investment strategy. Where the managing body of the port is wholly or mainly publicly funded such charges shall be set in a transparent way.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 182 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Adequate facilities should be in place to ensure that the users of theUsers of publicly funded ports which are requested to pay athe port infrastructure charge and/or a port service charge arshould be regularly consulted when the port infrastructure charge and the port service charge are defined and changed. The managing bodies of the ports should also regularly consult other stakeholders on key issues related to the sound development of the port, its performance and its capacity to attract and generate economic activities such as the coordination of the port services within the port area and the efficiency of the connections with the hinterland and of the administrative procedures in ports.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The different independent supervisory bodies should exchange information on their work and cooperate in order to ensure a uniform application of this Regulation.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 198 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers relating to appropriate arrangements for the exchange of information between independent supervisory bodies should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers13 . __________________ 13deleted OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 216 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) cargo handling;deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 217 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) dredging;deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 222 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) mooring;deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 227 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) pilotage and;deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 231 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) towage.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 294 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. In the cases provided for in paragraph 1, the minimum requirements referred to in paragraph 2 and the procedure for the granting of the right to provide port services under those requirements shall have been published by the managing body of the port by 1 July 20158 or for minimum requirements being applicable after that date at least three months before the date on which those requirements would become applicable. Providers of port services shall be informed in advance of any change in the criteria and of the procedure.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 357 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10 Safeguarding of employees' rights 1. This Regulation shall not affect the application of the social and labour rules of the Member States. 2. Without prejudice to national and Union law including collective agreements between social partners, the managing bodies of the port may require the designated provider of port services appointed in accordance with the procedure established by Article 7, in the case where this provider is different from the incumbent provider of port services, to grant staff previously taken on by the incumbent provider of port services the rights to which they would have been entitled if there had been a transfer within the meaning of Directive 2001/23/EC. 3. Where managing bodies of the port require providers of port services to comply with certain social standards as regards the provision of relevant port services, tender documents and port service contracts shall list the staff concerned and give transparent details of their contractual rights and the conditions under which employees are deemed to be linked to the port services.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 404 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The charges for theport services provided either by an internal operator as referred to in Article 9 and the charges leviedor by providers of port service, in cases of limitation of the number of providers which have not been designated on the basis of procedures which are open, transparent and non- discriminatory, which in either case are wholly or mainly publicly funded, shall be set in a transparent and non-discriminatory way. These charges shall reflect the conditions on a competitive relevant market and shall not be disproportionate to the economic value of the service provided.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 411 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The payment of the port infrastructure charges may be integrated inwith other payments, such as the payment of the port service charges. In this case, where the managing body of the port is wholly or mainly publicly funded, it shall make sure that the amount of the port infrastructure charge remains easily identifiable by the user of the port infrastructure.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 417 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, port infrastructure charges may vary in accordance with the port's economic strategy and commercial practices, relateding inter alia to frequent users, or in order to promote a more efficient use of the port infrastructure, short sea shipping or a high environmental performance, energy efficiency or carbon efficiency of transport operations. The criteria used for such a variation shall be relevant, objective, transparentcomply with State anid non-discriminatory and in due respect of the competition rules. The resulting variation shall in particular be available to all relevant port service users on equal termand competition rules.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 432 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. The managing body of the porta port which is wholly or mainly publicly funded shall inform port users and the representatives or associations of port users about the structure and the criteria used to determine the amount of the port infrastructure charges, including the total costs and revenues serving as a basis to determine the structure and the level of the port infrastructure charges. It shall inform users of the port infrastructures of any changes in the amount of the port infrastructure charges or in the structure or criteria used in order to determine such charges at least three months in advance.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 435 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7
7. The managing body of thea port shall make available to the competent independent supervisory bodywhich is wholly or mainly publicly funded shall, in the event of a formal complaint, make available to the relevant body designated pursuant to Article 17 and to the Commission, upon request, the information referred to in paragraph 4 and the detailed costs and revenues, serving as a basis to determine the structure and the level of the port infrastructure charges and the methodology used for setting the port infrastructure charges with regard to the facilities and services to which these port charges relate to.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 441 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The managing body of the porta port which is wholly or mainly publicly funded shall establish a committee of representatives of operators of waterborne vessels, cargo owners or other port users which are requested to pay an infrastructure charge or a port service charge or both. This committee shall be called the "port users' advisory committee".
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 446 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The managing body of the porta port which is wholly or mainly publicly funded shall consult on an annual basis prior to the setting of port infrastructure charges the port users' advisory committee on the structure and level of such charges. The providers of port services as referred to in Article 6 and in Article 9 in either case which is wholly or mainly publicly funded shall consult on an annual basis prior to the setting of port service charges the port users' advisory committee on the structure and level of such charges. The managing body of the port shall provide adequate facilities for such consultation and shall be informed of the results of the consultation by the providers of port services.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 465 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
Independent supervisory bodyApplication of this Regulation
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 469 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that an independent supervisory body monitors and supervises the application of this Regulation in all the seaports covered by this Regulation on the territory of each Member Statetake appropriate measures, in accordance with national law, to monitor the proper application of this Regulation.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 475 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that any party with a legitimate interest has the right and is informed about how to lodge a complaint against the decisions or individual measures taken pursuant to the provisions of this Regulation.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 476 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The independent supervisory body shall be legally distinct from and functionally independent of any managing body of the port or providers of port services. Member States that retain ownership or control of ports or port managing bodies shall ensure an effective structural separation between the functions relating to the supervision and monitoring of this Regulation and the activities associated with that ownership or control. The independent supervisory body shall exercise its powers impartially and transparently and with due respect to the right to freely conduct business.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 481 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The independent supervisory body shall handle the complaints lodged by any party with a legitimate interest and the disputes brought before it arising in connection with the application of this Regulation.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 484 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. In the event that the dispute arises between parties established in different Member States, the independent supervisory body of the Member State of the port where the dispute is presumed to have its origin shall have competence to solve the dispute.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 489 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The independent supervisory body shall have the right to require managing bodies of the ports, providers of port services and port users to submit information needed to ensure monitoring and supervision of the application of this Regulation.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 492 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. The independent supervisory body may issue opinions at the request of a competent authority in the Member State on any issues in relation to the application of this Regulation.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 496 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
7. The independent supervisory body may consult the port users' advisory committee of the port concerned when dealing with the complaints or disputes.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 499 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. The decisions of the independent supervisory body shall have binding effects, without prejudice to judicial review.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 504 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall notify to the Commission the identity of the independent supervisory bodies by 1 July 2015 at the latest and subsequwhich mechanisms and procedures are used or put in place to comply with paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article twelve months after the entlry any modification thereof. The Commission shall publish and updinto force of the Regulation ate the list of the independent supervisoratest and subsequently any bmodies on its websitefication thereof.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 509 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18 Cooperation between independent supervisory bodies 1. The independent supervisory bodies shall exchange information about their work and decision-making principles and practices in order to facilitate a uniform implementation of this Regulation. For this purpose, they shall participate and work together in a network that convenes at regular intervals and at least once a year. The Commission shall participate, coordinate and support the work of the network. 2. The independent supervisory bodies shall cooperate closely for the purposes of mutual assistance in their tasks, including in carrying out investigations required to handle complaints and disputes in cases involving ports in different Member States. For this purpose, an independent supervisory body shall make available to another such body, after a substantiated request, the information necessary to allow that body to fulfil its responsibilities under this Regulation. 3. The Member States shall ensure that the independent supervisory bodies shall provide the Commission, after a reasoned request, with the information necessary for it to carry its tasks. The information requested by the Commission shall be proportionate to the performance of those tasks. 4. Where information is considered confidential by the independent supervisory body in accordance with Union or national rules on business confidentiality, the other national supervisory body and the Commission shall ensure such confidentiality. This information may only be used for the purpose which it was requested. 5. Based on the experience of the independent supervisory bodies and on the activities of the network referred to in paragraph 1, and in order to ensure efficient cooperation, the Commission may adopt common principles on the appropriate arrangements for the exchange of information between independent supervisory bodies. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22(2).deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 521 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Any party with a legitimate interest shall have the right to appeal against the decisions or individual measures taken under this Regulation by the competent authorities, or by the managing body of the port or by the independent supervisory body to an appeal body which is independent of the parties involved. This appeal body may be a court.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 524 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 1 July 20158 at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 526 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Article 21 Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 14 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 14 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 14 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.deleted
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 539 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 20158.
2013/12/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2013/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3) Article 4(6), is modified as follows: The competent authorities of neighbouring Member States may authorise cross-border operations using vehicles or vehicle combinations with dimensions and weights deviating from those laid down in points 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Annex 1 provided that they do not discriminate on grounds of Member State of registration of the tractor, trailer or semi-trailer. These competent authorities (‘may’ or ‘shall’) define the routes on which the vehicles or vehicle combinations with dimensions and weights deviating from those laid down in points 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Annex 1 are allowed to circulate. Member States shall inform the Commission thereof and will render this information available to the public. Article 5(b) and Article 8a are deleted.
2013/12/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 12 #

2013/0092(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Agency's work on the prevention of pollution and on pollution response preparedness is not just financially beneficial but also adds non-monetary value. Given the risk of the devastating ecological impact and huge economic costs of possible pollution incidents, as well as the socio-economic impact of such incidents on other sectors, such as tourism and fisheries, sufficient investment in the Agency is crucial, provided the above criteria are manifestly justifiable.
2013/06/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 15 #

2013/0092(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure thorough implementation of the Action Plans, the Agency should be provided with a viable and cost-effective system for financing, in particular, itswhere appropriate, the provision of operational assistance to the affected States.
2013/06/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2013/0092(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Recognising the need for the Agency to be financially secure, and, independently of the Commission's multiannual financing, the Union and Member States should implement mechanisms whereby the financial costs borne by the Agency may be recovered from third parties in respect of goods, services or labour provided by the Agency.
2013/06/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 25 #

