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As a result of this inadequate assessment of all risks involved in the use of budget support, development funds were squandered, which raises some serious questions about the EC's competency in using the budget support instrument effectively.
As a result of this inadequate assessment of all risks involved in the use of budget support, development funds were squandered, which raises some serious questions about the EC's competency in using the budget support instrument effectively.
Donor support
Donor support
Donor support is essential to the instruments effectiveness.
Donor support is essential to the instruments effectiveness.
The donors hold the responsibility over the effective use of aid funds.
The donors hold the responsibility over the effective use of aid funds.
It is the donors' obligation to see to it that the use of budget support is appropriate to the achievement of development goals.
It is the donors' obligation to see to it that the use of budget support is appropriate to the achievement of development goals.
The donors should competently assess the appropriateness of a country to budget support, in line with the clear eligibility requirements and the degree of expectation for a positive result.
The donors should competently assess the appropriateness of a country to budget support, in line with the clear eligibility requirements and the degree of expectation for a positive result.
The use of policy dialogue is an important tool to influence or shape the development process along with the recipient.
The use of policy dialogue is an important tool to influence or shape the development process along with the recipient.
The effectiveness of the administration of the instrument is critical, as a lot depends on the donors' competency, in terms of deciding what form the support should take for each recipient partner, the effective provision of that support so the results are facilitated (such as providing the necessary technical support which is crucial) and the necessary measurement of the results of the instrument in different contexts, and to be able to interpret these results.
The effectiveness of the administration of the instrument is critical, as a lot depends on the donors' competency, in terms of deciding what form the support should take for each recipient partner, the effective provision of that support so the results are facilitated (such as providing the necessary technical support which is crucial) and the necessary measurement of the results of the instrument in different contexts, and to be able to interpret these results.
It should also be kept in mind that while donor partnerships are necessary and present very real improvements to the effectiveness of aid, the consolidation of donor power, may reduce the strength of the recipient in the budget support partnership making the concept of ownership a mere illusion.
It should also be kept in mind that while donor partnerships are necessary and present very real improvements to the effectiveness of aid, the consolidation of donor power, may reduce the strength of the recipient in the budget support partnership making the concept of ownership a mere illusion.
Aid effectiveness for combating of poverty
Aid effectiveness for combating of poverty
Budget support is an evolution of macro economic support, and to a large extent the instrument focuses on macro economic considerations as a stable macro economic environment and effective budgetary system are essential preconditions for development.
Budget support is an evolution of macro economic support, and to a large extent the instrument focuses on macro economic considerations as a stable macro economic environment and effective budgetary system are essential preconditions for development.
These preconditions should be seen as the foundation for meeting development objectives.
These preconditions should be seen as the foundation for meeting development objectives.
The willingness and ability to implement policies that aim to achieve development priorities are the next steps.
The willingness and ability to implement policies that aim to achieve development priorities are the next steps.
There should be a high expectation that public expenditure for development priorities will reap positive results.
There should be a high expectation that public expenditure for development priorities will reap positive results.
In a number of countries the focus and outcomes of development priorities through policy dialogue, earmarking and results based incentives has tended to be gradual.
In a number of countries the focus and outcomes of development priorities through policy dialogue, earmarking and results based incentives has tended to be gradual.
The EC has repeatedly made assurances that essential social services are to be prioritised.
The EC has repeatedly made assurances that essential social services are to be prioritised.
The earmarking of funds for priority areas (sectoral budget support) and the use of sector wide approaches (SWAPS) are good ways of focusing development action through budget support.
The earmarking of funds for priority areas (sectoral budget support) and the use of sector wide approaches (SWAPS) are good ways of focusing development action through budget support.
Budget support can be more effective over project aid in important social sectors that receive large amounts of public funding, such as education and health.
Budget support can be more effective over project aid in important social sectors that receive large amounts of public funding, such as education and health.
Clear targets and performance indicators should be used to set and measure the effectiveness of action.
Clear targets and performance indicators should be used to set and measure the effectiveness of action.
The fixed and variable tranche system pioneered by the Commission is an effective tool to encourage the achievement of results.
The fixed and variable tranche system pioneered by the Commission is an effective tool to encourage the achievement of results.
The assessment of results of the instrument is fundamental to deciding its practicality and its form.
The assessment of results of the instrument is fundamental to deciding its practicality and its form.
It also has to be recognised that the effective assessment of development action is sometimes difficult, as relevant data and the necessary means of assessment are sometimes lacking, especially in some ACP Countries.
