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2016/2182(DEC) 2015 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	CONT	AYALA SENDER Inés (S&D)	ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš (EPP), FITTO Raffaele (ECR), ALI Nedzhmi (ALDE), DE JONG Dennis (GUE/NGL), JÁVOR Benedek (Verts/ALE), VALLI Marco (EFD), KAPPEL Barbara (ENF)
Opinion	ENVI	LA VIA Giovanni (EPP)

Lead committee dossier: CONT/8/07494

Subjects

8.70.03.05 2015 discharge

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Activites

2017/09/29 Final act published in Official Journal
2017/04/27 Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
- T8-0165/2017 summary
  
  The European Parliament decided to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2015. The vote on the decision on discharge covers the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex IV, Article 5 (1) (a) to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure). Noting that the Court of Auditors has stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the Agency’s annual accounts for the financial year 2015 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted by 512 votes to 106 with 2 abstentions, a resolution containing a series of recommendations, which form an integral part of the decision on discharge and which add to the general recommendations set out in the resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies. These recommendations may be summarised as follows: Agency’s financial statements: Parliament noted that the final budget of the Agency for the financial year 2015 was EUR 114 412 841 representing an increase of 0.26 % compared to 2014. Legality and regularity of transactions: It stated that the Agency paid 50 % of the cost for after-school care of staff children in the European School in Helsinki. This contribution is limited to EUR 1 000 per child per year, amounting to approximately EUR 95 000 in 2015. Parliament took note that this measure was not communicated to the budgetary authority in the framework of the budget procedure. The Agency will communicate this measure to the budgetary authority in its 2018-2020 programming document. The Agency already updated the remarks on the relevant budget line by including the information about this measure in the first amendment to the Agency’s 2016 budget. Parliament also made a series of observations regarding budgetary and financial management, commitments and carry-overs, transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures, the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and internal audits and controls. On the prevention and conflicts of interests, it stated that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency. Parliament took note that the Agency developed a new integrated regulatory strategy which brings all REACH and CLP processes together to reach the aims of relevant regulations, as well as the 2020 goals of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. Communication: Parliament welcomed the improvement of the way in which information on chemicals is presented on the Agency’s website, which helps companies and consumers to make more use of it. It noted that the discussion platform between the Agency and non-governmental organisations is a useful forum for discussing the main issues of interest to civil society.
2017/04/26 Debate in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament
2017/03/28 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
- A8-0086/2017 summary
  
  The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D, ES) on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2015. The committee called on the European Parliament to grant the Executive Director of the Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the agency’s budget for the financial year 2015. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it had obtained reasonable assurance that the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2015 were reliable and that the underlying transactions were legal and regular, Members called on Parliament to approve 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: Agency’s financial statements: Members noted that the final budget of the Agency for the financial year 2015 was EUR 114 412 841 representing an increase of 0.26 % compared to 2014. Legality and regularity of transactions: Members stated that the Agency paid 50 % of the cost for after-school care of staff children in the European School in Helsinki. This contribution is limited to EUR 1 000 per child per year, amounting to approximately EUR 95 000 in 2015. Members took note that this measure was not communicated to the budgetary authority in the framework of the budget procedure. The Agency will communicate this measure to the budgetary authority in its 2018-2020 programming document. The Agency already updated the remarks on the relevant budget line by including the information about this measure in the first amendment to the Agency’s 2016 budget. Members also made a series of observations regarding budgetary and financial management, commitments and carry-overs, transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures, the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and internal audits and controls. On the prevention and conflicts of interests, Members stated that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency. Lastly, Members took note that the Agency developed a new integrated regulatory strategy which brings all REACH and CLP processes together to reach the aims of relevant regulations, as well as the 2020 goals of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.
2017/03/22 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2016/10/04 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2016/07/11 Non-legislative basic document published
- COM(2016)0475 summary
  
  PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2015, as part of the 2015 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). CONTENT: the organisational governance of the EU consists of institutions, agencies and other EU bodies whose expenditure is included in the general budget of the Union. The EU's operational expenditure of these institutions takes different forms, depending on how the money is paid out and managed. From 2014 onwards, the Commission classifies its expenditure as follows: Direct management: the budget is implemented directly by the Commission services. Indirect management: the Commission confers tasks of implementation of the budget to bodies of EU law or national law, such as the EU agencies. Shared management: under this method of budget implementation tasks are delegated to Member States. About 80 % of the expenditure falls under this management mode covering such areas as agricultural spending and structural actions. This Commission document concerns the EU's consolidated accounts for the year 2015 and details how spending by the EU institutions and bodies was carried out. The consolidated annual accounts of the EU provide financial information on the activities of the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the EU from an accrual accounting and budgetary perspective. It is the responsibility of the Commission's Accounting Officer to prepare the EU's consolidated annual accounts and ensure that they present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position, the result of the operations and the cash flows of the EU institutions and bodies, including the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), with a view to granting discharge. Discharge procedure: the final step of a budget lifecycle is the discharge of the budget for a given financial year. It represents the political aspect of the external control of budget implementation and is the decision by which the European Parliament, acting on a Council recommendation, "releases" the Commission (and other EU bodies) from its responsibility for management of a given budget by marking the end of that budget's existence. The European Parliament is the discharge authority within the EU. The discharge procedure may produce three outcomes: (i) the granting; (ii) postponement or; (iii) the refusal of the discharge. The final discharge report including specific recommendations to the Commission for action is adopted in plenary by the European Parliament and are subject to an annual follow up report in which the Commission outlines the concrete actions it has taken to implement the recommendations made. Each agency is subject to its own discharge procedure, including the ECHA. The European Chemicals Agency: the Agency, which is located in Helsinki (FI), was created by Council Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council to help businesses comply with the legislation in force, promote the safe use of chemicals, provide information on chemicals and assess hazardous substances. As regards the Agency’s accounts, these are presented in detail in the document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for 2015: Commitment appropriations: - committed: EUR 115 million; - paid: EUR 113 million; - carried-over: 0. Payment appropriations: - committed: EUR 126 million; - paid: EUR 111 million; - carried-over: EUR 13 million. For further details on expenditure, please refer to the final accounts of the ECHA.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/budget_en', 'title': 'Budget'}, GEORGIEVA Kristalina