2013/0092(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The financial envelope for the implementation of the tasks referred to in Article 3 for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 shall be EUR 160.500.000 expressed in current pricesfinanced from savings from other areas of the Budget.
2013/06/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2013/0092(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Union and Member States shall establish mechanisms whereby the financial costs borne by the Agency in carrying out its functions pursuant to this Regulation may be recovered from third parties in respect of goods, services or labour provided by the Agency.
2013/06/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) 'Full service' airline providing flight catering to passengers as part of their service should not discriminate against passengers requiring special meals due to pre-existing medical conditions (e.g. Coeliacs, diabetes etc.). Such special meals should be provided at no additional cost to the passenger provided the passenger has informed the airline before travelling.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 176 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 b (new)
(35 b) Specific facilities for severely disabled passengers requiring changing and toilet facilities (so called 'changing places') should be provided at no cost to the passenger at all EU airports with an annual passenger throughput of more than 1 million.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 c (new)
(35 c) The national enforcement bodies set up by the Member States (hereinafter referred as 'NEBs') do not always have sufficient power to ensure the effective protection of passenger rights. Member States should therefore give NEBs sufficient power to sanction infringements and to resolve disputes between passengers and industry and all NEBs should fully investigate all complaints received.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 178 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 d (new)
(35 d) The information some airlines provide to passengers with regard to the time needed to transfer between connecting flights is often misleading, especially at large international hub airports. Airlines should therefore provide connection timings that are suitable for all passengers, including families with small children, the elderly and PRM's
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 305 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
fivthree hours or more after the scheduled time of arrival for all intra-Community journeys and for journeys to/from third countries of 3500 kilometres or less;
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 320 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
ninesix hours or more after the scheduled time of arrival for journeys to/from third countries between 3500 and 6000 kilometres;
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 326 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
twelveeight hours or more after the scheduled time of arrival for journeys to/from third countries of 6000 kilometres or more.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 343 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Subject to safety constraints, where a tarmac delay exceeds one hour, the operating air carrier shall provide free of charge access to toilet facilities and drinking water, shall ensure adequate heating or cooling of the passenger cabin, and shall ensure that adequate medical attention is available if needed. Where a tarmac delay reaches a maximum of fivthree hours, the aircraft shall return to the gate or another suitable disembarkation point where passengers shall be allowed to disembark and to benefit from the same assistance as specified in paragraph 1, unless there are safety-related or security- related reasons why the aircraft cannot leave its position on the tarmac.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 418 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
In Article 9(3) the following paragraph shall be inserted: 3a. Airport management bodies shall provide specific facilities for severely disabled passengers requiring changing and toilet facilities at no cost to the passenger, at all EU airports with an annual passenger throughput of more than one million.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 470 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall designate a National Enforcement Body responsible for the enforcement of this Regulation as regards flights from airports situated on its territory and flights from a third country to such airports. The Member States shall ensure that the National Enforcement Body is given sufficient power to sanction infringements and to resolve disputes between passengers and industry and will inform the Commission of the body that has been designated in accordance with this paragraph.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 472 #

2013/0072(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16 – paragraph 2
The National Enforcement Body shall closely monitor compliance with the requirements of this Regulation and take the measures necessary to ensure that the rights of passengers are respected. For this purpose, air carriers and airport managing bodies shall provide the relevant documents to the National Enforcement Body at its request. In order to carry out its functions, the National Enforcement Body shall also take account of the information submitted to it by the body designated under Article 16a. It shall investigate all complaints received and may also decide on enforcement actions based on individual complaints transmitted by the body designated under Article 16a.
2013/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #

2012/2253(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GPostpones its decision on grantsing the Executive Director of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2253(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012;
2014/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2221(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Executive Director of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2012/2221(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2012/2220(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Executive Director of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2012/2220(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2219(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Executive Director of the IMI Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2012/2219(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the IMI Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2012/2218(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Executive Director of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2012/2218(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2012/2217(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Executive Director of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2012/2217(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2216(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2216(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2012/2215(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Director of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2011,
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2012/2215(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 17 #

2012/2214(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Urges the Agencies to examine their internal administrative processes with a view to reducing administrative costs, which are generally too high across the Agencies;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2212(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GrantPostpones the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2212(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2211(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GrantPostpones the Administrative Manager of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications discharge in respect of the implementation of the Body's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2211(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2210(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Director of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2210(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2209(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GrantPostpones the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2209(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2208(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GrantPostpones the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2208(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2207(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GrantPostpones the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2207(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2012/2207(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Notes from the Court of Auditors that weaknesses as regards three legal commitments made in advance of budget commitments (EUR 742 000) were noted; calls onrequires the Authority to inform the discharge authority of the actions it has taken to address this deficiency;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2206(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2206(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2205(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Police Office discharge in respect of the implementation of the Office's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2205(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Police Office for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 12 #

2012/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report that in 2010, more than EUR 1,6 million had to be cancelled and in 2011, EUR 1,9 million (9 % of the appropriations carried over from 2010) were cancelled; notes, moreover, that in 2011 the level of carry-overs of commitment appropriations was also high, with EUR 4,2 million (41 %) for Title II ‘administrative expenditure’ and EUR 10,6 million (46 %) for Title III ‘operational expenditure’; calls onrequires the Office to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to address that deficiency, as the high carry-over and cancellation rates indicate difficulties in the planning and/or implementation of the Office's activities;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 15 #

2012/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report that weaknesses were found as regards the physical verification and recording of assets before and after the move to the new headquarters; in addition, notesis concerned that insurance contracts do not reflect the value of the Office's assets: before the move, net assets were over- insured by about EUR 17 million and at the moment of audit they were under-insured by about EUR 21 million;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 23 #

2012/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1
calls ondemands that the Office to implements all the recommendations of the IAS in order to improve those areas and to inform the discharge authority on the actions taken;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2204(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GrantPostpones the Director-General of the Euratom Supply Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2204(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2203(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2203(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2202(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GrantPostpones the Executive Director of the Community Fisheries Control Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2202(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Executive Director of the European GNSS Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2200(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2200(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2199(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Police College discharge in respect of the implementation of the College's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2199(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Police College for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2198(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Railway Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2198(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2012/2198(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the level of payments against budget appropriations improved for all titles, but remained low for Title III with 47 % (39 % in 2010); calls ondemands that the Agency to take further actions to address this deficiency as the situation is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality and report back to the budgetary authority forthwith;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2012/2198(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that using two locations (Lille and Valenciennes) to carry out its activities exposes the Agency to additional costs; for this reason one location should be urgently reconsidered; notes, moreover, that this observation has been made since 2006 and that no action has been taken by the Council to change the Decision of 13 December 2003*1 obliging the Agency to have a double seat;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2197(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GrantPostpones the Executive Director of the European Network and Information Security Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2197(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2196(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority discharge in respect of the implementation of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2012/2196(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2012/2196(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes, from the Court of Auditors' report and the Authority's annual activity report (AAR), that in 2011, 13 budgetary transfers were made; notes that, in particular, EUR 2,46 million was transferred from Title I to the infrastructure and IT budget lines of Title II, aiming to provide the resources for the adaptation of IT systems and financial systems related to the reorganisation and the migration to the accrual-based accounting financial system, and to reinforce the resources available for the move to the final seat and equipment for the final seat; notes, moreover, that transfers were carried out within Titles II and III; notes with concernpoints out specifically the Court of Auditors' remark that the situation indicates weaknesses in budget planning and implementation and is at odds with the principle of specification;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 19 #

2012/2196(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with concern that the Authority was criticised for a lack of transparency with respect to the publication of annual declarations of interest and the absence of training on conflicts of interest and demands that this matter be remedied forthwith;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2195(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2195(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2012/2195(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concernIs appalled that the Court of Auditors' remarks, in particular ‘the Centre concluded a framework contract (FWC) in 2009 for a maximum amount of EUR 9 million, allowing it to sign specific contracts with selected suppliers up to this amount. [..] Subsequent amendments increased these contracts’ values to EUR 14, 9 million. By the end of 2011 payments made totalled EUR 12, 2 million, of which EUR 3, 2 million in 2011. Commitments and payments above the EUR 9 million ceiling set in the framework contract are irregular‘;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2012/2195(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges fromExpresses serious concern that the Court of Auditors' report showed that, as in the previous year, a high level of carryover was reported for 2011; notes that out of the total budget for 2011, EUR 11 million (20 %) was carried over to 2012, including 38% of Title III ‘operational expenditure’ appropriations; calls on the Centre to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to address this deficiency as this high level of carryover, coupled with a low level of accrued expenditure (EUR 5,4 million), is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2194(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2194(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2012/2194(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report that the decrease in the country coefficient for Germany in June 2010 caused a significant surplus in the Agency's Title I ‘Staff Expenditure’ appropriations for 2011 and that about EUR 3 million (7 % of the appropriations) were transferred from Title I to various budget lines in Title III ‘Operational Expenditure’, despite their low implementation rate in terms of payments; notes, moreover, that this significant cross title transfer, which changed the structure of the budget considerably, was not put to the Agency's Management Board for approval; calls ondemands that the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken as this situation is at odds with the budgetary principle of specification;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2012/2194(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note that the transfer increased Title III appropriations to EUR 13,7 million and that at the end of 2011, EUR 7,8 million was carried over to 2012; calls onrequires that the Agency to inform the discharge authority of the actions taken to reduce the high level of carryovers as this is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 15 #

2012/2194(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Remarks that the budgetary authority is concerned by the high administrative costs at the Agency and is strongly dissatisfied with the answers regarding them that were given by the Executive Director of the Agency in the hearing of the Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control because they did not adequately address members' questions;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 36 #

2012/2194(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
urgrequires the Agency to report to the discharge authority on the implementation of the abovementioned policies and procedures, as well as on any further developments as regards the management of conflicts of interest;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2193(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2193(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2012/2193(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern the Court of Auditors' finding that budget commitments amounting to EUR 0,9 million were not related to existing legal commitments and the Agency should have decommitted and paid back the amount to the Commission at the beginning of 2012; notes, however, that the Agency initiated the process too late and as a result, due to restrictions imposed by the IT system, the funds will be blocked for one year and will only be decommitted and paid back at the end of 2012; considers that this is unacceptable;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2012/2193(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the Court of Auditors identified the need to improve the Agency's asset management; it found, in particular, unexplained differences between the recorded annual and cumulated depreciation and that for internally created intangible assets, accounting procedures and information on costs were not reliable; notes that evidence of a physical inventory of administrative equipment within the required period was lacking; remarks that until the serious problems in the Agency are resolved no further extension of the Agency's competency should be considered;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2012/2193(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with concern the Court of Auditors' finding that when the Agency sold two sets of sweeping arms systems for at-sea oil recovery services in December 2011, aiming to obtain at least the equipment's net book value of EUR 319 050 , as a result of the minimum price being wrongly set below net book value, the equipment was sold at a loss of EUR 93 950; considers that this is unacceptable and shows lack of regard for taxpayers money;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2192(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Training Foundation discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2192(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2191(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones its decision on granting the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge in respect of the implementation of Eurojust's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2191(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2190(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2190(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2189(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2189(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2188(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2188(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2187(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ....Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2187(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2012/2187(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes from the Court of Auditors' report that the Agency made a payment to an international environmental organisation amounting to EUR 6 061 which was related to the participation of Agency staff in expeditions organised by that organisation in February and May 2011; notdeplores that no procurement procedure had taken place and no contract had been drawn up for those expeditions ; notes that the Agency bore the travel costs, amounting to EUR 11 625; notes the Court of Auditors' finding that the Agency's Executive Director was a member of the international environmental organisation's board of trustees until April 2011 and that this could constitute a conflict of interest;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2185(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2185(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ...Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 17 #