It also has to be recognised that the effective assessment of development action is sometimes difficult, as relevant data and the necessary means of assessment are sometimes lacking, especially in some ACP Countries.
It is because of this that the Commission and Member States should continually seek ways of improving the means of assessing the effectiveness of the use of budget support.
It is because of this that the Commission and Member States should continually seek ways of improving the means of assessing the effectiveness of the use of budget support.
OPINION of the Committee on Budgets(*)
OPINION of the Committee on Budgets (*)
on budget aid for developing countries
on budget aid for developing countries
(*) Enhanced cooperation between committees – Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure
(*) Enhanced cooperation between committees – Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure
The Committee on Budgets calls on the Committee on Development, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:
The Committee on Budgets calls on the Committee on Development, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:
A. whereas effective recipient state structures, both in terms of a functioning democracy with respect for fundamental freedoms, human rights and political pluralism and in terms of budgetary processes, expenditure competency and service provision that are accountable, are central to the instrument’s effectiveness,
A. whereas effective recipient state structures, both in terms of a functioning democracy with respect for fundamental freedoms, human rights and political pluralism and in terms of budgetary processes, expenditure competency and service provision that are accountable, are central to the instrument’s effectiveness,
B. whereas a functioning parliamentary democracy with respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights, including political pluralism, and an effective public financial management system are a prerequisite for budget support, which should be assessed by its degrees of good governance, democratically elected parliamentary scrutiny and rule of law, government accountability, competence, and its well defined macroeconomic, developmental and sectoral policies and the degree of openness and transparency of its public procurement,
B. whereas a functioning parliamentary democracy with respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights, including political pluralism, and an effective public financial management system are a prerequisite for budget support, which should be assessed by its degrees of good governance, democratically elected parliamentary scrutiny and rule of law, government accountability, competence, and its well defined macroeconomic, developmental and sectoral policies and the degree of openness and transparency of its public procurement,
Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use budget support only under clearly objectifiable criteria and under the condition that the country is a functioning democracy with respect for fundamental freedoms, human rights and the rule of law, including political pluralism and independence of the judiciary system , and to assess fully all risks involved;
Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use budget support only under clearly objectifiable criteria and under the condition that the country is a functioning democracy with respect for fundamental freedoms, human rights and the rule of law, including political pluralism and independence of the judiciary system , and to assess fully all risks involved;
Calls on the Commission to assess at regular intervals the effectiveness of budget aid in combating poverty from the point of view of value-for-money cost effectiveness, and to show progress on the part of the third-country beneficiaries in independently administering the budget aid; in doing so, it should distinguish between general and sector-specific budget aid, so that more clarity is achieved with regard to the effectiveness of the various aid instruments in reducing poverty; the administrative costs of budget and project aid must also be evaluated; the aim should be to be in a position to give a reasoned account of when each instrument should be used;
Calls on the Commission to assess at regular intervals the effectiveness of budget aid in combating poverty from the point of view of value-for-money cost effectiveness, and to show progress on the part of the third-country beneficiaries in independently administering the budget aid; in doing so, it should distinguish between general and sector-specific budget aid, so that more clarity is achieved with regard to the effectiveness of the various aid instruments in reducing poverty; the administrative costs of budget and project aid must also be evaluated; the aim should be to be in a position to give a reasoned account of when each instrument should be used;
Is concerned that the Court of Auditors (CoA) found that Articles 61(2) and 67 of Cotonou were often given a broad and subjective interpretation;
Is concerned that the Court of Auditors (CoA) found that Articles 61(2) and 67 of Cotonou were often given a broad and subjective interpretation;
Calls on the Commission to combat the shortcomings in control and supervision by introducing an external control for budget aid (for example via the Court of Auditors); the Commission should be encouraged to take the initiative of setting up a joint supervisory institution together with the other large financial donors;
Calls on the Commission to combat the shortcomings in control and supervision by introducing an external control for budget aid (for example via the Court of Auditors); the Commission should be encouraged to take the initiative of setting up a joint supervisory institution together with the other large financial donors;
Calls on the Commission and the beneficiary countries to provide regular information to the general public in this sector, in order to make the impact of budget aid visible to the European taxpayer and to raise awareness for the necessity of development cooperation in general and the effects of budget support in particular, to counter general allegations of misuse of funds and to inform on the basic requirements for the use of this instrument and also on the cases where this instrument has proven ineffective.
Calls on the Commission and the beneficiary countries to provide regular information to the general public in this sector, in order to make the impact of budget aid visible to the European taxpayer and to raise awareness for the necessity of development cooperation in general and the effects of budget support in particular, to counter general allegations of misuse of funds and to inform on the basic requirements for the use of this instrument and also on the cases where this instrument has proven ineffective.