Documents

Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2016)0475
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0086/2017
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0165/2017

Amendments	Dossier
38	2016/2182(DEC) 2016/12/14 ENVI 19 amendments... Amendment 1 # Notis MARIAS Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that European Chemicals Agency ('the Agency') is a consolidated entity, in accordance with Article 185 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 (Financial Regulation), and it is the driving force among regulatory authorities in implementing the Union's chemicals legislation for the benefit of human health and the environment as well as for innovation and competitiveness; notes that the Agency helps companies to comply with the legislation, advances the safe use of chemicals in cooperation with international organisations and stakeholders and provides information on chemicals and addresses chemicals of concern; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298 26.10.2012, p. 1). Amendment 10 # Julie GIRLING, Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Notes that the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Biocides Regulation)1a resulted in unexpectedly high activity in 2015, demonstrating that companies are becoming familiar with the changes and the opportunities offered by new Union authorization process; at the same time notes with concern that the Agency has faced challenges managing the workload due to the frozen staff level on biocides; _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012,p. 1). Amendment 11 # Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises that between 2014 and 2015 the Agency's budget increased, even though its staff complement was reduced by 2.5% against the backdrop of the high workload referred to above; Amendment 12 # Mireille D'ORNANO, Jean-François JALKH, Sylvie GODDYN Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Emphasises that, in order to cope with the increase in its activities, the Agency must do everything possible to manage its staff effectively in the light of specific needs and the workload; Amendment 13 # Mireille D'ORNANO, Jean-François JALKH, Sylvie GODDYN Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Emphasises, in particular, the importance of giving priority, on the basis of the skills required, to the reassignment of staff from other EU agencies and institutions, rather than to the recruitment of outside staff; Amendment 14 # Notis MARIAS Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. ~~Acknowledg~~Notes that with regard to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 (PIC Regulation) and as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation, in 2015, DG Environment paid EUR 1,22 million in subsidies to the Agency for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals (OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 60). Amendment 15 # Nicola CAPUTO, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recognises that the Agency's declarations of interest are transparent, and calls on it to constantly review its internal procedures and to further improve its policies to guarantee independence and transparency in all its fields of activity as regards both outside staff and temporary staff; Amendment 16 # Nicola CAPUTO, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Notes the discussion platform between the Agency and nongovernmental organisations, as a useful forum for discussing the main issues of interest to civil society; Amendment 17 # Julie GIRLING, Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Welcomes the progress made in developing the authorisation process under REACH Regulation and notes the Agency's conclusions that further improvements can still be made; welcomes in this regard the proactive approach of the Agency in seeking a dialogue with the European Parliament for addressing issues raised in the resolution of the European Parliament of 25 November 2015 on draft Commission Implementing Decision XXX granting an authorisation for uses of bis(2-ethylhexhyl) phthalate (DEHP) under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a . _________________ 1a Texts adopted, 25.11.2015, P8_TA(2015)0409. Amendment 18 # Jasenko SELIMOVIC Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Recommends the Agency to develop impact indicators; believes that such impact indicators are essential tools in order to measure the effectiveness of the Agency; Amendment 19 # Notis MARIAS Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Recommends, based on the facts available, ~~that discharge be granted~~postponement of the granting of discharge to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency with respect to the implementation of the Agency'’s budget for the financial year 2015. Amendment 2 # Eleftherios SYNADINOS Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that European Chemicals Agency ('the Agency') is a consolidated entity, in accordance with Article 185 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 (Financial Regulation), and it is the driving force among regulatory authorities in implementing the Union's chemicals legislation for the benefit of human safety and health and the environment as well as for innovation and competitiveness; notes that the Agency helps companies to comply with the legislation, advances the safe use of chemicals and provides information on chemicals and addresses chemicals of concern; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298 26.10.2012, p. 1). Amendment 3 # Eleftherios SYNADINOS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (REACH Regulation), the Agency is financed through fees paid by industry and by an Union´s balancing subsidy as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation; welcomes emphatically that in 2015 and contrary to the original assumption and provisions, the Agency was fully financed through higher than expected fee income and by using some of the reserve from the income of previous years for its REACH/CLP operations; _________________ 2 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1). Amendment 4 # Notis MARIAS Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2 (REACH Regulation), the Agency is financed through fees paid by industry and by an Union´s balancing subsidy as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation; ~~welcom~~notes that in 2015 and contrary to the original assumption, the Agency was fully financed through higher than expected fee income and the reserve from the income of previous years for its REACH/CLP operations; _________________ 2 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1). Amendment 5 # Notis MARIAS Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the ~~improvement of the~~ way in which information on chemicals is presented on the Agency´s website ~~which helps companies and consumers to make more use of it~~, making it more useful to interested parties; Amendment 6 # Eleftherios SYNADINOS Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the qualitative improvement of the way in which information on chemicals is presented on the Agency´s website which helps companies and consumers to make more use of ithis accessible medium; Amendment 7 # Eleftherios SYNADINOS Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. With regard to biocidal products notes that, as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation, in 2015 the Agency collected fee income totalling EUR 5 423 667 (in comparison to just EUR 1 265 774 in 2014), while the Union subsidy amounted to EUR 5 789 000 (in comparison to EUR 5 064 194 in 2014) and that additionally, the received EFTA contributions, including Switzerland, totalled in 2015 EUR 307 791; Amendment 8 # Mireille D'ORNANO, Jean-François JALKH, Sylvie GODDYN Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Emphasises that the Agency's dependence on fees paid by the industry must not serve to undermine the independence of its assessments and, in particular, that scientific documents, including marketing authorisations, must be completed using rigorous procedures which guarantee that independence; Amendment 9 # Eleftherios SYNADINOS Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that, in 