2012/2185(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned by the fact that in December 2012, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) opened an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Agency as a result of allegations made by one of the applicants in the above-mentioned court cases; requestires that the Agency inform the discharge authority on the results of both the OLAF investigation and the Ombudsman case;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 22 #

2012/2185(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Is convinced that merger of the European Institute for Gender Equality and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights should be urgently considered in order to avoid duplication of tasks and to reduce overhead costs;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2184(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. GrantPostpones the Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2184(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovPostpones the closure of the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2183(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2183(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2176(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy discharge in respect of the implementation of the European External Action Service's budget for the financial year 2011; Postpones its decision on granting the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy discharge in respect of the implementation of the European External Action Service's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2175(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the European Data Protection Supervisor discharge in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2011; Postpones its decision on granting the European Data Protection Supervisor discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Data Protection Supervisor's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2174(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Ombudsman's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2173(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Committee of the Regions' budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Committee of the Regions' budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2173(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Committee, as an institution designed to offer a relatively small number of bodies privileged access to the Union's legislative and policy- making processes, to fund its activities by means of subscription for those local and regional institutions that believe it serves a valuable purpose;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2172(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Economic and Social Committee budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Economic and Social Committee budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2172(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EESC, as an institution designed to offer privileged access to the Union's legislative and policy-making processes, to fund its activities by means of subscription for those few bodies that have secured representation;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2171(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the Court of Auditors' budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the Court of Auditors' budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2170(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Registrar of the Court of Justice discharge in respect of the implementation of the Court of Justice's budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Registrar of the Court of Justice discharge in respect of the implementation of the Court of Justice's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2012/2169(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/26
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants its President discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Parliament budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting its President discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Parliament budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Bureau to schedule as a specific agenda item a discussion of the discharge report in May or June, shortly after its adoption by plenary;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 15 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Reiterates its proposal that the Bureau should circulate more 'White Papers' on policy items of general interest to all Members so they can be thoroughly discussed within political groups prior to a final decision being taken;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 55 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Notes that 192 members of staff report to the Directors General without going through a Director; asks the Secretary-General to review this situation to ensure that 'cabinets' for Directors- General are not being created unofficially; asks the Secretary-General to include in the review an assessment of the grades, powers and responsibilities of these staff;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 71 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Takes note of the fact that the contract with the current travel agency expires on 31 December 2013 and that the preparations of a new call for tenders have started; regrets that, while the possibility of a financial audit was provided for in the contract, this is not the case for an audit of the structure and performance of the travel agency; insists that a future contract should include the possibility of intermediary and final financial and performance audits; as requested by the Committee on Budgetary Control, welcomes the fact that the administration will also have recourse to external expertise when establishing tender documentation and throughout the selection procedure, thereby ensuring that Parliament chooses the best solution, resulting in major simplifications and cost- savings; stresses that the new contract should take into account the best quality/price ratio and the best value for money with competitive prices; reiterates its proposal for exploring the possibility of having two travel agencies operating within Parliament, in direct competition, and whether this might provide a cost- neutral way of increasing efficiency and achieving best value for money;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 79 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Regrets that the audience of Europarl TV, although greater in 2011 as compared with 2010*2, continues to be very low in the case of direct individual users (excluding viewers through partnership agreements with regional TVs) despite the considerable financing that it still received in 2011, amounting to some EUR 8 000 000 (item 3 2 4 6); regrets furthernotes that in its resolution on the discharge 2010 Parliament called "on the Secretary-General to present proposals to its competent committee for the closure of the operation"; regrets that the Bureau decided to ignore Parliament's decision; notes with grave concern that no cost- benefit evaluation of Europarl TV has being made, despite the fact that this was requested by Parliament in its resolution on the discharge 2010; welcomes, however, the decision of the Bureau of 12 December 2012 to implement a set of reforms in order to achieve significant savings; 1 2 en Direct visits per month on the website: 2010: 30 000; 2011: 39 559. Direct visits per month on the website: 2010: 30 000; 2011: 39 559. made, despite the fact that this was requested by Parliament in its resolution on the discharge 2010; insists that a cost- benefit evaluation should be initiated immediately, explicitly considering the possibility of shutting the project down in its entirety;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 83 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Is concerned at the increased cost of the Lux Prize in 2011*1; calls for a more cost- efficient management of this prize and therefore suggests the Internal Auditor might consider reviewing its administration to achieve this goal;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 89 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. Notes that a business plan for the House of European History in Brussels was approved by the Bureau on 26 September 2011 and that the Commission has declared its willingness to participate in the running costs of the project and will communicate to Parliament before the end of the summer 2013 the terms of such contribution; ; deplores the decision to persist with this project, which is not only highly controversial and costly but also superfluous in light of the success of the visitor's centre; notes that pushing ahead with current plans will likely enforce negative public perceptions of Parliament, as it will be seen to be a costly and unnecessary vanity project in these times of financial difficulty; requests that all construction and associated works should be immediately halted, while the possibility of abandoning plans for a House of European History altogether is reconsidered by Parliament;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 96 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Insists that the time has finally come to end all subsidies to the catering service, as it is no longer tenable that officials and staff pay anything other than market prices; expects to this end that catering services will be required to be self- sufficient; reiterates its suggestion that the possibility be explored for the existence of two or more service providers, in direct competition, so as to encourage increased quality of service and best value for money;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 98 #

2012/2168(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Points out that any property and buildings strategy must also take account of the rising costs of maintaining the buildings purchased; suggests that the current buildings strategy should be urgently re-examined, with a view to halting all expansion;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 1 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/postponesPostpones its decision on granting the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/postponesPostpones its decision on granting the Director of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 4 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 3
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/postponesPostpones its decision on granting the Director of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 5 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 4
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/(postponesPostpones its decision on granting the Director of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 5
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/postponesPostpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Research Council Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 6
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/postponesPostpones its decision on granting the Director of the Research Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 8 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 7
Paragraph 1
1. Grants/postponesPostpones its decision on granting the Director of the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 8
Paragraph 1
1. ApprovesPostpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 25 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) collect information from Member States concerning the degree to which national rules render Union legislation on budget management unnecessarily complicated (‘gold-plating’) and report to Parliament by October 2013; recalls that an infringement of those national rules represents an error in budget management and that the Commission is ultimately responsible for errors in implementing the Union budget (Article 317 TFEU);
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 50 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph under sub heading 'Revenues and traditional own resources'
In order to ensure proper protection of the Union's financial interests, and with a view to equipping the Union with sufficient own resources for growth, the Commission should:
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 58 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the amount of structural funds implemented through FEIs has continued to increase over the period 2007-2013, in particular for instruments targeting enterprises, and points out that more than 90% of the amounts actually disbursed to final recipients went to enterprises; asks the Commission to clarify what percentage of the amounts actually dispersed went to truly private enterprises as opposed to majority publicly owned enterprises;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 63 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls the Parliament's proposal in the 2010 discharge resolution for a full- time Commissioner for Budgetary Control in the 2014-2019 Commission;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 71 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that errors should not necessarily be considered as fraud and considers that, in the vast majority of cases, errors stem from administrative mistakes which can be corrected; reminds the Commission, however, that the current error rate is still unacceptably high and that Parliament has a zero-tolerance approach to errors;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 73 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notices that there are differences of opinion between the Court of Auditors and the Commission with regard to the way in which errors should be calculated, in particular as to whether pre-financing should be included or excluded, as to the handling of quantifiable and non- quantifiable errors, and as to the way in which recoveries and financial corrections should be considered in the error calculation; is of the opinion that the differences of opinion mirror the different roles respectively played by the institutions, namely the role of auditor on the one hand and manager on the other;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 78 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that the most likely error rate for payments in the financial year 2010 was estimated at 3,7% and in the financial year 2009 at 3,3%; is particularly worridismayed about this increase because it reverses the positive trend observed in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; therefore calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to achieve a trend that shows a consistent decrease in the error rate; underlines that Parliament is of the opinion that ‘(...) reaching this target is an essential part of getting full value for EU expenditure in the future and progressing towards a positive DAS’*1 ; 1Or. en Paragraph 4 of Parliament's above mentioned resolution of 5 May 2010 on the 2008 discharge.
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 96 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Notes, however, that neither the Court of Auditors nor the Commission considers the annual summaries at this stage to be a valuable source of information for the purposes of assessing compliance by, or the performance of, beneficiaries, reiterates its request that the Commission should analyse the strengths and weaknesses of national control systems on the basis of the annual summaries received; considers that this situation is unacceptable and demands that the Commission take immediate action to ensure that the next annual summaries are useful for assessing the performance of beneficiaries;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 97 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Urges all Member StatesAustria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland and Spain to follow the example of the 15 Member States that have included an ‘overall level of assurance statement’ in their annual summaries for structural actions in the European Social Fund (ESF) and the ERDF*1;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 101 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a Notes the details set out on the following scoreboard regarding the two initiatives relating to the contributions of Member States in improving the effectiveness of shared management: SCOREBOARD National management Declarations 'Overall level of assurance statement' in the Annual Summaries for structural actions Austria No No Belgium No No Bulgaria No Yes Cyprus No Yes Czech Republic No Yes Denmark Yes Yes Estonia No Yes Finland No Yes France No Yes Germany No No Greece No Yes Hungary No Yes Ireland No No Italy No No Latvia No No Lithuania No No Luxembourg No No Malta No No Netherlands Yes No Poland No No Portugal No Yes Romania No Yes Slovakia No Yes Slovenia No Yes Spain No No Sweden Yes Yes United Kingdom Yes Yes
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 114 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Regrets nevertheless that the Court of Auditors found weaknesses in those instructions and their implementation, in particular as regards the residual error rate, and calls onurges the Commission to adapt its guidance in consequence, as an immediate priority;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 123 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
59. Is particularly worried byDeplores the fact that in 62% of the audited regional policy transactions affected by error, and in 76% of the ESF audited transactions, sufficient information was available for the Member State authorities to have detected and corrected at least some of these errors before claiming reimbursement from the Commission, and that in rural development, the Court of Auditors found that on-the-spot checks had not always been carried out properly; therefore calls on the Member States and the Commission to urgently reinforce first-level checks to address this unacceptably high level of mismanagement;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 128 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
64. Urges the Member States to identify and report to Parliament, in coordination with the Commission and the Court of Auditors, those unnecessarily complex national rules in order to simplify them;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 133 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
66. Once again requestires the Commission to name the Member States responsible for the cumulative quantifiable errors identified; understands the constraints imposed on the Court of Auditors by its statistical sample method, which effectively prevents the Court from naming Member States with the highest error rate; encourages the Court to compare its audit findings with those of the Commission in order to identify those Member States or regions most affected by the level and/or occurrence of errors;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 143 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
71. Is worried about the significant increase in outstanding budgetary commitments from EUR 13 billion in 2010 to EUR 207 billion, mostly in cohesion policy, for the programming period 2007- 2013, and notes that this could be explained in particular by the introduction of the mechanism of prior approval of Member States' management and control systems before any interim payments is made;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 150 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
78. Underlines that the Court's findings in its Special Report No 13/2011 were corroborated by the conclusions of the fact- finding mission of Parliament's Budgetary Control Committee to the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp, which took place on 19 and20 September 2012; notes that Rotterdam, the largest European port, attracts a lot of ships thanks to the simplified Dutch data processing system; stresses that simplification of customs procedures should not lead to less effective control systems in European ports and that ‘simplified procedures’ should be effectively controlled by the Member States; notes that reduced controls could translate into major economic advantages for a port, points out, however, that seeking such competitive advantages may seriously harm the financial interests of the Union and its Member States;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 158 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
90. Finds it unacceptable that, in times of economic crisis, some Member States advocate spending cuts in the Union budget and the Multiannual Financial Framework, thus jeopardising attainment of the EU 2020 objectives, while at the same time not preventing tax evasion and avoidance;deleted
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 176 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120
120. NotDeplores that the Court estimated the most likely error rate in this spending area at 6%; underlines at the same timewhich is unacceptably high, but notes that this error rate remains below of those reported by the Court for the period 2006- 2008 due to reinforced control provisions and a strict policy of interruptions and suspensions when deficiencies were detected, in line with the Commission's 2008 Action Plan;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 224 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 156
156. WelcomesFollowing the creation of the European External Actions Service (EEAS); asks for a clear allocation and coordination of roles and responsibilities of the Commission and the EEAS as regards programming and implementation of the budget in third countries;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 269 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 184 a (new)
184a. Calls on the Commission, in an annex to each annual Evaluation Report, to publish a detailed schedule of all planned performance audits and evaluations for the foreseeable future; calls on the Commission to ensure that during the course of a MFF period, all programme areas are evaluated and the results published as annexes to the Evaluation Report;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 270 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 184 b (new)
184b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that evaluations are conducted independently; notes that the resulting reports should be shared as soon as possible with the relevant committees of Parliament;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 278 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas austerity measures triggered by the economic and financial crisis could have a negative impact on error rates when Member States downsize their administrations;deleted
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 281 #