The Commission is urged to improve the visibility of the EU in development aid and to document and demonstrate the progress made by beneficiary third countries in administering budget aid independently;
The Commission is urged to improve the visibility of the EU in development aid and to document and demonstrate the progress made by beneficiary third countries in administering budget aid independently;
In order to support the beneficiary countries’ own budgetary control mechanisms, the parliament of any given beneficiary country should participate in adopting the budget, and the budget law should be published.
In order to support the beneficiary countries’ own budgetary control mechanisms, the parliament of any given beneficiary country should participate in adopting the budget, and the budget law should be published.
The budget aid should be evaluated annually by the parliament in terms of the progress achieved;
The budget aid should be evaluated annually by the parliament in terms of the progress achieved;
Calls on the Commission to state how budget aid can be limited in time.
Calls on the Commission to state how budget aid can be limited in time.
The ultimate aim of the instrument must be to build up the self-sufficiency of the beneficiary country; the Commission should state over what (reasonable) timescale this can be achieved.
The ultimate aim of the instrument must be to build up the self-sufficiency of the beneficiary country; the Commission should state over what (reasonable) timescale this can be achieved.
Budget aid for developing countries
Budget aid for developing countries
Committee(s) asked for opinion(s)
Committee(s) asked for opinion(s)
BUDG 6.4.2006
BUDG 6.4.2006
Enhanced cooperation
Enhanced cooperation
Ingeborg Gräßle 20.9.2004
Ingeborg Gräßle 20.9.2004
Previous drafts(wo)man/men
Previous drafts(wo)man/men
Reimer Böge, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Neena Gill, Ingeborg Gräßle, Catherine Guy-Quint, Jutta Haug, Alain Lamassoure, Janusz Lewandowski, Vladimír Maňka, Jan Mulder, Giovanni Pittella, Nina Škottová, László Surján, Yannick Vaugrenard, Ralf Walter
Reimer Böge, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Neena Gill, Ingeborg Gräßle, Catherine Guy-Quint, Jutta Haug, Alain Lamassoure, Janusz Lewandowski, Vladimír Maňka, Jan Mulder, Giovanni Pittella, Nina Škottová, László Surján, Yannick Vaugrenard, Ralf Walter
DEVE 6.4.2006
DEVE 6.4.2006
FEMM 21.3.2006
FEMM 21.3.2006
Michael Gahler 5.10.2005
Michael Gahler 5.10.2005
Margrete Auken, Alessandro Battilocchio, Danutė Budreikaitė, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Thierry Cornillet, Fernando Fernández Martín, Michael Gahler,Filip Kaczmarek, Glenys Kinnock, Maria Martens, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Gay Mitchell, Horst Posdorf, Toomas Savi, Pierre Schapira, Frithjof Schmidt, Jürgen Schröder, Margrietus van den Berg, Anna Záborská, Mauro Zani, ,
Margrete Auken, Alessandro Battilocchio, Danutė Budreikaitė, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Thierry Cornillet, Fernando Fernández Martín, Michael Gahler,Filip Kaczmarek, Glenys Kinnock, Maria Martens, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Gay Mitchell, Horst Posdorf, Toomas Savi, Pierre Schapira, Frithjof Schmidt, Jürgen Schröder, Margrietus van den Berg, Anna Záborská, Mauro Zani, ,
John Bowis, Milan Gaľa, Fiona Hall, Alain Hutchinson, Manolis Mavrommatis, Linda McAvan, Anne Van Lancker, Gabriele Zimmer, Zbigniew Zaleski,
John Bowis, Milan Gaľa, Fiona Hall, Alain Hutchinson, Manolis Mavrommatis, Linda McAvan, Anne Van Lancker, Gabriele Zimmer, Zbigniew Zaleski,
Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, María Sornosa Martínez,
Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, María Sornosa Martínez,
по предложението за регламент на Съвета относно търговията с месо от едър рогат добитък на възраст дванадесет месеца или по-малко
on the proposal for a Council regulation on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less
PE 382.208v03-00
PE 382.208v03-00
EXPOSE DES MOTIFS............................................................................................................14
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT..............................................................................................14
за предложението за регламент на Съвета относно търговията с месо от едър рогат добитък на възраст дванадесет месеца или по-малко
on the proposal for a Council regulation on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less
– като взе предвид предложението на Комисията до Съвета ( COM(2006)0487 )
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council ( COM(2006)0487 )
– като взе предвид член 37, параграф 2 от Договора за ЕО, съгласно който Съветът се е допитал до него ( C6‑0330/2006 ),
– having regard to Article 37(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament ( C6‑0330/2006 ),
– като взе предвид доклада на комисия по земеделие и развитие на селските райони ( A6‑0006/2007 ),
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development ( A6‑0006/2007 ),
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Recital 5
(5) Dans un souci d’améliorer le fonctionnement du marché unique, il convient d’organiser la commercialisation des viandes de bovins âgés de douze mois au plus, de façon à la rendre aussi transparente que possible.
