3 Amendments of Julie GIRLING related to 2013/2215(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RecogniStresses the three comments made by the Court of Auditors which focuses on the reliability of the accounts, on the legality and regularity of transactions and on the budget management; recognises the Agency's reply; considers the explanations given by the Agency on the introduction of the SAP accounting system to recognise revenue for all fee application types with more precision as well as the information on the validation of its accounting system for intangible assets as fully sufficient; has to point out that the decision taken by the European Court of Justice on the salary method for 2011 from 19 November 2013 has also consequences for payments with regard to the correction coefficient as well as for the applicable exchange rate from EUR to GBP as the salary adjustment package includes also these two issues; invitessists that the Agency, in close cooperation with the Commission, to finds a solution in the interest of the employees and in compliance with the rules; wonders why the Court has not commented on the issue of fees payable to schools in previous years, supports the argumentation of the Agency with regard to the payment of school fees in the absence of a European School; has taken note of the reduced amount carried over to 2013 in comparison with 2010 and 2011; is aware that the carry-over is partly related to the new building project; reminds the Agency however on the annuality principle fir the budget;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the discharge decision should be based upon OECD guidelines to ensure high quality internationally recognised accounting, audit and financial disclosure standards; invites the European institutions to incorporate and commit to introducing OECD guidelines within a common framework for all European institutions and bodies;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends, on the basis of the facts available, that discharge should not be granted to the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012.