2015, the recruitment target of the Agency was fully achieved with 98% of posts filled at the end of that year for REACH/CLP and Prior Informed Consent (PIC); notes also that the unexpected high workload in the area of biocides posed a challenge due to limited staffing resources as the percentage of posts filled for biocides was 83%; highlights that since the Agency’s total workload has not decreased during 2015, sufficient human ~~and~~, financial ~~resource~~and logistical resources and appropriations should be allocated; source: 595.703 2017/03/06 CONT 19 amendments... Amendment 1 # Inés AYALA SENDER Proposal for a decision 1 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year ~~2015 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year~~ 2015; Amendment 10 # Ryszard CZARNECKI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency, but not has set up specific rules on obligations after leaving the service for its experts and staffno actual conflict of interest cases materialised during 2015, which is not necessarily a proof of lack of conflict of interest; periodic verifications could show the real situation; Amendment 11 # Benedek JÁVOR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency, but ~~not has~~has not set up specific rules on obligations after leaving the service for its experts and staff; calls on the Agency to set up and implement those specific rules; Amendment 12 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Notes that the Agency's Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee gives recommendations to the Agency's Executive Director and the Management Board on individual cases of perceived conflicts of interest; asks the Agency to provide a public declaration in case in which one representative of a Member State is both member of the Agency's Management Board and the Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee; calls on the Agency to ensure that there is no conflict of interest in favour of the Member State represented; Amendment 13 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Urges the Agency to put in place rules on revolving doors, establishing dissuasive sanctions, such as the reduction of pension, and prohibiting its Management Board members and staff for at least three years after leaving the Agency to take employment in bodies related to chemicals, and to establish dissuasive sanctions, such as the reduction of pension; points out that only integrity upholds the public trust; Amendment 14 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Takes note that the Agency’'s committees are composed of national delegates, appointed by Member State authorities or the Agency’'s Management Board; notes moreover that the Agency’'s committees have in total 9 co-opted members on the basis of a public call for expression of interest, as allowed by the Agency’'s founding legal act; calls on the Agency to publish the public call by which the co-opted members were appointed; takes note that these co-opted members may act as rapporteurs but have no voting rights, as well as that the Agency’'s policy on prevention of conflicts of interest applies to them in full; looks forward to the report by the Agency’'s Management Board on the experiences with co-opted members, which is scheduled for 2017; Amendment 15 # Ryszard CZARNECKI Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Acknowledges the need for EU agencies to abide by high standards of transparency, accountability, and ethics as all other institutions; notes the Agency's policy on conflict of interest; asks the Agency how many cases of conflict of interest the Agency has identified and managed in 2015; Amendment 16 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14 b. Calls on the Agency and the Council to publish also in Romanian, Bulgaria, Hungarian and Gaelic the Title VI of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC; Amendment 17 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14 c. Calls on the Agency to provide the discharge authority with the list of meetings with lobbyists and the minutes the these meetings; Amendment 18 # Petri SARVAMAA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. ~~Notes with satisfaction the gender equality balance of its Management Board~~Acknowledges the fact that the gender balance in the Agency's Management Board is represented by 44 % men and 56 % women among its members; Amendment 19 # Petri SARVAMAA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes ~~with concern~~ that 453 staff members participated in 2015 in away days for which the cost was EUR 11 3 975 (EUR 251,60 per person), and 565 staff members participated in closed conferences for EUR 31 468 (EUR 54,25 per person); Amendment 2 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Raffaele FITTO, Notis MARIAS Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. ~~Grants the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2015 /~~ Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2015; Amendment 3 # Inés AYALA SENDER Proposal for a decision 2 2 Paragraph 1 1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year ~~2015 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year~~ 2015; Amendment 4 # Ryszard CZARNECKI, Raffaele FITTO, Notis MARIAS Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 1. ~~Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2015 /~~ Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2015; Amendment 5 # Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to the special report No 15/2012 of the Court of Auditors entitled 'Management of conflict of interest in selected EU Agencies', Amendment 6 # Benedek JÁVOR Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas in the context of the discharge procedure, Parliament stresses the special importance of further strengthening the democratic legitimacy of the institutions of the Union by improving transparency and accountability, implementing the concept of performance-based budgeting and good governance of human resources; Amendment 7 # Barbara KAPPEL Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Acknowledges from the Agency that, in line with the discharge authority’s recommendation from the previous year, it will include in its next annual report a separate chapter on transparency, accountability and integrity; stresses in this connection that all firm recommendations should be implemented as soon as possible and the discharge authority kept informed; Amendment 8 # Zigmantas BALČYTIS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that carry-overs of committed appropriations were high for Title IV (Biocides operating expenditure), amounting to EUR 1.5 million, i.e. 74%, and that they related mainly to a large- scale IT project (EUR 1,4 million); points out that that project could not be started until the second half of 2015, after sufficient fee income had been collected to fund it; Amendment 9 # Petri SARVAMAA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. ~~Points out~~Notes that carryovers ~~are~~may often be partly or fully justified by the multiannual nature of the agencies’ operational programmes, and do not necessarily indicate weaknesses in budget planning and implementation nor are they always at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality, in particular if they are planned in advance and communicated to the Court; source: 599.882

Amendments

Dossier

2016/2182(DEC)

2016/12/14 ENVI 19 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Notis MARIAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that European Chemicals Agency ('the Agency') is a consolidated entity, in accordance with Article 185 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 (Financial Regulation), and it is the driving force among regulatory authorities in implementing the Union's chemicals legislation for the benefit of human health and the environment as well as for innovation and competitiveness; notes that the Agency helps companies to comply with the legislation, advances the safe use of chemicals in cooperation with international organisations and stakeholders and provides information on chemicals and addresses chemicals of concern; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298 26.10.2012, p. 1).

