the first three years and shall, if appropriate, make proposals
for any adjustment to be made with a view to continuing ornot continuing the Programme. This Report shall be based on
the reports concerning beneficiaries’ performance and assess, in
particular, their effectiveness in contributing to the objectivesstated in Article1 and the Annex.the first three years and shall, if appropriate, make proposals
for any adjustment to be made with a view to continuing ornot continuing the Programme. This Report shall be based on
the reports concerning beneficiaries’ performance and shall
assess, in particular, their effectiveness in contributing to theobjectives stated in Article1 and the Annex. When the Com-
mission submits the preliminary draft budget, it shall for-wardtothebudgetaryauthoritytheresultofthequantitativeand qualitative evaluation of the measure based on theannualprogramme andontheperformance indicators.
Amendment 22
Annex, point 2, indent 1, sub-indent 3a (new)
/dash Relevance in terms of strengthening European links and
interconnection among small regional or local associ-ations working in their respective areas to apply theacquis communautaire in relation to the environmentandsustainabledevelopment.
Amendment 23
Annex, point 3, point 1
(1) When all other parameters are equal, largerNGOs
(as measured by the average of their preceding two years’audited annual expenses and the forecasted total eligibleexpenses for the grant year) will receive higher amounts than
smaller ones. However, the larger the NGO, the relativelysmallerthissizeadvantagewillbe;(1) When all other parameters are equal, the grant amount
forNGOswith larger volumes of relevant activities
(as measured by the average valueof their preceding two years’
audited annual expenses and the forecasted total eligibleexpenses for the grant year) will normally be higher than the
grant amounts for NGOs with smaller volumes of relevantactivities. However, the distribution will be made on a non-linear basisandsobeneficiaries withsmaller volumesofrel-evantactivitieswillreceivearelativelyhigherrateofsupport;
Amendment 24
Annex, point 4, indent 7
Mdash Contributions in kind Mdash Contributions in kind for organisations with an annual
budgetofatleast€300000.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Councildecision laying down a Community Action Programme promoting non-governmental organi-sations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (COM(2001)337 Sdash C5-0281/
2001 Sdash 2001/0139(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
Mdash having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council
(COM(2001)337)(
1),
Mdash having regard to Article251(2) of the EC Treaty and Article175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to
which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0281/2001),
(1) OJ C 270 E, 25.9.2001, p. 125.C112E/100 EN 9.5.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities
Tuesday 23 October 2001
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Mdash having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,
Mdash having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0317/2001),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend the proposal substantially or
replace it with another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
6. Appointment of nine Members of the Court of Auditors (procedure without
debate)
A5-0346/2001
1.
European Parliament resolution on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors
(C5-0282/2001 Sdash 2001/0808(CNS))
The European Parliament,
Mdash having regard to Article45b(3) of the ECSC Treaty,
Mdash having regard to Article247(3) of the EC Treaty,
Mdash having regard to Article160b(3) of the EAEC Treaty,
Mdash having regard to Rule 35 of its Rules of Procedure,
Mdash having been consulted by the Council by letter of 22 June 2001 on the appointment of a Member of
the Court of Auditors (C5-0282/2001),
Mdash whereas at its meeting of 8-10 October 2001 the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Coun-
cil’s nominee for the office of Member of the Court of Auditors and considered the nominee’s qualifi-cations in the light of the criteria laid down by Articles45b of the ECSC Treaty, 247 of the EC Treatyand 160b of the EAEC Treaty,
Mdash having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0346/2001),
1. Delivers a favourable opinion on the appointment of Mr Jean-François Bernicot to the office of
Member of the Court of Auditors;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and, for information, to the Court of
Auditors, the other institutions of the European Communities and the Audit Offices of the Member States.
2.
European Parliament resolution on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors
(C5-0283/2001 Sdash 2001/0809(CNS))
The European Parliament,
Mdash having regard to Article45b(3) of the ECSC Treaty,
Mdash having regard to Article247(3) of the EC Treaty,9.5.2002 EN C112E/101 Official Journal of the European Communities
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