2012/2167(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the EU Member States are currently negotiating the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020, during which a number of Member States, advocating ‘better spending’, would like to push through cuts in the Union budget; whereas at the same time Member States, amongst them many ‘friends of better spending’, neither shoulder a sufficient degree of responsibility for the implementation of EU funds nor agree to discuss in the Council, in the form of a peer review, the execution of the Union budget and the protection of the Union's financial interests;deleted
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2012/2166(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2012/2166(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 2
2. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2010;
2013/02/27
Committee: CONT
Amendment 220 #

2012/2067(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls for specific facilities for severely disabled passengers requiring changing and toilet facilities (so called 'changing places') to be provided at no cost to the passenger at all EU airports with an annual passenger throughput of more than 1,000,000.
2012/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 12 #

2012/0185(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
2. The following points are added to Article 2: "(e) “withdrawal of a registration”: shall mean a limited period of time in which the vehicle is not authorised to be used in road traffic, not involving a new process of registration; (f) “cancellation of a registration”: shall mean a permanent cancellation of the authorisation for the vehicle to be used in road traffic, involving a new process of registration."deleted
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2012/0185(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
3. The following Article is inserted: "Article 3a 1. In case that a Member States registration authority receives a notification of a roadworthiness test showing that the vehicle has been assessed with dangerous deficiencies in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation XX/XX/XX [on periodic roadworthiness tests], the registration shall be withdrawn and an additional roadworthiness test shall be carried out. The withdrawal shall be effective until the vehicle has passed a new roadworthiness test. On successful completion of the roadworthiness test, the registration authority shall without delay re-authorise the use of the vehicle in road traffic. 2. In case that a Member State registration authority receives a notification that a vehicle has been treated as an end-of-life vehicle in accordance with Directive 2000/53/EC the registration shall be cancelled and this information shall be added to its electronic register."deleted
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #

2012/0184(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
– trailers and semi-trailers with a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 3 500 kg – vehicle categories O1 and O2,deleted
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 199 #

2012/0184(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– Vehicles of category M1, N1 and O2: four years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, then two years and thereafter annually;
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 225 #

2012/0184(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – indent 2
– when the safety and environmental systems and components of the vehicle have been altered or modified,deleted
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2012/0184(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – indent 3
– in case of a change of the holder of the registration certificate of a vehicle.deleted
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 244 #

2012/0184(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of checking the odometer reading, where fitted, and where this information was not communicated electronically following the previous roadworthiness test, the inspector shall require the person presenting the vehicle to the test to show the certificate issued following the previous roadworthiness test.
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 287 #

2012/0184(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
TWorking with the Vehicle Manufacturers and all other affected parties the Commission shall examine the feasibility, costs and benefits of the establishment of an electronic vehicle information platform with a view to exchange information on data related to roadworthiness testing between the competent authorities of Member States responsible for testing, registration and vehicle approval, the testing centres and the vehicle manufacturersby taking advantage of existing and already implemented solutions that can be used to provide international access to key roadworthiness and mileage data.
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 299 #

2012/0184(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
It shall, on the basis of that examination, put forward and evaluate different policy options, including consider and report on the pmossibility to remove the requirement of a proof of test as provided for in Article 10. Within two years after the date of appt appropriate and cost effective way to facilictation of this Regulation, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the results of the examination, and accompany it with a legislative proposal, if appropriatee international access to the key data needed to undertake registration of vehicles, odometer readings and data related to roadworthiness testing.
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 320 #

2012/0184(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1
1. Braking equipment 1.1. Service braking – General description, including secondary / emergency braking and possibilities to be tested on a standard roller brake test bench – System layout – Brake control – Load sensing valve: positioning and working features – Reference forces – Drums – Discs – Brake lining and pads – Pneumatic braking – Hydraulic braking 1.2. Parking brake – General description – Parking brake control – Axel(s) where parking brake applies – Electronically operated parking brake 1.3. Endurance brakes – General description – Brake control 1.4. Electronic management systems – ABS – BAS – ESC – EBS 1.5. Brakes of trailers – Coupling for trailer brakes: general description – Safety system descriptiondeleted
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the holder of the registration certificate moves his normal residence to another Member State, he shall request registration of a vehicle registered in another Member State within a period of sixnine months following his arrival.
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Where a vehicle registered in anotherone Member State is re-registered in a different Member State, the relevant vehicle registration authority shall immediately report this to the vehicle registration authority of the Member State where the vehicle was last registered, in accordance with Article 7.
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2012/0082(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) where the information gathered in accordance with Article 7 indicatescan prove any of the following:
2012/10/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2011/2207(DEC)

Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions/Postpones discharge in respect of the implementation of the Committee of the Regions budget for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2011/2207(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Committee of the Regions (CoR), as a body designed to offer a relatively small number of bodies privileged access to the Union's legislative and policy-making processes, to fund its activities by means of subscription for those local and regional institutions that believe it serves a valuable purpose;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2011/2207(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the CoR to undertake a comprehensive spending review based on the principle of zero-based budgeting to identify savings, rather than simply adding a nominal percentage increase for inflation to existing budgets during each budget cycle;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 19 #

2011/2207(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union highlights the importance of the subsidiarity principle, thus strengthening the role of the CoR; in this context, congratulates the CoR, in particular for its work on the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy and on multi-level governance;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2011/2206(DEC)

Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
1. Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee/Postpones discharge in respect of the implementation of the Economic and Social Committee budget for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 7 #

2011/2206(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EESC, as a body designed to offer privileged access to the Union's legislative and policy-making processes, to fund its activities by means of subscription for those few bodies that have secured representation;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 9 #

2011/2206(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates the call made in its resolution1 on discharge to the EESC for the financial year 2009 to undertake with urgency a comprehensive spending review of all areas of activity to ensure all expenditure is delivering value for money in order to identify savings which will reduce the pressure on the budget in this period of austerity; calls on the EESC to adopt the principle of zero-based budgeting to identify savings, rather than simply adding a nominal percentage increase for inflation to existing budgets during each budget cycle; 1 OJ L 250, 27.9.2011, p.98.
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 16 #

2011/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Also notes that the Court of Auditors undertook a total of 376 audit missions – 351 to Member States and 25 elsewhere (France: 52, Germany: 38, United Kingdom: 32, Italy: 30; Spain: 26, Netherlands: 23, Sweden: 15, Portugal: 14, Greece: 13, Denmark: 12; Luxembourg: 11, Hungary: 10, Poland: 10) and that just less than half of the Member States were therefore visited;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 17 #

2011/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Asks the Court of Auditors, whilst recognising resource limitations and the reality of a sampling methodology, to seek to ensure it covers all Member States over a relatively short time frame;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 18 #

2011/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Court of Auditors to publish Annual Reports on each Member State when possible, to bring together all their research across different programme areas related to a single Member State;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 19 #

2011/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Notes that a traditional sampling method works best when auditing a single programme and a single management & control system but when both the selection of transactions/procedures and the selection of Member States is part of the sampling process it is harder to establish a clear understanding of the situation; requests that the Court of Auditors think in terms of occasional 'matrix' audits which sample transactions within a programme but cover all 27 Member States in order to reach conclusions about both the programme and the individual Member States;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 20 #

2011/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Suggests that as part of any review of the Court of Auditors' operations, consideration be given to allocating to Court Members, responsibilities for specific Member States in addition to their programme responsibilities; notes that this would give Members of the Court of Auditors the opportunity to develop closer relationships with national/regional audit authorities, and locally-appointed auditors for specific programmes;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 21 #

2011/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Considers that if a Member State and relevant sub-national authorities do not take their auditing and control responsibilities under shared management sufficiently seriously the Court of Auditors may have to be more involved on decentralised basis, whilst recognising that at present it would not have the resources to do so;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 22 #