Amendment 10 #

Julie GIRLING, Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Notes that the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Biocides Regulation)1a resulted in unexpectedly high activity in 2015, demonstrating that companies are becoming familiar with the changes and the opportunities offered by new Union authorization process; at the same time notes with concern that the Agency has faced challenges managing the workload due to the frozen staff level on biocides; _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012,p. 1).

Amendment 11 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises that between 2014 and 2015 the Agency's budget increased, even though its staff complement was reduced by 2.5% against the backdrop of the high workload referred to above;

Amendment 12 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Jean-François JALKH, Sylvie GODDYN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Emphasises that, in order to cope with the increase in its activities, the Agency must do everything possible to manage its staff effectively in the light of specific needs and the workload;

Amendment 13 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Jean-François JALKH, Sylvie GODDYN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Emphasises, in particular, the importance of giving priority, on the basis of the skills required, to the reassignment of staff from other EU agencies and institutions, rather than to the recruitment of outside staff;

Amendment 14 #

Notis MARIAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Acknowledg~~Notes that with regard to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 (PIC Regulation) and as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation, in 2015, DG Environment paid EUR 1,22 million in subsidies to the Agency for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals (OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 60).

Amendment 15 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recognises that the Agency's declarations of interest are transparent, and calls on it to constantly review its internal procedures and to further improve its policies to guarantee independence and transparency in all its fields of activity as regards both outside staff and temporary staff;

Amendment 16 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Notes the discussion platform between the Agency and nongovernmental organisations, as a useful forum for discussing the main issues of interest to civil society;

Amendment 17 #

Julie GIRLING, Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Welcomes the progress made in developing the authorisation process under REACH Regulation and notes the Agency's conclusions that further improvements can still be made; welcomes in this regard the proactive approach of the Agency in seeking a dialogue with the European Parliament for addressing issues raised in the resolution of the European Parliament of 25 November 2015 on draft Commission Implementing Decision XXX granting an authorisation for uses of bis(2-ethylhexhyl) phthalate (DEHP) under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a . _________________ 1a Texts adopted, 25.11.2015, P8_TA(2015)0409.

Amendment 18 #

Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Recommends the Agency to develop impact indicators; believes that such impact indicators are essential tools in order to measure the effectiveness of the Agency;

Amendment 19 #

Notis MARIAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends, based on the facts available, ~~that discharge be granted~~postponement of the granting of discharge to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency with respect to the implementation of the Agency'’s budget for the financial year 2015.

Amendment 2 #

Eleftherios SYNADINOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that European Chemicals Agency ('the Agency') is a consolidated entity, in accordance with Article 185 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 (Financial Regulation), and it is the driving force among regulatory authorities in implementing the Union's chemicals legislation for the benefit of human safety and health and the environment as well as for innovation and competitiveness; notes that the Agency helps companies to comply with the legislation, advances the safe use of chemicals and provides information on chemicals and addresses chemicals of concern; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298 26.10.2012, p. 1).

Amendment 3 #

Eleftherios SYNADINOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (REACH Regulation), the Agency is financed through fees paid by industry and by an Union´s balancing subsidy as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation; welcomes emphatically that in 2015 and contrary to the original assumption and provisions, the Agency was fully financed through higher than expected fee income and by using some of the reserve from the income of previous years for its REACH/CLP operations; _________________ 2 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

Amendment 4 #

Notis MARIAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2 (REACH Regulation), the Agency is financed through fees paid by industry and by an Union´s balancing subsidy as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation; ~~welcom~~notes that in 2015 and contrary to the original assumption, the Agency was fully financed through higher than expected fee income and the reserve from the income of previous years for its REACH/CLP operations; _________________ 2 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

Amendment 5 #

Notis MARIAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the ~~improvement of the~~ way in which information on chemicals is presented on the Agency´s website ~~which helps companies and consumers to make more use of it~~, making it more useful to interested parties;

Amendment 6 #

Eleftherios SYNADINOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the qualitative improvement of the way in which information on chemicals is presented on the Agency´s website which helps companies and consumers to make more use of ithis accessible medium;

Amendment 7 #

Eleftherios SYNADINOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. With regard to biocidal products notes that, as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation, in 2015 the Agency collected fee income totalling EUR 5 423 667 (in comparison to just EUR 1 265 774 in 2014), while the Union subsidy amounted to EUR 5 789 000 (in comparison to EUR 5 064 194 in 2014) and that additionally, the received EFTA contributions, including Switzerland, totalled in 2015 EUR 307 791;

Amendment 8 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Jean-François JALKH, Sylvie GODDYN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Emphasises that the Agency's dependence on fees paid by the industry must not serve to undermine the independence of its assessments and, in particular, that scientific documents, including marketing authorisations, must be completed using rigorous procedures which guarantee that independence;

Amendment 9 #

Eleftherios SYNADINOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that, in 2015, the recruitment target of the Agency was fully achieved with 98% of posts filled at the end of that year for REACH/CLP and Prior Informed Consent (PIC); notes also that the unexpected high workload in the area of biocides posed a challenge due to limited staffing resources as the percentage of posts filled for biocides was 83%; highlights that since the Agency’s total workload has not decreased during 2015, sufficient human ~~and~~, financial ~~resource~~and logistical resources and appropriations should be allocated;

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2017/03/06 CONT 19 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a decision 1 1
Paragraph 1

1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year ~~2015 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year~~ 2015;

Amendment 10 #

Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency, but not has set up specific rules on obligations after leaving the service for its experts and staffno actual conflict of interest cases materialised during 2015, which is not necessarily a proof of lack of conflict of interest; periodic verifications could show the real situation;

