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Legal Basis RoP 094
Activites
- 2009/09/26 Final act published in Official Journal
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2009/04/23
Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
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T6-0296/2009
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The European Parliament adopted a decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Supervisory Authority for the financial year 2007.Noting that the European Court of Auditors (ECA) was not in a position to form an opinion with regard to the reliability of the Authority's annual accounts for 2007, pointing out that the entire architecture of the Galileo project was being revised in 2007 and that the Authority's accounts were prepared in a fragile legal environment, MEPs approve the closure of the accounts of the European GNSS Supervisory Authority.Moreover, the Parliament adopted by 423 votes to 8, with 23 abstentions, a resolution with observations which form an integral part of the decision to grant discharge. These observations can be summarised as follows:Incomplete statement of assurance: the Parliament regrets that the ECA was not in a position to form an opinion with regard to the reliability of the Authority's annual accounts for 2007. Noting the ECA's explanation that it carried out its audit when the Galileo project and the role of the Authority were under revision and the new legal framework still incomplete, the Parliament notes that, in the meantime, Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 entered into force, under which the Commission is the manager of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes and the Community the owner of all tangible and intangible assets created or developed under the programmes. It also notes that the Authority will establish its annual accounts for 2008 under the new legal framework;Budget implementation: the Parliament regrets the low consumption level of commitment and payment appropriations for operational activities of the Authority, the absence of a clear link between the Authority's work programme and the budget, transfers neither justified nor documented, repeated late booking of recovery orders and an inconsistent presentation of budget implementation. It therefore calls on the Authority to report on the action taken following the ECA's observations with regard to budget implementation, and on the results achieved, in its report on budgetary and financial management for 2008;Uncertainties with regard to Galileo and EGNOS project assets: the Parliament considers that, under Regulation (EC) No 683/2008, the Community is the owner of the Galileo and EGNOS project assets. It regrets however that the process of transferring these assets from the Authority to the Commission only started in December 2008. It therefore calls on the Authority to do its utmost in order to clarify the situation with regard to Galileo and EGNOS project assets in its annual accounts for 2008;The Authority's role in the winding-up of the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU): the Parliament is concerned by the ECA's critical remarks as to how certain assets were transferred from the GJU to the Authority and recorded in the Authority's accounts. According to the Parliament, the winding-up of the GJU, including the role played by the Authority, must be thoroughly examined by the discharge authority, on the basis of the ECA's audit results. It therefore calls on the Court to put particular emphasis on the takeover of the GJU's activities and assets by the Authority and to publish its audit results in a special report before the 2009 summer break.In addition to these recommendations, the Parliament refers to the recommendations that appear in its resolution on financial management and control of EU agencies - see 2008/2207(INI) - adopted in parallel.
- 2009/04/21 Debate in Parliament
- 2009/03/20 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2009/03/16
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2009/02/10
Council Meeting
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2008/11/20
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2008/07/23
Non-legislative basic document published
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SEC(2008)2359
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PURPOSE: to present the final accounts of the European GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Supervisory Authority for the financial year 2007.CONTENT: this document sets out a detailed account of the implementation of the Authority’s budget for the financial year 2007, which can be summarised as follows:(1) Final budget: EUR 210 million, including a 4% Community subsidy.(2) Staff: the Authority, which is based in Brussels (Belgium), officially set out 46 posts in its establishment plan. 39 of those posts are currently occupied + 10 other posts (contract agents, seconded national experts and interim staff).(3) Activities in 2007: the Authority concentrated on the following activities:Galileo system:support to the Commission regarding the alternatives for Galileo after termination of the Concession negotiations and regarding preparation of the Full-Operational-Capability deployment phase;restart of the formal Mission Requirements Document Change Control Board;launch of Galileo Performance Monitoring and Analysis Facility;contribution to task forces and work groups for frequencies;certification requirements and certification plan for the Committee on Galileo Certification;draft standards for Galileo in aviation and maritime sectors.European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS):structuring of the EGNOS operational phase through agreement of a baseline for the EGNOS framework agreement between the Authority, the Commission, the ESA and the Egnos Operator and Infrastructure Group;assistance to the Commission for the EGNOS master-plan;update of the EGNOS System Safety Case (issuance of the EGNOS certification plan and new versions of the Design Safety Case and Operations Safety Case);modification to EGNOS Mission Requirements Document;monitoring of the EGNOS operations qualification;production of a statement of work for the contract with the future EGNOS service provider.Systems security:establishment of the System Safety and Security Committee and participation in the Galileo Security Board;technical management of the System specific Security Requirements Statement for Galileo;production, validation and application of security documents for EGNOS;definition of the Galileo Security Monitoring Centre.Market development:definition of market development tools;support to EGNOS market entry.Research and development:management of 61 projects under the 6th framework program for research transferred by the Galileo Joint Undertaking;preparation and launch of the 1st call for GNSS R&D under the 7th framework programme for research;implementation of a web-based knowledge management and dissemination tool.The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address: http://www.gsa.europa.eu/
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, KALLAS Siim
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SEC(2008)2359
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: SEC(2008)2359
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0164/2009
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0296/2009
- : Budget 2009/665
- : OJ L 255 26.09.2009, p. 0162
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2008/2273(DEC)
2009/02/23
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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Observes that the ECA is currently carrying out an audit of the management of the Galileo development and its in-orbit validation phase; invites the ECA to put particular emphasis on the takeover of the GJU's activities and assets by the Authority, and welcomes the ECA's intention to publish its audit results in a special report before the 2009 summer break;
source: PE-421.107
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