3 Amendments of Erminia MAZZONI related to 2009/2167(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers the overall increase of the reported irregularities as a sign of the effort made by the Member States to improve their control systems and is confident that the new provisions established by the Structural Funds Regulations for the period 2007-2013 will help to reduce the level of irregularities in the next years; points out that, with a view to a proper comparison of the data on irregularities in the individual Member States, the Commission has stressed that: 'high irregular financial amounts reported do not necessarily imply that in one country occur more frauds and irregularities than in the other. The reason could be a higher number of controls'1;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission communication of 16 December 2008 entitled, 'Towards a common understanding of the concept of tolerable risk of error' (COM(2008)0866) as well as the improvements made by some Members States in harmonising their systems for reporting irregularities due to the wider use of the AFIS; nd shares the view that a separate tolerable risk of error should be set for each policy area, taking due account of their respective characteristics and rules; endorses the 5% tolerable risk level for the Structural Funds, while recommending that a higher tolerable level be allowed for innovative projects – which, owing to their experimental nature, entail a greater risk of error – in order not to undermine their potential;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the improvements made by some Member States in harmonising their systems for reporting irregularities by making wider use of the AFIS; urges those Member States that have yet to introduce electronic reporting systems to do so at the earliest opportunity, given the positive impact such systems have had to date on data quality and compliance with reporting deadlines;