Amendment 11 #

Benedek JÁVOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency, but ~~not has~~has not set up specific rules on obligations after leaving the service for its experts and staff; calls on the Agency to set up and implement those specific rules;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Notes that the Agency's Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee gives recommendations to the Agency's Executive Director and the Management Board on individual cases of perceived conflicts of interest; asks the Agency to provide a public declaration in case in which one representative of a Member State is both member of the Agency's Management Board and the Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee; calls on the Agency to ensure that there is no conflict of interest in favour of the Member State represented;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Urges the Agency to put in place rules on revolving doors, establishing dissuasive sanctions, such as the reduction of pension, and prohibiting its Management Board members and staff for at least three years after leaving the Agency to take employment in bodies related to chemicals, and to establish dissuasive sanctions, such as the reduction of pension; points out that only integrity upholds the public trust;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Takes note that the Agency’'s committees are composed of national delegates, appointed by Member State authorities or the Agency’'s Management Board; notes moreover that the Agency’'s committees have in total 9 co-opted members on the basis of a public call for expression of interest, as allowed by the Agency’'s founding legal act; calls on the Agency to publish the public call by which the co-opted members were appointed; takes note that these co-opted members may act as rapporteurs but have no voting rights, as well as that the Agency’'s policy on prevention of conflicts of interest applies to them in full; looks forward to the report by the Agency’'s Management Board on the experiences with co-opted members, which is scheduled for 2017;

Amendment 15 #

Ryszard CZARNECKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Acknowledges the need for EU agencies to abide by high standards of transparency, accountability, and ethics as all other institutions; notes the Agency's policy on conflict of interest; asks the Agency how many cases of conflict of interest the Agency has identified and managed in 2015;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Calls on the Agency and the Council to publish also in Romanian, Bulgaria, Hungarian and Gaelic the Title VI of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14 c. Calls on the Agency to provide the discharge authority with the list of meetings with lobbyists and the minutes the these meetings;

Amendment 18 #

Petri SARVAMAA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Notes with satisfaction the gender equality balance of its Management Board~~Acknowledges the fact that the gender balance in the Agency's Management Board is represented by 44 % men and 56 % women among its members;

Amendment 19 #

Petri SARVAMAA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes ~~with concern~~ that 453 staff members participated in 2015 in away days for which the cost was EUR 11 3 975 (EUR 251,60 per person), and 565 staff members participated in closed conferences for EUR 31 468 (EUR 54,25 per person);

Amendment 2 #

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Raffaele FITTO, Notis MARIAS

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Grants the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2015 /~~ Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2015;

Amendment 3 #

Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a decision 2 2
Paragraph 1

1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year ~~2015 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year~~ 2015;

Amendment 4 #

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Raffaele FITTO, Notis MARIAS

Proposal for a decision 2
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2015 /~~ Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2015;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the special report No 15/2012 of the Court of Auditors entitled 'Management of conflict of interest in selected EU Agencies',

Amendment 6 #

Benedek JÁVOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas in the context of the discharge procedure, Parliament stresses the special importance of further strengthening the democratic legitimacy of the institutions of the Union by improving transparency and accountability, implementing the concept of performance-based budgeting and good governance of human resources;

Amendment 7 #

Barbara KAPPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges from the Agency that, in line with the discharge authority’s recommendation from the previous year, it will include in its next annual report a separate chapter on transparency, accountability and integrity; stresses in this connection that all firm recommendations should be implemented as soon as possible and the discharge authority kept informed;

Amendment 8 #

Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that carry-overs of committed appropriations were high for Title IV (Biocides operating expenditure), amounting to EUR 1.5 million, i.e. 74%, and that they related mainly to a large- scale IT project (EUR 1,4 million); points out that that project could not be started until the second half of 2015, after sufficient fee income had been collected to fund it;

Amendment 9 #

Petri SARVAMAA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Points out~~Notes that carryovers ~~are~~may often be partly or fully justified by the multiannual nature of the agencies’ operational programmes, and do not necessarily indicate weaknesses in budget planning and implementation nor are they always at odds with the budgetary principle of annuality, in particular if they are planned in advance and communicated to the Court;