2011/2205(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)
12f. Requests the Court of Auditors to incorporate into its future work programmes a systematic follow-up of specific past audits, following a sufficient time lapse, to assess progress;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 13 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the year saw consolidation and further modernisation of the administration, with a stronger focus on core activities, restructuring of services, better use of modern technologies and increased interinstitutional cooperation which together ensured; that budgetary and staffing resources were used in the most cost-effective way;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 21 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that this overall high level of implementation is partly due to two targeted transfers made before the end of the financial year 2010 (EUR 9 240 000 for the purchase of a Europe House in Sofia and EUR 10 923 000 for four major IT projects); welcomes the fact that no mopping-up transfers took place between 2010 and 2011; encourages, however, its administration to pursue the objective of better and clearer budget planning and discipline in the future and notes that to put buildings, IT or any other important expenditure in the budget would provide more financial clarity; believes that all significant expenditure should be fully planned for in the annual budget and not arise as a result of a need to mop-up underspends;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 64 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Insists that reinforcing the security of Parliament's buildings and their immediate surroundings must be given the highest priority; requests that as part of this work security in the car parks should be improved, and that the access to Members' offices in Parliament should be controlled;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 73 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Notes that the communications budget consists of three main strands: 'legislative', 'values' and 'elections'; believes that the public will be better able to come to a view about the importance of voting with reference to real issues; proposes that in the run-up to the 2014 European elections all possible resources should be diverted to the 'legislative' strand so that the public might be given the maximum information about the actual work of Members of the European Parliament;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 75 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Welcomes the opening of the Visitors' Centre on 14 October 2011 (originally planned for the 2009 European elections); deplores however the considerable delay and cost overrun of this project; calls for a review of the Visitors' Centre to take place once it has been operational for a twelve month period in order to assess the public reaction, its strengths/weaknesses, and its cost/benefits with a view to ensuring it is delivering value for money;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 84 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 d (new)
42d. Believes that Parliament should not be in the business of running museums; proposes that if this House of European History is established it be made an independent body with full responsibility for its activities and resources;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 85 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 e (new)
42e. Believes that the House of European History project should be put on hold, especially given the current economic and financial climate;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 92 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Regrets that EuroparlTV cannot be considered to be a success story in view of its very low number of direct individual users (excluding viewers through partnership agreements with regional TVs) in spite of the considerable financing that it received in 2010, amounting to some EUR 9 000 000 (item 3 2 4 6); welcomes the efforts made to reduce this budget by 14 % (to EUR 8 000 000) in 2011 and in the subsequent years; calls however for a cost- benefit evaluation of Europarl TVbelieves that the time has come to admit that this project has not met expectations and that the resources would be better deployed elsewhere; proposes that the Parliament should focus on using the independent media;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 95 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Notes that the costs relating to the LUX Prize in 2010 were EUR 380 666,18; is concerned that the costs rose for the event in 2011 to EUR 573 722,08 (by over 50 %) and looks forward to a sharp reverse in this trend from 2012 onwards; specifically requests that the following activities be curtailed in order to contain costs: - expensive internal promotion within the buildings of Parliament, - promotional activities at international film festivals, - the large expenditure associated with the costs of organising 'mini-LUX' events in the Member States;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 98 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Notes the expenditure of the prizes for the period 2009-11: 2009 2010 2011 Journalists prize €105 000 €118 059 €154 205 Sakharov Prize €300 000 €645 542 €652 348 Charlemagne Youth €24 000 €34 000 €35 000 Prize LUX prize €320 000 €380 666 €573 722 Totals: €749 000 €1 178 267 €1 415 276
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 99 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Believes that the 89 % increase in the expenditure on the prizes between 2009 and 2011 used funds that could have been better deployed elsewhere; calls for future expenditure on prizes to be brought back down to the levels of 2009;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 100 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 c (new)
45c. Calls on the Bureau to cancel the LUX prize on the grounds that Parliament is a political not a cultural institution and so is not an appropriate body to judge creative activities such as art, books, music, or films;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 105 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 c (new)
47c. Believes that there is an inherent contradiction between having a highly centralised communications strategy and budget as well as a large expenditure on the buildings and staff of the information offices in the Member States; proposes consideration be given to two options to end this contradiction: 1) a substantial reduction in the number/costs of the information offices; or 2) a substantial decentralisation of the communications budget to the information offices, under the supervision of a cross-party panel of local members in each Member State, in order to be well adapted to the diverse information needs of the public and to be more closely in touch with the national political and media situation;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 106 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Notes the opening in April 2010 of the EP Liaison Office (EPLO) in Washington and the system of one-year missions for four officials put in place in October 2010; observes that, although the creation of the Washington Office has not entailed the creation of any new posts, other costs have inevitably been incurred; calls for a review of its structure, activities and costs to be presented to the Bureau with copies to the relevant competent committees;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 109 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51a. Notes that staff numbers have increased dramatically over recent years; calls for staff numbers to be immediately frozen at their current levels and subsequently reviewed to identify where reductions can be made;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 111 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Points to the difficulties in recruiting officials or agents from certain Member States such as Germany, the UK, Austria or the Netherlands for which the proportion of staff in Parliament's Secretariat is significantly lower than the ‘demographic weight’ of the given country within the Union and observes the relatively high numbers of staff of holding the nationality of Belgium (13,6 %) or Luxemburg (2,3 %), as a result of the working places of Parliament; asks the Bureau to review recruitment procedures and requirements to ascertain what part they may play in creating difficulties to recruit staff from these Member States;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 114 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
55. Notes that, in 2010, there were 33 200 missions (official trips) representing a total of 98 629 mission days, most of them involving travel between Parliament's three places of work; reiterates the need to avoid unnecessary missions between the three working places and the costs they entail with more systematic and documentary justifications and better monitoring; requests that the Secretary General report, as part of the discharge procedure, on any savings made as a result of further rationalisation; asks the Secretary-General specifically to review the posts based outside of Brussels, particularly for those staff members who undertake repeated missions to Brussels, to ascertain if they need to be relocated; suggests that the agreement with the Luxembourg authorities, which fixes the number of Parliament staff based in Luxembourg without regard to any evolving needs of Parliament, may need to be revised;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 122 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Notes that the European Council, whilst justifiably calling for austerity on the part of Parliament, continues to deny it the opportunity to make the considerable savings that would arise from ceasing to hold meetings in Strasbourg;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 123 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63a. Notes that the property portfolio of Parliament has substantially increased over recent years; insists that no additional buildings be purchased or leased during the next multiannual financial framework period;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 127 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 c (new)
64c. Notes the decision to purchase the Trebel building which will become available in 2017; proposes however that no further building(s) be leased to substitute for this building during the redevelopment project even if this means that refurbishments and non-urgent maintenance on existing buildings must be delayed until its completion;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 130 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 f (new)
64f. Reiterates its call for more diverse catering options within the buildings of Parliament by ceasing to offer a monopoly to a single catering provider when current contracts reach the end of their term;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 138 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
70. Notes that final appropriations for the Travel Agency amounted to EUR 1 438 000 in 2010, with a high commitment rate (94 %); further notes that it obtains negotiated prices from airlines, which means that there is an average price for the best service; stresses however that this does not mean that, for a specific day or journey, it is not possible to get better prices by booking directly with travel operators; calls on the existing travel agent contractor to make better efforts to ensure that the cheapest options are always proposed to Members and staff; further calls on the appropriate directorate to monitor service levels provided by the Travel Agency and whether this represents value for money and to report back to the appropriate parliamentary committee by the end of 2012;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 140 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Believes that Parliament should cease awarding monopolistic contracts wherever possible and that reduced costs and a better service for Members and staff would result from having more than one travel agency at their disposal;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 150 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
75. Notes the Bureau decisions of 17 June 2009 and of 18 October 2010 to extend the areas with wireless network access (Wi-Fi) in Parliament covering the Chamber, committee rooms, Members' offices and public spaces both in Brussels and Strasbourg but expresses concern at the high cost of this project (1st phase of the project: EUR 7 878 000);
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 167 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 d (new)
87d. Suggests to the Bureau that it should put on its agenda a discussion on the discharge resolution following its adoption by plenary;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 168 #

2011/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 e (new)
87e. Reiterates its call for the Bureau to issue 'green papers' to all Members on key policy areas regarding matters within its competence before taking any definitive decisions in order to stimulate a wider debate within political groups and the house as a whole;
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 2 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1
1. ......Postpones the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 6 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1
1. ......Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 11 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 3
Paragraph 1
1. ......Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 16 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 4
Paragraph 1
1. .......Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 21 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 5
Paragraph 1
1. .......Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Research Council Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 26 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 6
Paragraph 1
1. ......Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the Research Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 31 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 7
Paragraph 1
1. ......Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 35 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 8
Paragraph 1
1. ......Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 80 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Underlines that the two policy areas prone to the highest error rates (‘Cohesion, transport and energy’ and ‘Agriculture and natural resources’) are implemented under shared management and regdeplorets deeplythe fact that the estimated most likely error rates amount to 7,7 % and 2,3 %, respectively;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 133 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
63. Notes that the Court of Auditors applies a common methodology to categorise and quantify public procurement errors in the area of shared management; deplores the fact that the Commission does not follow a harmonised methodology in the different areas of shared management; is worried that different approaches in shared management could undermine the credibility of the control and audit of shared management expenditure; calls therefore on the Commission and the Court of Auditors to harmonise the treatment of public procurement errors in all shared management policy areas urgently and to report back to the Parliament's competent committee on the progress made by the end of 2012;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 134 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
New subheading after "Specific issues" heading
The role of the Commissioner responsible for budgetary control issues
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 135 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph - 64 a (new)
- 64a. Notes that in the 2004-2009 Commission, a Commissioner had full- time responsibility for budgetary control as had previously been called for by Parliament; regrets the fact that within the current Commission budgetary control issues have been merged with other responsibilities ('taxation and customs union'); proposes that in the 2014-2019 Commission a full-time Commissioner for Budgetary Control be re-established with responsibility for matters related, inter alia, to the following areas: - internal audit, - anti-fraud, - liaison with the Court of Auditors and the relevant committee of Parliament; - contact with the relevant budgetary and audit authorities in the member states, and the development of a comprehensive internal control framework, - overseeing and improving the utility of the annual synthesis report, including a review of the Member States' management and control systems, - commissioning and assessing independent programme evaluations, and developing the Evaluation Report, provided for by Article 318 of the TFEU, into a valuable tool for performance improvement;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 136 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
66. Takes the view that those important findings illustrate that Parliament cannot fully rely on the Commission's reporting on performance; believ which is a grave problem; emphasises that reliable data is the basis for good management, policy development and parliamentary oversight; would appreciate it ifasks the Court of Auditors whether it could further develop its activities in this area to include ‘certification’ of the performance data reported by the Commission on a regular basis;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 144 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
New subheading a after paragraph 72
Transparency
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 145 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 f (new)
72f. Emphasises the vital role transparency plays in ensuring accountability for the use of public funds; Reiterates its call for all grant payments from Union funds to be recorded in a user-friendly online database; believes that the payment of Union funds should be explicitly conditional on the acceptance by the beneficiaries that the basic details - including the amount, recipient's name, and purpose - be a matter of public record;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 146 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
New subheading b after paragraph 72
Whistleblowers
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 147 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 g (new)
72g. Requests that the Commission submit to Parliament's competent committee by September 2012 a report on its activities to promote whistle-blowing both amongst its staff and the wider public;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 148 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 h (new)
72h. Reiterates its call for the Commission to review the briefing and training given to staff regarding 'Title II: Rights and Obligations of officials' of the Staff Regulation so as to ensure that all staff are fully conversant with its terms and particularly with the obligations under Article 22a of the Staff Regulations;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 149 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
73. Is concerned aboutDeplores the increase of the error rate to 7,7 % in the policy area ‘Cohesion, energy and transport’ despite an increased use of interruptions of payment deadlines; is deeply worried that some of the errors could have been detected and corrected for 58 % of the transactions affected by errors (Annual Report, point 4.25); is greatly concerned that talk of a 'stable' situation regarding error rates betrays a growing sense of complacency;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 157 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
78. NotesDeplores the fact that the Commission has no power to impose penalties on Member States or regions which have repeatedly failed to implement Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund correctly;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 161 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
82. Believes that payments are resumed too quickly and calls on the Commission to make this power of sanction more effective by only resumeing payments only ifwhen sufficient appropriate audit evidence gathered on the spot proves that weaknesses were remedied;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 171 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 – indent 3 a (new)
- ensuring that a full range of sanctions (interruptions, suspensions, financial corrections, and penalties) are available for all funds with minimal scope for discretion when breaches of the rules are discovered;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 172 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 – indent 4
allowobliging the Commission to impose penalties on Member States or to discontinue operational programmes in Member States or regions which have repeatedly failed to implement Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund correctly;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 192 #

