8 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2012/2205(DEC)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note from the Court of Auditors' report that the level of payment against commitments was low, with 34 % for Title II and 45 % for Title III; calls on the Office to inform the discharge authority of the measures it has taken to address this deficiency, as the low level of payments is at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality;acknowledges the exceptional circumstances in which the Office had to implement the 2011 budget, in particular the delays in the delivery of the new headquarter by the host state (Title II) and the need to carry-over a substantial amount to absorb new tasks without any additional funding (Title II); welcomes that during the same period, the operational delivery of the Office has increased substantially.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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, notes that insurance contracts do not reflectvaried in relation to the value of the Office's assets: before the move, net asset, acknowledges that the insurance policies where over- insured by about EUR 17 million and at the moment of audit they were under- insured by about EUR 21 million;aligned immediately after the host state provided a final asset value.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Establishes from the Court of Auditors' report that the accounting system has not been fully validated by the Accounting Officer, which however did not affect the correctness and legality of the accounts; welcomes the audit of the Internal Audit Service (IAS) of the Commission performed in 2011 on planning and budgeting process, which confirmed positive developments in this regard;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes from the Court of Auditors' report that the Office could improve the transparency of recruitment procedures; urginvites the Office to inform the discharge authority of the actions it has taken to address this deficiencyclarify possible deficiencies in regard to its recruitment procedure; considers that some of the provisions of the Staff Regulations may present a considerable administrative burden; therefore encourages the Commission to allow for a certain degree of simplification under Article 110 of the Staff Regulations in regard to the agencies;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges from the Court of Auditors' report that the Office's Financial Regulation refers to detailed rules and procedures laid down in the Office's Implementing Rules even though the rules have not yet been adopted; notes that the adoption of the Implementing Rules depends on the Commission; calls on the Office to inform the discharge authority of the state of play concerning the adoption of its Implementing Rules;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the IAS Audit Report on Planning and Budgeting in the Office that was established in 2011; notes the recommendation stating that the Office should clarify precedence of deadlines; welcomes that the Office has undertaken steps to address this recommendation;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the IAS performed one audit in 2011 with the objective of assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal system for the Office's planning and budgeting processes; notes, furthermore, that procurement planning was not included in the scope of that auditOffice has conducted an Information Technology (IT) risk assessment in cooperation with the IAS in order to identify and evaluate main IT risks in the organisation; notes that the IAS identified an overall high maturity level of IT processes; Notes that the following areas were assessed to be of high risk nature by the IAS: – business continuity management; – management of application requirement, project management framework and stakeholder commitment; – personnel competencies; – dependence on individuals and knowledge transfer; welcomes that the Office provided IAS with an overview of planned actions; calls on the Office to implement all the recommendations of the IAS in order to improve those areas and to inform the discharge authority on the actions taken;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10