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activities	date: 2016-07-11T00:00:00 docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2016&nu_doc=0475 title: COM(2016)0475 type: Non-legislative basic document published celexid: CELEX:52016DC0475:EN body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/budget_en title: Budget Commissioner: GEORGIEVA Kristalina type: Non-legislative basic document published date: 2016-10-04T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP shadows: group: EPP name: ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš group: ECR name: FITTO Raffaele group: ALDE name: ALI Nedzhmi group: GUE/NGL name: DE JONG Dennis group: Verts/ALE name: JÁVOR Benedek group: EFD name: VALLI Marco group: ENF name: KAPPEL Barbara responsible: True committee: CONT date: 2016-08-05T00:00:00 committee_full: Budgetary Control rapporteur: group: S&D name: AYALA SENDER Inés body: EP responsible: False committee: ENVI date: 2016-08-31T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: EPP name: LA VIA Giovanni date: 2017-03-22T00:00:00 body: EP type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP shadows: group: EPP name: ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš group: ECR name: FITTO Raffaele group: ALDE name: ALI Nedzhmi group: GUE/NGL name: DE JONG Dennis group: Verts/ALE name: JÁVOR Benedek group: EFD name: VALLI Marco group: ENF name: KAPPEL Barbara responsible: True committee: CONT date: 2016-08-05T00:00:00 committee_full: Budgetary Control rapporteur: group: S&D name: AYALA SENDER Inés body: EP responsible: False committee: ENVI date: 2016-08-31T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: EPP name: LA VIA Giovanni date: 2017-03-28T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2017-0086&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading title: A8-0086/2017 body: EP type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading date: 2017-04-26T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20170426&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament date: 2017-04-27T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=29305&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2017-0165 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T8-0165/2017 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2017-09-29T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal
commission	body: EC dg: Budget commissioner: GEORGIEVA Kristalina
committees/0	type Responsible Committee body EP associated False committee_full Budgetary Control committee CONT date 2016-08-05T00:00:00 rapporteur name: AYALA SENDER Inés group: Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D shadows name: ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš group: European People's Party (Christian Democrats) abbr: PPE name: FITTO Raffaele group: European Conservatives and Reformists abbr: ECR name: ALI Nedzhmi group: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe abbr: ALDE name: DE JONG Dennis group: European United Left - Nordic Green Left abbr: GUE/NGL name: JÁVOR Benedek group: Greens/European Free Alliance abbr: Verts/ALE name: VALLI Marco group: Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy abbr: EFDD name: KAPPEL Barbara group: Europe of Nations and Freedom abbr: ENF
committees/0	body EP shadows group: EPP name: ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš group: ECR name: FITTO Raffaele group: ALDE name: ALI Nedzhmi group: GUE/NGL name: DE JONG Dennis group: Verts/ALE name: JÁVOR Benedek group: EFD name: VALLI Marco group: ENF name: KAPPEL Barbara responsible True committee CONT date 2016-08-05T00:00:00 committee_full Budgetary Control rapporteur group: S&D name: AYALA SENDER Inés
committees/1	type Committee Opinion body EP associated False committee_full Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee ENVI date 2016-08-31T00:00:00 rapporteur name: LA VIA Giovanni group: European People's Party (Christian Democrats) abbr: PPE
committees/1	body EP responsible False committee ENVI date 2016-08-31T00:00:00 committee_full Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur group: EPP name: LA VIA Giovanni
docs	date: 2016-09-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C:2016:449:TOC title: OJ C 449 01.12.2016, p. 0082 title: N8-0117/2016 summary: PURPOSE: presentation of the EU Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2015, together with the Agency’s reply. CONTENT: in accordance with the tasks conferred on the Court of Auditors by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Court presents to the European Parliament and to the Council, in the context of the discharge procedure, a Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the annual accounts of each institution, body or agency of the EU, and the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying them, on the basis of an independent external audit. This audit focused on the annual accounts of the European Chemicals Agency. To recall, its main tasks are to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment as well as the free movement of substances on the internal market while enhancing competitiveness and innovation. It also seeks to promote the development of alternative methods for the assessment of hazards relating to substances. Statement of Assurance : pursuant to the provisions of Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Court has audited: the annual accounts of the Agency, which comprise the financial statements and the reports on the implementation of the budget for the financial year ended 31 December 2015; the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying those accounts. Opinion on the reliability of the accounts : in the Court’s opinion, the Agency’s annual accounts present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position as at 31 December 2015 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of its Financial Regulation and the accounting rules adopted by the Commission’s accounting officer. Opinion on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts : the Court considers that the transactions underlying the annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015 are legal and regular in all material respects. However, the Court did make a comment about a communication problem concerning the cost of after-school care of staff children in the European School in Helsinki. The report made a series of observations on the budgetary and financial management of the Agency, accompanied by the latter’s response. The main observations may be summarised as follows: The Court’s observations : budgetary management : the Court noted that carry-overs of committed appropriations were high for biocides operating expenditure at EUR 1.5 million. They mainly concern a large scale IT project (EUR 1.4 million). This project could only be started in the second half of 2015 when sufficient fee income for its funding had been collected. The Agency’s reply : budgetary management : the ECHA appreciated the conclusion of the European Court of Auditors and will continue to be attentive to avoid any non-justified carry-over operations. Lastly, the Court of Auditors’ report also contained a summary of the Agency’s key figures in 2015 : Budget : EUR 115.1 million (payment appropriations). Staff : 572 including officials, temporary and contract staff and seconded national experts. type: Court of Auditors: opinion, report body: CofA date: 2017-01-31T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE592.298&secondRef=02 title: PE592.298 committee: ENVI type: Committee opinion body: EP date: 2017-02-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE593.879 title: PE593.879 type: Committee draft report body: EP date: 2017-02-07T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=5873%2F17&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 05873/2017 summary: Having examined the revenue and expenditure accounts for the financial year 2015 and the balance sheet as at 31 December 2015 of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), as well as the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2015, accompanied by the Agency's replies to the Court's observations, the Council recommended the European Parliament to give a discharge to the Executive Director of the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2015. The Council welcomed the Court's opinion that, in all material respects, the Agency's annual accounts present fairly its financial position as at 31 December 2015 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of the Agency's Financial Regulation, and that the underlying transactions for 2015 are legal and regular in all material respects. Nevertheless, it made some observations as follows: financial programming : the Council acknowledged the multiannual nature of the Agency's IT-related projects and noted that a high level of commitment appropriations was carried over to 2016. It encouraged the Agency to continue improving its financial programming and monitoring of the budget implementation, in order to reduce the level of commitments carried over to the following financial year to the minimum strictly necessary. type: Supplementary non-legislative basic document body: CSL date: 2017-03-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE599.882 title: PE599.882 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