(5) To improve the functioning of the single market, the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less should be organised in such a way as to make it as transparent as possible.
Cela permettra également une meilleure organisation de la production correspondante.
This will also enable such production to be better organised.
Pour ce faire, il y a lieu de préciser les dénominations de vente qui doivent être utilisées dans chacune des langues des Etats membres lors de la commercialisation des viandes issues de bovins âgés de douze mois au plus.
For that purpose, the sales descriptions to be used in each language of the Member States for the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less should be specified.
L’accès à l’information des consommateurs s’en trouvera de ce fait amélioré.
This will also improve information for consumers.
(5) С оглед подобряване функционирането на единния пазар, търговията с месо от едър рогат добитък на възраст дванадесет месеца или по-малко следва да се организира по възможно най-прозрачен начин.
(5) To improve the functioning of the single market, the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less should be organised in such a way as to make it as transparent as possible.
Това ще позволи да се постигне и една по-добра организация на съответното производство.
This will also enable such production to be better organised.
За да се извърши това, следва да се уточнят търговските описания, които да се използват на всички езици на държавите-членки при търговията с месо или месни продукти, предназначени за консумация от човека , произведени от едър рогат добитък на възраст дванадесет месеца или по-малко.
For that purpose, the sales descriptions to be used in each language of the Member States for the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less , or meat preparations obtained therefrom, intended for human consumption, should be specified.
По този начин ще се подобри достъпа на потребителите до информация.
This will also improve information for consumers.
(12) Il y a également lieu de prévoir l'identification des viandes issues de bovins âgés de douze mois au plus par la lettre correspondant à leur catégorie d'appartenance, ainsi que l'indication de l'âge à l'abattage sur les étiquettes apposées sur ces viandes.
(12) Provision should also be made for the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less to be identified by a letter representing the category to which they belong, and the age on slaughter to be indicated on the labels attached to such meat.
Par souci de clarté, il est nécessaire que, sur les étiquettes des viandes comme sur les documents commerciaux figurent les informations suivantes : lettre d'identification, dénomination de vente et âge à l'abattage.
In the interests of clarity, it is necessary for meat labels and commercial documents to contain the following information: identifying letter, sales description and age on slaughter.
(13) Les opérateurs qui souhaitent compléter les dénominations de vente prévues au présent règlement par d’autres informations fournies à titre volontaire doivent pouvoir le faire en suivant la procédure prévue aux articles 16 ou 17 du règlement (CE) n° 1760/2000 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 17 juillet 2000 établissant un système d’identification et d’enregistrement des bovins et concernant l’étiquetage de la viande bovine et des produits à base de viande bovine, et abrogeant le règlement (CE) n° 820/97 du Conseil.
(13) Traders wishing to supplement the sales descriptions provided for in this Regulation by other voluntary information should be able to do so in accordance with the procedure provided for in Articles 16 or 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97.
(13) Търговците, които желаят да допълнят търговските описания, предвидени в настоящия регламент, с друга произволна информация , например вида използвана храна, следва да могат да направят това в съответствие с процедурата, предвидена в членове 16 или 17 от Регламент (ЕО) № 1760/2000 на Европейския парламент и на Съвета от 17 юли 2000 г. относно създаването на система за идентификация и регистрация на едър рогат добитък и относно етикетирането на говеждо месо и продукти от говеждо месо и за отмяна на Регламент (ЕО) № 820/97 на Съвета.
(13) Traders wishing to supplement the sales descriptions provided for in this Regulation by other voluntary information , for example the type of feed used, should be able to do so in accordance with the procedure provided for in Articles 16 or 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97.
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Recital 14
(14) Afin de garantir une utilisation correcte des informations figurant sur les étiquettes conformément au présent règlement, il y a lieu de prévoir l’enregistrement des données permettant de garantir la véracité de ces informations à tous les stades de la production et de la commercialisation.
(14) To ensure correct use of the information on the labelling in accordance with this Regulation, the data enabling the correctness of the information on the labelling to be verified should be recorded at all stages of production and marketing.