2011/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112
112. Notes that the Commission is simplifying ex ante control procedures as far as possible with a view to facilitate the processing of payments with the consequence that only administrative requirements and arithmetical checks can be made; is worried that even in the case of doubt about the eligibility of cost declared, only limited ex ante checks were carried out (Annual Report, point 6.17 and example 6.2); insists that action be taken to remedy this situation;
2012/03/07
Committee: CONT
Amendment 195 #

2011/2150(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 – indent 1 (new)
- Insists that a ‘full service’ airline providing flight catering to passengers may not discriminate against passengers requiring special meals due to pre- existing medical conditions (e.g. Coeliacs, diabetes etc.) and that such special meals be provided at no extra cost to the passenger in all cases of travel.
2012/01/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 36 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
– that, by 2013, the Commission should make specific proposals, on the basis of the report on European road safety 2011- 2020, tocome forward with proposals for reduceing the number of deaths and severe injuries on the roads by 50% in relation to 2010; action in this area must be based upon the principle of subsidiarity and based on Member State cooperation through an exchange of best practice;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Approves the goals set in the White Paper for 2050, but considers that more specific provisions are required for the period until 2020 with regard to funding – in view of the economic situation of individual Member States – and the general challenges facing transport in the field of energy and the environment, and therefore calls on the Commission to draw up legal rulework with international partners to draw up legal rules through global agreements to reach the following goals by 2020 (in relation to 2010 reference figures):
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 76 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. SCalls for further liberalisation of transport networks and stresses that the completion of the European internal transport market should be aimed for, without neglecting economic, employment and social aspects, and calls on the Commission to ensure that proposals on liberalising the airport, rail, road, and other markets do not lead to social dumping or private monopolies;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1 a (new)
- revision of the TEN-T program should support diversification and the connectivity between priority corridors and their populations with particular regard to the easing of bottle-necks without discriminating against any specific modes of transport;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
– the Commission should commit itself to support alternative funding models and instruments, including project bonds, and to provide for increased use of that revenue to fund TEN-T projects when making proposals to internalise external costs;deleted
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 a (new)
- further development of secure coach and lorry parking facilities across the TEN-T network should be a priority within the programme;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Accepts, however, that not only is it not within the EU’s competence, but it is both unrealistic and undesirable for the EU to try to enforce a phase out of conventionally fuelled cars from city centres by 2050;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 182 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Requests, by 2015, a proposal on urban mobility in which, whilst respecting the principle of subsidiarity, support for projects is made conditional upon the submissionStresses the importance of urban mobility plansning, which provide for efficient passenger and goods logistics chains, contribute to a reduction in traffic volumes and environmental pollution (atmospheric pollution and noise), comply with the standards of European transport pounderstands, however, that urban mobilicty and are coherent with regard to surrounding towns and regionsis not an EU competence;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 193 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the behaviour of transport users is decisive and calls for the creation of incentives to choose sustainable means of transport, where proposals should be made by 2013 to develop infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists in towns, to douwhile developing and diversifying transport infrastructure is desirable, the number of passengers on public transport, which mainly uses alternative sources of energy, and to establish e-tickets for multi-modal travel, and where pricing policy should be considered as an incentiveraffic share must ultimately be determined by the market;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 227 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 2
– creating intelligent, interoperational and linked systems for transport guidance, supporting SESAR, Galileo, ERTMS, PIDS, SafeSeaNet, LRIT und ITS and providing the required funding;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for the improvement and standardisation of control devices, such as speed cameras, on-board units and communications systems and media, and calls for the submission, by 2013, of a proposal for the mutual recognition and interoperability of such devices;deleted
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 264 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 1
social regulation on road transport to be amended to allow more flexibility whilst maintaining a safe approach to drivers rest hours; calls for another review of the rules on driving and rest times for passenger and goods transport, and the implementation thereof, by 2014,;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 272 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 1 a (new)
- the Working Time Directive for mobile workers to be clarified, especially in its definition of duty-time and time not spent specifically in control of a vehicle;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 389 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – indent 2
– a harmonisation of the rules on vehicle registration by 2015, so thatn improvement in the cpertification of rolling stock may not take longer than two months, and relevant changes to the responsibilities of the European Railway Agency and its funding by 2012formance of the European Railway Agency before any additional competences or funding can be considered;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 393 #