events	date: 2016-07-11T00:00:00 type: Non-legislative basic document published body: EC docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2016&nu_doc=0475 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(2016)0475 summary: PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2015, as part of the 2015 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). CONTENT: the organisational governance of the EU consists of institutions, agencies and other EU bodies whose expenditure is included in the general budget of the Union. The EU's operational expenditure of these institutions takes different forms, depending on how the money is paid out and managed. From 2014 onwards, the Commission classifies its expenditure as follows: Direct management : the budget is implemented directly by the Commission services. Indirect management : the Commission confers tasks of implementation of the budget to bodies of EU law or national law, such as the EU agencies . Shared management : under this method of budget implementation tasks are delegated to Member States. About 80 % of the expenditure falls under this management mode covering such areas as agricultural spending and structural actions. This Commission document concerns the EU's consolidated accounts for the year 2015 and details how spending by the EU institutions and bodies was carried out. The consolidated annual accounts of the EU provide financial information on the activities of the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the EU from an accrual accounting and budgetary perspective. It is the responsibility of the Commission's Accounting Officer to prepare the EU's consolidated annual accounts and ensure that they present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position, the result of the operations and the cash flows of the EU institutions and bodies, including the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), with a view to granting discharge. Discharge procedure : the final step of a budget lifecycle is the discharge of the budget for a given financial year. It represents the political aspect of the external control of budget implementation and is the decision by which the European Parliament, acting on a Council recommendation, "releases" the Commission (and other EU bodies) from its responsibility for management of a given budget by marking the end of that budget's existence. The European Parliament is the discharge authority within the EU. The discharge procedure may produce three outcomes: (i) the granting; (ii) postponement or; (iii) the refusal of the discharge. The final discharge report including specific recommendations to the Commission for action is adopted in plenary by the European Parliament and are subject to an annual follow up report in which the Commission outlines the concrete actions it has taken to implement the recommendations made. Each agency is subject to its own discharge procedure, including the ECHA. The European Chemicals Agency : the Agency, which is located in Helsinki (FI), was created by Council Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council to help businesses comply with the legislation in force, promote the safe use of chemicals, provide information on chemicals and assess hazardous substances. As regards the Agency’s accounts, these are presented in detail in the document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for 2015: Commitment appropriations : - committed : EUR 115 million; - paid : EUR 113 million; - carried-over : 0. Payment appropriations : - committed : EUR 126 million; - paid : EUR 111 million; - carried-over : EUR 13 million. For further details on expenditure, please refer to the final accounts of the ECHA . date: 2016-10-04T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP date: 2017-03-22T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP date: 2017-03-28T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2017-0086&language=EN title: A8-0086/2017 summary: The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D, ES) on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2015. The committee called on the European Parliament to grant the Executive Director of the Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the agency’s budget for the financial year 2015. Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it had obtained reasonable assurance that the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2015 were reliable and that the underlying transactions were legal and regular, Members called on Parliament to approve 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 : Agency’s financial statements : Members noted that the final budget of the Agency for the financial year 2015 was EUR 114 412 841 representing an increase of 0.26 % compared to 2014. Legality and regularity of transactions : Members stated that the Agency paid 50 % of the cost for after-school care of staff children in the European School in Helsinki. This contribution is limited to EUR 1 000 per child per year, amounting to approximately EUR 95 000 in 2015. Members took note that this measure was not communicated to the budgetary authority in the framework of the budget procedure. The Agency will communicate this measure to the budgetary authority in its 2018-2020 programming document. The Agency already updated the remarks on the relevant budget line by including the information about this measure in the first amendment to the Agency’s 2016 budget. Members also made a series of observations regarding budgetary and financial management, commitments and carry-overs, transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures, the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and internal audits and controls. On the prevention and conflicts of interests , Members stated that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency. Lastly, Members took note that the Agency developed a new integrated regulatory strategy which brings all REACH and CLP processes together to reach the aims of relevant regulations, as well as the 2020 goals of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. date: 2017-04-26T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20170426&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament date: 2017-04-27T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=29305&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2017-04-27T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2017-0165 title: T8-0165/2017 summary: The European Parliament decided to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2015. The vote on the decision on discharge covers the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex IV, Article 5 (1) (a) to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure). Noting that the Court of Auditors has stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the Agency’s annual accounts for the financial year 2015 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted by 512 votes to 106 with 2 abstentions, a resolution containing a series of recommendations, which form an integral part of the decision on discharge and which add to the general recommendations set out in the resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies . These recommendations may be summarised as follows: Agency’s financial statements : Parliament noted that the final budget of the Agency for the financial year 2015 was EUR 114 412 841 representing an increase of 0.26 % compared to 2014. Legality and regularity of transactions : It stated that the Agency paid 50 % of the cost for after-school care of staff children in the European School in Helsinki. This contribution is limited to EUR 1 000 per child per year, amounting to approximately EUR 95 000 in 2015. Parliament took note that this measure was not communicated to the budgetary authority in the framework of the budget procedure. The Agency will communicate this measure to the budgetary authority in its 2018-2020 programming document. The Agency already updated the remarks on the relevant budget line by including the information about this measure in the first amendment to the Agency’s 2016 budget. Parliament also made a series of observations regarding budgetary and financial management, commitments and carry-overs, transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures, the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and internal audits and controls. On the prevention and conflicts of interests , it stated that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency. Parliament took note that the Agency developed a new integrated regulatory strategy which brings all REACH and CLP processes together to reach the aims of relevant regulations, as well as the 2020 goals of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. Communication : Parliament welcomed the improvement of the way in which information on chemicals is presented on the Agency’s website, which helps companies and consumers to make more use of it. It noted that the discussion platform between the Agency and non-governmental organisations is a useful forum for discussing the main issues of interest to civil society. date: 2017-04-27T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP date: 2017-09-29T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2015. NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2017/1660 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2015. CONTENT: with the present decision, the European Parliament grants discharge to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2015. This decision is in line with the European Parliament's resolution adopted on 27 April 2017 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 27 April 2017). Amongst Parliament’s main observations in the resolution accompanying the discharge decision, the latter noted that, in line with the discharge authority's recommendation from the previous year, it will include in its next annual report a separate chapter on transparency, accountability and integrity. Parliament welcomed that the CVs and declarations of interests are well organised, visible, accessible and user-friendly on the Agency's website and that the guidelines for whistleblowers were adopted in December 2015. Parliament noted that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency. Lastly, it welcomed the progress made in developing the authorisation process under the REACH Regulation and noted the Agency's conclusions that further improvements can still be made. The Agency’s proactive approach in seeking a dialogue with Parliament to address issues raised in its resolution of 25 November 2015 on the draft Commission Implementing Decision granting an authorisation for uses of bis(2-ethylhexhyl) phthalate (DEHP) under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council was welcomed.
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The European Parliament decided to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2015.

