Activities of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2020/2170(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2019
Amendments (10)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges, that the Agency reworked its performance management model for the Work Programme 2019, with a view to better indicating the impact and outcome of its work better; acknowledges that, despite the risks and constraints in some areas; regrets that, the Agency achieved 34 out of 53 of its key performance indicator targets in 2019; notes the Agency’s comment that the 19 estimates not met relate mainly to input and output indicators that are difficult to predict based on several factors; urges the Agency to strive to achieve 100 % fulfilment of its key performance indicator targets;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Asks the Agency to develop guidance on the minimum information requirements needed to justify granting derogations to restrictions and to ensure that no derogation is accepted when registration dossiers are not compliant or updated;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Agency to reduce its gender imbalance in the managerial positions;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the publication of the Agency’s vacancy notices on its website, on social media and on the EU Agencies Network’s dedicated site, in order to publicise such notices more; notes the Agency’s reply that it has started to review processes to be able to post vacancy notices on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office; calls on the Agency to publish vacancy notices on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office; calls on the Agency to explore further possibilities of attracting highly-qualifies staff by broadening the reach out of the vacancy publications;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Agency to align its practices with the recommendations of the European Ombudsman of 7 May 2020 in case 2168/2019/KR in particular by ensuring, where necessary, that the option of forbidding its senior staff from taking up certain positions after their term-of- office is invoked, by setting out criteria for when it will forbid moves from staff to the private sector; by informing applicants for senior posts of the Agency of the criteria when they apply and by putting in place internal procedures so that once that a member of its staff moves to another job, their access to confidential information is cut off with immediate effect;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes from the Court’s report, that the decision making process in recruitment procedures was not sufficiently structured and exhaustive to provide for a clear, chronological trail showing when the documents had been approved and by whom; notes the Agency’s reply that it has altered its procedures to ensure that standard emails are sent to selection committee members after each meeting to record the meeting minutes and decisions taken by the Committee, furthermore, it is ensured that, after each meeting, electronic approval flows are finalised before advancing in the selection; calls on the Agency to improve its selection procedures ensuring the processes are diligent and transparent;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Asks the Agency to improve the transparency and the user-friendliness of its database, and the interface between evaluation and follow-up risk management, including, for example, a short note on the Agency’s registered substances in the database with regard to the compliance and evaluation status of the dossiers adding outcome of substance evaluation (further risk management needed or not), stating explicitly if the dossier was found non-compliant and on what ground and adding the outcome of Board of Appeal decisions as well as the follow up delivered or intended by the Agency;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Encourages the Agency to pursue its efforts to perform its dossier evaluation checks under Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006 and to make the process more effective; recalls that dossiers evaluation checks on over 2 000 dossiers covering 700 substances revealed that 70 % of the dossiers were not compliant with the legal information requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006 or did not contain sufficient information to ensure a safe use for Union citizens and the environment;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the process of moving to the Agency’s new premises in Helsinki began on 21 December 2019 and the new building was open and operational for the Agency’s staff at the beginning of January 2020, concluding four years of preparations for relocating staff; notes that the move is due to the partial malfunctioning of its previous building, particularly as regards air quality; invites the Agency to ensure its employees well- being by proving a sustainable and environment-friendly working conditions;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes with concern that the Agency has several litigation, appeal and complaint cases that have been sent to European Court of Justice, Board of Appeal and European Ombudsman and most of these cases have been dismissed (20 of 37 cases);