Activites

• 2014/04/03 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T7-0323/2014 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a decision concerning the discharge to be granted to the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012. The vote on the discharge decision approved the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex VI, Article 5(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2012 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted by 495 votes to 73, with 11 abstentions, a resolution containing a series of recommendations that form an integral part of the discharge decision and as well as the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies. These recommendations are summarised as follows: Role of the Agency: Parliament welcomed the continued contribution of the Agency in the promotion of high standards of safety and health at work in the Union. It pointed out the Agency’s important key activities in 2012, such as the Foresight project linked to risks associated with green jobs and the launch of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign. It looked forward to the Agency's new multiannual strategic programme, which is closely linked to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and will support the much needed and expected Union strategy on safety and health at work 2013-2020. Financing, budget and financial management: Parliament recalled that the budget of the Agency for the financial year 2012 was EUR 15.3 million. It noted at the same time that that the budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2012 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 94.64%. Carryovers: Parliament saw with concern that EUR 3.2 million (22% of the budget) had been carried over to 2013 and, that the high level of the carryover might be explained by the multiannual nature of certain projects. It also noted the cancellation rate for certain appropriations was mainly the result of frozen recruitment procedures. Performance: Parliament requested that the Agency communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website. It also made a series of observations ontransfers, procurement and recruitment procedures as well as comments on internal controls. Lastly, it acknowledged that the Agency will adopt a conflict of interest policy in 2014 based on the Commission's Guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest in EU Decentralised Agencies and called on the Agency to inform the discharge authority upon the adoption of that policy.

• 2014/04/02 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2014/03/20 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A7-0193/2014 summary

    The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI) on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012, and called on the European Parliament to grant the Director of the Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2012 are reliable, and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Members approved the closure of the Agency’s accounts. They made, however, a number of recommendations that needed to be taken into account when the discharge is granted, in addition to the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies. ·        Financing, budget and financial management: Members recalled that the budget of the Agency for the financial year 2012 was EUR 15.3 million. They noted at the same time that that the budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2012 resulted in a budget implementation rate of 94.64 %. ·        Carryovers: Members saw with concern that EUR 3 200 000 (22 % of the budget) had been carried over to 2013 and, that the high level of the carryover might be explained by the multiannual nature of certain projects. They also noted the cancellation rate for certain appropriations was mainly the result of frozen recruitment procedures. Members also made a series of observations ontransfers, procurement and recruitment procedures as well as comments on internal controls. Lastly, they asked the Agency to strengthen transparency and prevent conflicts of interests, as well as make publicly available the Declarations of Interests of certain members.

• 2014/03/17 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2013/10/22 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2013/07/26 Non-legislative basic document published
  • COM(2013)0570 summary

    PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012, as part of the 2012 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). In 2012, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows: description of the Agency's tasks: the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, which is located in Bilbao, was established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94. The Agency's task is to collect and disseminate information on national and Union priorities in the field of health and safety at work and to promote cooperation and the exchange of information, including information on training programmes. the Agency's budget for the 2012 financial year: the Agency’s budget for 2012, as presented in the Commission document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union, gives the following figures: §         Commitment appropriations : - committed : EUR 17 million; - paid : EUR 15 million; - carried-over : EUR 1 million. §         Payment appropriations : - committed : EUR 20 million; - paid : EUR 15 million; - carried-over : EUR 5 million. Please refer also to the final accounts of the EU-OSHA.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, ŠEMETA Algirdas

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2013)0570
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0193/2014
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0323/2014

Amendments

Dossier

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2013/2213(DEC) 2014/02/25 CONT 14 amendments... Amendment 1 # Petri SARVAMAA Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012; Amendment 10 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 a (new) Prevention and management of conflicts of interests and transparency Amendment 11 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Acknowledges that the Agency will adopt a conflict of interest policy in 2014 based on the Commission's guidelines on the Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest in EU Decentralised Agencies; calls on the Agency to inform the discharge authority upon the adoption of the policy; Amendment 12 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Observes that the CVs and Declarations of Interests of the members of the Management Board, the Executive Director and senior management are not publicly available; calls on the Authority to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency; Amendment 13 # Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Chris DAVIES, Jan MULDER Performance Amendment 14 # Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Chris DAVIES, Jan MULDER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Requests that the Agency communicate the results and impact its work has on European citizens in an accessible way, mainly through its website; Amendment 2 # Karin KADENBACH Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budgetApproves the closure of the accounts of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2012 ; Amendment 3 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Marta ANDREASEN, Philip BRADBOURN, Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ, Derk Jan EPPINK Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on granting the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2012; Amendment 4 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Marta ANDREASEN, Philip BRADBOURN, Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ, Derk Jan EPPINK Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012; Amendment 5 # Petri SARVAMAA Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012; Amendment 6 # Karin KADENBACH Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012 / Postpones its decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012; Amendment 7 # Elena BĂSESCU Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the previous discharge reports of the Parliament; Amendment 8 # Monica MACOVEI Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas according to its financial statements, the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (‘"the Agency’") for the financial year 2012 was EUR 15 260 512, representing an increase of 6,95 % compared to 2011, Amendment 9 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Marta ANDREASEN, Philip BRADBOURN, Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ, Derk Jan EPPINK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes withExpresses concern that EUR 3 200 000 (22 % of the budget) have been carried over to 2013 and that the level of committed appropriations carried over is high for both Title II at 36 % and Title III at 33 %; acknowledges that for Title II, this was mainly caused by the renewal of annual IT contracts concluded as planned in the fourth quarter of 2012; acknowledges that for Title III, the high level was a result of both the multiannual nature of major projects and of delays in the awarding of specific contracts; source: PE-521.816

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