The vote on the decision on discharge covers the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex IV, Article 5 (1) (a) to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure).

Noting that the Court of Auditors has stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the Agency’s annual accounts for the financial year 2015 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted by 512 votes to 106 with 2 abstentions, a resolution containing a series of recommendations, which form an integral part of the decision on discharge and which add to the general recommendations set out in the resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies.

These recommendations may be summarised as follows:
- Agency’s financial statements: Parliament noted that the final budget of the Agency for the financial year 2015 was EUR 114 412 841 representing an increase of 0.26 % compared to 2014.
- Legality and regularity of transactions: It stated that the Agency paid 50 % of the cost for after-school care of staff children in the European School in Helsinki. This contribution is limited to EUR 1 000 per child per year, amounting to approximately EUR 95 000 in 2015. Parliament took note that this measure was not communicated to the budgetary authority in the framework of the budget procedure. The Agency will communicate this measure to the budgetary authority in its 2018-2020 programming document. The Agency already updated the remarks on the relevant budget line by including the information about this measure in the first amendment to the Agency’s 2016 budget.
Parliament also made a series of observations regarding budgetary and financial management, commitments and carry-overs, transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures, the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and internal audits and controls.

On the prevention and conflicts of interests, it stated that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency.

Parliament took note that the Agency developed a new integrated regulatory strategy which brings all REACH and CLP processes together to reach the aims of relevant regulations, as well as the 2020 goals of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.

Communication: Parliament welcomed the improvement of the way in which information on chemicals is presented on the Agency’s website, which helps companies and consumers to make more use of it. It noted that the discussion platform between the Agency and non-governmental organisations is a useful forum for discussing the main issues of interest to civil society.

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The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the report by Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D, ES) on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for the financial year 2015.

The committee called on the European Parliament to grant the Executive Director of the Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the agency’s budget for the financial year 2015.

Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it had obtained reasonable assurance that the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2015 were reliable and that the underlying transactions were legal and regular, Members called on Parliament to approve 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:
- Agency’s financial statements: Members noted that the final budget of the Agency for the financial year 2015 was EUR 114 412 841 representing an increase of 0.26 % compared to 2014.
- Legality and regularity of transactions: Members stated that the Agency paid 50 % of the cost for after-school care of staff children in the European School in Helsinki. This contribution is limited to EUR 1 000 per child per year, amounting to approximately EUR 95 000 in 2015. Members took note that this measure was not communicated to the budgetary authority in the framework of the budget procedure. The Agency will communicate this measure to the budgetary authority in its 2018-2020 programming document. The Agency already updated the remarks on the relevant budget line by including the information about this measure in the first amendment to the Agency’s 2016 budget.
Members also made a series of observations regarding budgetary and financial management, commitments and carry-overs, transfers, procurement and recruitment procedures, the prevention and management of conflicts of interests and internal audits and controls.

On the prevention and conflicts of interests, Members stated that the Agency has implemented a robust conflict of interest policy and a detailed anti-fraud strategy in order to contribute to a culture of high ethical behaviour among the staff and experts working for the Agency.

Lastly, Members took note that the Agency developed a new integrated regulatory strategy which brings all REACH and CLP processes together to reach the aims of relevant regulations, as well as the 2020 goals of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.

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activities/0/docs/0/text	PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2015, as part of the 2015 discharge procedure. Analysis of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). CONTENT: the organisational governance of the EU consists of institutions, agencies and other EU bodies whose expenditure is included in the general budget of the Union. The EU's operational expenditure of these institutions takes different forms, depending on how the money is paid out and managed. From 2014 onwards, the Commission classifies its expenditure as follows: Direct management: the budget is implemented directly by the Commission services. Indirect management: the Commission confers tasks of implementation of the budget to bodies of EU law or national law, such as the EU agencies. Shared management: under this method of budget implementation tasks are delegated to Member States. About 80 % of the expenditure falls under this management mode covering such areas as agricultural spending and structural actions. This Commission document concerns the EU's consolidated accounts for the year 2015 and details how spending by the EU institutions and bodies was carried out. The consolidated annual accounts of the EU provide financial information on the activities of the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the EU from an accrual accounting and budgetary perspective. It is the responsibility of the Commission's Accounting Officer to prepare the EU's consolidated annual accounts and ensure that they present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position, the result of the operations and the cash flows of the EU institutions and bodies, including the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), with a view to granting discharge. Discharge procedure: the final step of a budget lifecycle is the discharge of the budget for a given financial year. It represents the political aspect of the external control of budget implementation and is the decision by which the European Parliament, acting on a Council recommendation, "releases" the Commission (and other EU bodies) from its responsibility for management of a given budget by marking the end of that budget's existence. The European Parliament is the discharge authority within the EU. The discharge procedure may produce three outcomes: (i) the granting; (ii) postponement or; (iii) the refusal of the discharge. The final discharge report including specific recommendations to the Commission for action is adopted in plenary by the European Parliament and are subject to an annual follow up report in which the Commission outlines the concrete actions it has taken to implement the recommendations made. Each agency is subject to its own discharge procedure, including the ECHA. The European Chemicals Agency: the Agency, which is located in Helsinki (FI), was created by Council Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council to help businesses comply with the legislation in force, promote the safe use of chemicals, provide information on chemicals and assess hazardous substances. As regards the Agency’s accounts, these are presented in detail in the document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for 2015: Commitment appropriations: - committed: EUR 115 million; - paid: EUR 113 million; - carried-over: 0. Payment appropriations: - committed: EUR 126 million; - paid: EUR 111 million; - carried-over: EUR 13 million. For further details on expenditure, please refer to the final accounts of the ECHA.
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