2011/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – indent 3
– the independence and strengthening of national regulatory authorities, in the interest of more efficient railways, and the submission, by 2014, of a Commission proposal to establish a European regulatory authority;
2011/09/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2011/0455(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point (ba) (new)
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – first sentence
(ba) In the first sentence of paragraph 2 the following words shall be added after the word 'Treaty': "unless, at the time of his appointment and in accordance with article 28(f), he was already able to demonstrate his ability to work in two of the working languages of the European Union."
2012/03/06
Committee: CONT
Amendment 133 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The European Parliament in its Resolution of 6 July 2010 on a sustainable future for transport emphasised that an efficient transport policy required a financial framework that was appropriate to the challenges arising and that, to that end, the current resources for transport and mobility should be increased; it further considered necessary the creation of a facility to coordinate and optimise the use of different sources of transport funding, funds available under cohesion policy, public- private partnerships ("PPPs") or o and of all ther financial instruments such as guaranteesmeans and mechanisms available at EU level.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 248 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘transport bottleneck’ means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;traffic flows and which can be surmounted by creating new infrastructure.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 288 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27 on networks created or improved by means of this Regulation, to be measured by the length of transport infrastructure running across the EU-27 without major bottlenecks;
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 361 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) actions implementing the comprehensive network according to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] when such actions contribute to facilitating cross-border traffic flows or removing bottlenecks and when these actions also contribute to the development of the core network, up to a ceiling of 5% of the financial envelope for transport as specified in Article 5 of this Regulation.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 406 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The agreement of Member States concerned by the action shall accompany all proposals for grants except in the field of telecommunications and in the field of transport for air traffic management.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 439 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) for actions to support cross-border road sections, 10% of the eligible cost;
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 450 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) Road projects which aim to remove bottlenecks on the TEN-T, financial aid shall not exceed 10% of the eligible costs.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 522 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Before the Commission takes any of the decisions provided for in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, it shall examine the case at hand and inform the beneficiaries concerned so that they may present their observations within a given timeframe. It shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of all the decisions taken on the annual adoption of the programmes under Article 17.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 535 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Actions supported by means of financial instruments shall be selected on a first come first served basis and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as gradual geographical diversification across the Member States.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 539 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The financial instruments shall aim to preserve the value of assets provided by the Union budget. They may generate acceptable returns to meet the objectiveswithout in any way jeopardising the implementation of other partners or investors actions supported under this Regulation or placing liabilities onto the EU Budget.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 563 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20 Delegated acts The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 concerning the addition or modification of the lists provided in the Annex.]deleted
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 587 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions on the Connecting Europe Facility projects and results. Moreover, budget allocated to communication under this Regulation shall also cover corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 81 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The planning, development and operation of trans-European transport networks contribute to the attainment of major Union objectives, such as the full implementation and smooth functioning of the Sinternal mgle European Market and the strengthening of economic and soc, social and territorial cohesion and also have the specific objectives of allowing the seamless and sustainable mobility of persons and goods among Member States and ensuring appropriate accessibility and connectivity for all regions of the Union and contributing to further economic growth and competitiveness in a global perspective.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The comprehensive network should be a European-wide transport network ensuring the accessibility of all regions in the Union, including the remote and outermost regions, as also pursued by the Integrated Maritime Policy, and strengthening cohesion between them. The guidelines should set the requirements for the infrastructure of the comprehensive network, in order to achievedevelop a high-quality network throughout the Union by 2050.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 108 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The core network should be identified and implementdeveloped as a priority within the framework provided by the comprehensive network by 2030. It should constitute the backbone of the development of a multi- modal transport network and stimulate the development of the entire comprehensive network. It should enable Union action to concentrate on those components of the trans-European transport network with the highest European added value, in particular cross-border sections, missing links, multi- modal connecting points and major bottlenecks.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) In order to maximise consistency between the guidelines and the programming of the relevant financial instruments available at Union level, trans- European transport network funding should be based on this Regulation and draw on the Connecting Europe Facility. Correspondingly, it should aim at aligning and combining funding from relevant internal and external instruments such as structural and cohesion funds, the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF), the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), and from financing from the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other financial institutions. In particular, when developing the trans-European transport network, Member States should take into account to the ex ante conditionalities applicable to transport as provided for in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No XXX2012 [Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006].
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 184 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. The guidelines provide for measures for the implementation of the trans-European network. The implementation of projects of common interest depends on their degree of maturity, the compliance with national and EU legal procedures and the availability of financial resources, without prejudging the financial commitment of a Member State or the Union.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 192 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘project of common interest’ means any piece of planned transport infrastructure, of existing transport infrastructure or any modification of existing transport infrastructure that complies with the provisions of Chapter II and any measures providing the efficient management and use of such infrastructureroject carried out pursuant to the requirements of this Regulation;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 195 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) 'Interoperability for systems' is the capacity of systems and the underlying business processes to exchange data and to share information and knowledge;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 213 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘freight terminal’ means a structure equipped for transhipment between at least two transport modes or between two different rail systems and for temporary storage of freight such as ports, inland ports, airports and rail-road terminals;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 214 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge which is different to that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435mm), for which certain major infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms by virtue of the specificities of that network arising from its geographic detachment or peripheral location;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 294 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Union may cooperate with international and regional organisations and bodies to achieve any objective pursued by this Article.deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 296 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) comply withbe developed along the lines of the requirements for the transport infrastructures set out in this Chapter;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 300 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States shall ensure thatEfforts shall be made by the Member States to develop the comprehensive network is completed and fullyand compliesy with the relevant provisions of this Chapter by 31 December 2050 at the latest.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 311 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) bridging missing links and removing bottlenecks, notablyinter alia in cross-border sections;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 323 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) promoting state-of-the-artinnovative technological development;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 328 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) bypassing urban areas for rail freight transport.deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 400 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) achieving standards higher than those set out as minimum requirements in the technical specifications, as described in Article 13.deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 461 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. High-quality roads shall be specially designed and builtof a type appropriate to functional needs for motor traffic, and shall be either motorways or, express roads or conventional strategic roads.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 467 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
(b) An express road is a road reserved for motor trafficn all purpose road accessible primarily from interchanges or controlled junctions only and which:
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 470 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
(ii) does not cross at levelgrade with any railway or tramway track, or footpath.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 472 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii – point a (new)
a) A conventional strategic road is an all purpose road which is not a motorway or express road, but which is still a high quality road as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 476 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Equipment associated with roads shallmay include in particular equipment for traffic management, information and route guidance, for the levying of user charges, for safety, for reducing negative environmental effects, for refuelling or recharging of vehicles with alternative drives, and for secure parking areas for commercial vehicles.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 554 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States and other project promoters, wWhen developing the comprehensive network in urban nodes shall, Member States shall, where feasible, aim to ensure:
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 557 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) bypassing of urban areas for road transport to facilitate long-distance traffic flows on the comprehensive network;deleted
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 576 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
During infrastructure planning, Member States and other project promoters shall give due consideration to the risk assessments and adaptation measures adequately improving the resilience to climate change, in particular in relation to precipitation, floods, storms, high temperature and heat waves, droughts, sea level rise and coastal surges, in compliance with any requirement which may be set out in relevant Union legislation.deleted
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 595 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. TEfforts shall be made for the infrastructure of the core network shallto meet all the requirements set out in Chapter II without exception. In addition,. Efforts shall also be made for the following requirements shall alsto be met by the infrastructure of the core network:
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 604 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
– full electrification of the railway lines;deleted
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 633 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Without prejudice to Directive 2008/57/EC, at the request of a Member State, as regards railway transport infrastructure, exemptions may be granted by the Commission in duly justified cases as regards the train length, ERTMS, axle load, electrification and line speed. At the request of a Member State, as regards road transport infrastructure, exemptions from the provisions of Article 20(3)(a) or (b) may be granted by the Commission in duly justified cases as long as an appropriate level of safety is ensured. The duly justified cases referred to in this paragraph shall include cases where infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 645 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Articles 1(4), 47(2) and (3), the Member States shall ensure the core network is completed and complies with the provisappropriate measures shall be taken for the core network to be developed by 31 December 2030. In accordance with Article 57, the implementations of this Chaptere core network shall be evaluated by the Commission by 31 December 20230 at the latest.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 681 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shalls may participate in at least one core network corridor as set out in Part I of the Annex to the Connecting Europe Facility established by Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 692 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 4
4. The European Coordinator shall act in the name and on behalf of the Commission. The remit of the European Coordinator shall relate to a single core network corridor, or part therein, as agreed in each case with the Member States. The European Coordinator shall draw up together with the agreement of the Member States concerned a work plan for the activities to be fulfilled.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 708 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. For each core network corridor, the Member States concerned shall establish a corridor platform responsible for defining the general objectives of the core network corridor and for preparing and supervising the measures referred to in Article 53(1).deleted
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 720 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each core network corridor, the Member States concerned, in cooperation with the corridor platform, shall jointly draw up and notify to the Commission a corridor development plan within six months after entry into force of this Regulation. This plan shall include in particular:The European Coordinator shall, within one year of the entry into force of this Regulation, submit a work plan analysing the development of the corridor, or part thereof, to the Member States concerned. After approval of the Member States concerned, the work plan shall be submitted for information to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 135 #

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 1a
Member States may decide not to equip their control authorities with the remote early detection equipment needed to request the data communication referred to in this Article as this equipment is not part of the mandatory control equipment lists in the Directive 2006/22/EC.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 222 #

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. Member States and their competent authorities shall take appropriate measures to prevent conflicts of interests between fitters or workshops and road transport undertakings. In particular, if a transport undertaking is also operating as an approved fitter or workshop, it shall not be allowedn case of serious risk of conflict of interest, additional specific measures shall be taken to ienstall and calibrate recording equipment in its own vehiclesure that the fitter or the workshop complies with this Regulation.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 234 #

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 27
Integration of driver cards with driving Driver cards shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter until 18 January 2018. With effect from 19 January 2018, driver cards shall be incorporated into driving licences and issued, renewed, exchanged and replaced in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2006/126/EC.Article 27 deleted licences
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 287 #

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, in accordance with national constitutional arrangements, lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory. In the case of workshops which have infringed the provisions of this Regulation, this may include the cancellation of approval and withdrawal of the workshop card and in compliance with the categories of infringements as defined in Directive 2006/22/EC.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 288 #

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. No infringement of this Regulation shall be subjected to more than one penalty or procedure.deleted
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 291 #

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. The sanctions laid down by Member States for very serious infringements as defined in Directive 2009/5/EC shall be of the highest categories applicable in the Member State for infringements of road transport legislation.deleted
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) PNR data enable law enforcement authorities to identify persons who were previously ‘unknown’, i.e. persons previously unsuspected of involvement in the most serious crime and terrorism, but whom an analysis of the data suggests may be involved in such crime and who should therefore be subject to further examination by the competent authorities. By using PNR data law enforcement authorities can address the threat of the most serious crime and terrorism from a different perspective than through the processing of other categories of personal data. However, in order to ensure that the processing of data of innocent and unsuspected persons remains as limited as possible, the aspects of the use of PNR data relating to the creation and application of assessment criteria should be further limited to the most serious crimes that are also transnational in nature, i.e. are intrinsically linked to travelling and hence the type of the data being processed.
2011/09/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) In particular, the scope of the Directive is as limited as possible, it allows retention of PNR data for period of time not exceeding 5 years, after which the data must be deleted, the data must be anonymised after a very short period90 days, the collection and use of sensitive data is prohibited. In order to ensure efficiency and a high level of data protection, Member States are required to ensure that an independent national supervisory authority is responsible for advising and monitoring how PNR data are processed. All processing of PNR data must be logged or documented for the purpose of verification of the lawfulness of the data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring proper data integrity and security of the data processing. Member States must also ensure that passengers are clearly and precisely informed about the collection of PNR data and their rights.
2011/09/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) The prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and the most serious crime according to Article 4(2)(b) and (c); and
2011/09/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The PNR data collected in accordance with this Directive may not be processed for minor offences which are punishable by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of less than three years under the national law of a Member State.
2011/09/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘most serious crime’ means the offences under national law referred to in Article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA if they are punishable by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years under the national law of a Member State, however, Member States maywill exclude those minor offences for which, taking into account their respective criminal justice system, the processing of PNR data pursuant to this directive would not be in line with the principle of proportionality;
2011/09/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 113 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall not require air carriers to collect any PNR data that they do not already collect. Air carriers shall not transfer any PNR data other than that defined in Article 2(c) and specified by the Annex. Air carriers shall take every reasonable precaution to ensure that the data collected from passengers is accurate and correct; where this is found not to be the case, the air carrier can be held liable.
2011/09/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 196 #

2011/0023(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 8
(8) Frequent flyerdestination information
2011/09/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 67 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that, even though 100% aviation security cannot be guaranteed, the detection performance of security scanners is higher than that offered by current metal detectors, particularly with regard to non-metallic objects and liquids, whilst frisking (full hand-search) causes more irritation and is more likely to be rejected than a scanner;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that exposure to doses of ionising radiation above the recommended annual limits cannot be acceptable; believes, therefore, that X-ray transmission imaging should not be used in systematic security screening and therefore calls for scanners using ionising radiation to be prohibited within the EU;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 128 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that images should not be stored for longer than is necessary to ensure aviation security, that they should be destroyed once they are no longer necessary for the intended purposes, and that they should not be used for purposes other than to detect prohibited objectsmay not be stored;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 139 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that the operating rules must ensure that people are not selected to pass through a security scanner on the basis of discriminatory criteria, though believes some form of passenger profiling is essential in selecting subjects for further scrutiny;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 147 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that, when images are used, they should not be linked to the passenger's identity and measures should be taken to ensure that passengers cannot be identified with images of any part of the body unless this is necessary;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 158 #

2010/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose that special training that takes into account the impact on personal dignity, health and the protection of personal data be provided for security staff responsible for using security scanners, and that the penalty for misuse of such data shall be criminal prosecution;
2011/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2009/2232(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the timely publication of online information, including direct access to project documentation (application, feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, etc.) on major projects, as soon as possible after the Commission receives an application for funding from a Member State and before it takes any decision on financing; this Commission webpage should allow the submission of comments regarding such projects; this Commission webpage should also publish comments regarding organisations/companies who lobby for money for EU-funded projects;
2010/03/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2 #

2009/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the legal position with regard to international transport operations has become very hard for undertakings and especially for drivers to understand; whereas the Member States face major challenges in transposing the regulations as required and whereas the current situation is not compatible with the single market;deleted
2010/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2009/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the differences in penalties for serious infringements against the social rules in road transport as provided for in the legislation of the Member States concern not only the level of fines, but also the types and the categorisation of the penalties;
2010/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2009/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that some Member States do not provide for differentiation of penalties according to the seriousness of the infringement; calls on the Member States to adopt national legislation that has a dissuasive effect and that takes due account of how serious an infringement is;
2010/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2009/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that to achieve further approximation of the types of penalties and of the levels of fines Member States should set out, minimum and maximum penalties for each infringement against the social rules in road transport should be laid down;
2010/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2009/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Also recalls that the Treaty of Lisbon has inserted in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union a new Article 83(2) on the approximation of criminal laws and regulations of the Member States; calls on the Commission to examine these new legislative means in the field of judicial cooperation in criminal matters and to submit, within twelve months, a report to the Council and the European Parliament on the possible harmonisation measures;deleted
2010/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2009/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the fact that pursuant to Article 22(4) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 the Commission has prepared 'guidelines' to support the Member States in the national interpretation and application of this Regulation; notes, however, that the guidelines are not legally binding and have therefore not achieved their aim of uniform transposition in the Member States;
2010/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2009/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that a European Road Transport Agency could promote such harmonised approaches to checks and take regulatory action so as to remove obstacles to the European single market;deleted
2010/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2009/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for this Agency to be made responsible for drawing up European minimum standards for the training of inspection bodies and for coordinating cooperation between the inspection bodies; also considers that this Agency should contribute to improving the collection of statistical information so as to enable more meaningful analysis of the effectiveness of enforcement and promote a harmonised approach by the Member States to enforcement issues;deleted
2010/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 75 #

2009/2154(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to establish an appropriate infrastructure on the European road network so that drivers can in fact comply with the provisions on driving times and rest periods and so that checks can be carried out efficiently; points out that the safeecurity aspect must be of particular importance in the case of these facilities;
2010/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2008/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Criticises the delays in the implementation and enforcement of Directive No 2002/15/EC, which should have been transposed into national law by 23 March 2005; calls for the temporary exemption for self-employed persons to be abolished on schedule from 2009 and for the maximum number of hours worked in a two- week period to be set at 100.deleted
2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 9 #

2008/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for a continued derogation for the self-employed from this Regulation;
2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2008/0803(CNS)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
1. ApproveRejects the initiative byof the Republic of Slovenia, the French Republic, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Slovak Republic, the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany as amended;
2008/05/08
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 98 #

2008/0246(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where the design, medical or other care facilities of the passenger ship or port infrastructure and equipment, of the port, including port terminals, makes it impossible to carry out the embarkation, disembarkation or carriage of the disabled person or person with reduced mobility in a safe or operationally feasible manner.
2010/05/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 107 #

2008/0246(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) In relation to cruise ships, disabled persons or persons with reduced mobility shall notify the carrier of their specific needs at the time of reservation or advance purchase.
2010/05/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 42 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Recital 5
(5) Taking into account the specific characteristics of urban, suburban and regional regular services, Member States should be granted the right to exempt these types of transport from the application of a significant part of this Regulation. In order to identify urban, and suburban and regional regular services, Member States should take into account criteria such as the administrative division, geographical situation, distance, frequency of services, number of scheduled stops, type of buses or coaches employed, ticketing schemes, fluctuations in passenger numbers between services in peak and off-peak periods, bus codes and timetables.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2008/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall apply to the international carriage of passengers by bus and/or coach undertakings by means of regular services.
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Recital 11
(11) In deciding on the design of new terminals, and as part of major refurbishments, terminal managing bodies should, where possible, take into account the needs of disabled pearsons and persons with reduced mobility. In any case, terminal managing bodies should designate points where such persons can notify their arrival and need for assistance.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2008/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with this Chapter, bus and/or coach undertakings shall be liable for the loss or damage resulting from the death of,r personal injury or mental harm to, passengers, caused by accidents arising out of the operation of bus and coach transport services and occurring while the passenger is in, entering or leaving the vehicle.
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #

2008/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) if the accident has been caused by circumstances not connected with the operation of bus and coach transport services andor which the bus and/or coach undertaking could not have avoided, in spite of having taken the care required in the particular circumstances of the case, and the consequences of which it was unable to prevent;
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 2 - paragraph 6
(6) For a maximum period of five years after the expiry of their authorisation, Member States may, on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, exempt from the application of this Regulation particular regular services because a significant part of the regular service, including at least one scheduled stop, is operated outside the Union. Such exemptions may be renewed.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 2 - paragraph 8
(8) Nothing in this Regulation shall be understood asto constitutinge technical requirements imposing obligations on carriers or terminal managing bodies to modify or replace buses or coaches or infrastructure or equipment at bus stops and terminals.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 69 #

2008/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. An advance payment shall not constitute recognition of liability and may be offset against any subsequent sums paid on the basis of this Regulation but it shall not be returnable, except in cases where the damage was caused by the negligence or fault of the passenger or where the person who received the advance payment was not the person entitled to compensation.
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 77 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 8
In the event of an accident arising out of the use of the bus or coach, the carrier shall provide reasonable assistance with regard to the passengers' immediate practical needs following the accident. Any assistance shall not constitute recognition of liability.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 82 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 10 - paragraph 4
(4) Under the same conditions set out in paragraph 1(a)If a carrier, travel agent or tour operator refuses to accept a reservation from, to issue or otherwise provide a ticket to or to take on board a person on the grounds of disability or of reduced mobility for the reasons set out in paragraph 1 or if the crew of the vehicle concerned consists only of one person who drives the vehicle and who is not in a position to provide the disabled person or the person with reduced mobility with all the assistance as specified in Annex I b, a carrier, travel agent or tour operator may require that a disabled person or person with reduced mobility be accompanied by another person who is capable of providing the assistance required by the disabled person or person with reduced mobility, if this is strictly necessary. Such an accompanying person shall be transported free of charge and, where feasible, seated next to the disabled person or person with reduced mobility.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 84 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 13 - paragraph 1
(1) Subject to the access conditions provided for in Article 11(1), carriers and terminal managing bodies shall, within their respective areas of competence, at terminals designated by Member States, provide assistance free of charge to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility as, at least to the extent specified in part (a) of Annex I.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 85 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 13 - paragraph 2
(2) Subject to the access conditions provided for in Article 11(1), carriers shall, on board buses and coaches, provide assistance free of charge to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility asat least to the extent specified in part (b) of Annex I.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 88 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 16 - paragraph 2
(2) A Member State may for a maximum period of two years from….+ grant an exemption from the application of paragraph(1)(b) with regard to training of driversrticle 18(1)(b) with regard to training of drivers shall apply with effect from 9 September 2015.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 94 #

2008/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Terminal managing bodies and bus and/or coach undertakings shall ensure appropriate assistance to a disabled person or a person with reduced mobility as specified in Annex I free of charge before, during and after the journey.
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22a Carriers shall cooperate in order to adopt arrangements at national or European level with the involvement of stakeholders, professional associations and associations of customers, passengers and disabled persons.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 25
Carriers shall set up or have in place a complaint handling mechanism for the rights and obligations set out in Articles 4, 8, 9 and 9 to 24.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2008/0237(COD)

Council position – amending act
Article 33
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from…+.two years after publication.
2010/05/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 112 #

2008/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. There shall be no limit to the amount of compensation payable pursuant to this Article shall be equivalent to the loss suffered.
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 138 #

2008/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex I – part b – indent 5
– move to toilet facilities, if requirdeleted;
2009/03/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2008/0062(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any financial penalty imposed under this Directive shall be non-discriminatory in terms of nationality and shall be imposed under the law of the State of offence.
2008/08/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 29 #

2008/0062(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. No penalty shall be issued in respect of an offence committed before the date of entry into force of this Directive.
2008/08/11
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 55 #

2008/0062(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Believes that the proposal should focus on facilitating cross-border enforcement of incidents of serious traffic accidents.
2008/07/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 100 #

2007/0098(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) A high level of professional qualification should increase the socio- economic efficiency of the road transport sector. It is therefore appropriate that applicants for the post of transport manager should undergo high-quality training. To ensure greater uniformity of training and examination and transparency vis-à-vis applicants, it is appropriate to provide that the Member States accredit examination and training centres according to criteria to be defined by them. On the grounds of fairness and transparency, it is also appropriate that all applicants, including those who, because they have experience or a diploma, may be exempted from compulsory initial training, should pass an examination. Since the completion of the internal market, the national markets are no longer separate. Consequently, those responsible for managing transport activities should possess the requisite knowledge for managing both national and international transport operations. The list of subjects of which knowledge is required in order to obtain a certificate of professional competence and the procedures for the organisation of examinations are likely to evolve with technical progress, and provision should be made for updating them.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 112 #

2007/0098(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) to undertakings engaged exclusively in national transport operations which have only a minor impact on the transport market.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 123 #

2007/0098(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 –point c
(c) the person designated does not manage, in the capacity of transport manager, the transport activities of more than four different undertakings carried out with a maximum total fleet of twelve vehicles;deleted
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 136 #

2007/0098(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point c
(c) have an operating centre, situated in that Member State, with the necessary equipment, and in particular a sufficient number of vehicle parking places for regular use by its vehiclesits vehicles when not in use.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 164 #

2007/0098(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. With regard to applicants intending to perform the effective and continuous management of undertakings engaging solely in national transport operations, Member States may stipulate that the knowledge to be taken into consideration in order to establish professional competence shall cover only subjects relating to national transport. In that case, the certificate of professional competence, a model of which is contained in Annex II hereto, shall state that the holder is qualified to perform the effective and continuous management of undertakings engaging solely in transport operations within the Member State that issued the certificate.
2008/03/06
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2006/0304(COD)


Article 1 - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3d - paragraph 2
2. For subsequent periods, the percentage to be auctioned as referred to in paragraph 1 may be increased as part of the general review of this Directive, up to the maximum internationally agreed level of auctioning.
2008/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #

2006/0304(COD)


Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11a - paragraph 1a - subparagraph 1
“1a. Subject to paragraph 3, during each period referred to in Article 3c, Member States shall allow each aircraft operator to use CERs and ERUs from project activities. During the period referred to in Article 3c(1), aircraft operators may use CERs and ERUs, up to 150% of the number of allowances they are required to surrender pursuant to Article 12(2a).
2008/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #

2006/0304(COD)


Article 1 - point 18
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25a - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If air transport operators from third countries who provide air transport services in a given geographical framework are not included in the European system, for reasons of equal treatment and in order to support an overall solution to combating emissions from aviation, air transport operators from the European Union serving comparable routes shall not be included in the system either.
2008/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2006/0304(COD)


Annex I - point 1 - point (c)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - paragraph 2 - table - new category - point (j a) (new)
(ja) Flights from third countries to the EU or from the EU to third countries where the third countries are not subject to the rules of the EU emissions trading system or of an equivalent system pursuant to Article 25 a.
2008/05/08
Committee: ENVI