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Ombudsmandens undersøgelser af denne klage gik derfor på at undersøge, hvorvidt der var forekommet tilfælde af fejl og for sømmelser i Kommissionens embedsførelse.
The Ombudsman's inquiries into this complaint were therefore directed towards examining whether there was maladministration in the activities of the European Commission.
Med hensyn til den manglende besvarelse, fremgik det, at Kommissionen havde sendt klageren et detaljeret svarbrev den 27. juni 1997.
As regards the failure to reply, it appeared that the Commission had sent a detailed letter of reply to the complainant on 27 June 1997.
Kommissionen indrømmede, at klagerens brev burde have været besvaret tidligere, og den beklagede forsinkelsen.
The Commission admitted that the complainant's letter should have been answered earlier and it regretted the delay.
Dette aspekt af klagen forekom derfor at være bilagt.
This aspect of the complaint appeared therefore to be settled.
De italienske myndigheder svarede Kommissionen og bekendt gjorde, at de formelt var indstillet på at fjerne alle de forhindringer, der stod i vejen for EU-borgere, hvad angik adgang til offentlig ansættelse.
The Italian authorities replied to the Commission announcing their formal commitment to remove all obstacles for EU nationals as regards access to public employment.
Endvidere satte Kommissionen sig for at gøre de italienske myndigheder opmærksomme på klagerens konkrete sag.
Furthermore the Commission undertook to bring the complainant's individual case to their attention.
Det fremgik derfor, at Kommissionen aktivt havde taget forholdsregler for at forbedre den nuværende situation, hvad angik adgang til offentlig ansættelse generelt og også mere specielt ved at gøre de relevante myndigheder direkte opmærksomme på klagerens sag.
It appeared therefore, that the Commission had actively taken measures to improve the current situation of access to public employment in general and also in particular, by making the complainant's case directly known to the relevant authorities.
På baggrund af Ombudsmandens undersøgelser af denne klage fremgik det således at der ikke var forekommet tilfælde af fejl eller forsømmelser i Kommissionens embedsførelse, og Ombudsmanden afsluttede derfor sagen.
On the basis of the Ombudsman's inquiries into this complaint, there appeared to have been no maladministration by the Commission.
KONTORET FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABERS OFFICIELLE PUBLIKATIONER
THE OFFICE FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF . THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Afgørelse om klage 1077/4.12.96/WG/D/VK/OV over Kontoret for De Europæiske Fællesskabers Officielle Publikationer
Decision on complaint 1077/4.12.96/WG/Dfl/K/OV against the Oftice tor Official Publications of the European Communities
Klageren er leverandør af EU-dokumentation i Tyskland og modtager materiale fra Publikationskontoret via den centrale tyske leverandør, Bundesanzeiger. G.'s væsentligste klagepunkt var, at det nuværende distributionssystem, i henhold til hvilket han kun kan bestille materiale fra Bundesanzeiger, ikke er så effektivt som det tidligere, hvor borgerne kunne bestille EU-materialer direkte fra Publikationskontoret.
The complainant is a supplier of EC documentation in Germany and receives material from OPOCE through the central German supplier, Bundesanzeiger.
I særdeleshed gjorde klageren gældende, at dokumenterne til tider ikke var disponible, og at priserne var for høje. Han kritiserede endvidere adgangen til dokumenter via Internettet, som ikke var tilgængeligt for alle borgere.
In particular, he alleged that documentation was sometimes not available and also that prices were too high.
UNDERSØGELSEN Publikationskontorets udtalelse
THE INQUIRY OPOCE's opinion
Klageren havde sendt sin klage, som var stilet til Ombudsmanden, til Publikationskontoret.
The complainant sent his complaint, addressed to the Ombudsman, to OPOCE.
Publikationskontoret videresendte klagen til Ombudsmanden sammen med sin udtalelse om klagen.
OPOCE transmitted the complaint to the Ombudsman, together with its opinion on the complaint.
Et andet formål med systemet var i højere grad at nærme sig bor gerne.
This system is also intended to be closer to the citizens.
Publikationskontoret påpegede endvidere, at det med det store antal publikationer (15.000 titler og 700 nye publikationer om året) var umuligt at sikre, at alle titler til stadighed var tilgængelige på alle nationale salgssteder.
OPOCE also pointed out that, given the large number of publications (15,000 current titles and 700 new publications every year), it was impossible for all titles to be available at all times at all the national sales points.
Det var derfor forståeligt, at nogle af de publikationer, klageren havde ønsket at bestille, ikke var disponible.
Therefore it was understandable that some of the publications the complainant wanted to order were not available.
Publikationskontöret under stregede dog, at det til stadighed bestræbte sig på at sikre en hurtig kun debetjening.
However, OPOCE underlined that it constantly promoted a quick client service.
For så vidt angik prisen på dokumenter så som KOM-dokumenterne, påpegede Publikationskontoret, at priserne varierede fra land til land, fordi leve omkostningerne i medlemsstaterne var forskellige, og fordi de nationale kontorer anvendte forskellige metoder.
As regards the cost of documents such as COM documents, OPOCE observed that prices differ from country to country due to the different costs of living in the Member States and the different means used by the nation al offices.
Publikationskontoret tilføjede, at for så vidt angik debatten om henholdsvis salg og gratis distribution af doku menter, var institutionernes og de fleste medlemsstaters nuværende politik baseret på salg.
OPOCE added that, in the debate between sale and free distribution of documents, the present policy of the institutions and of most of the Member States was based on sale.
For så vidt angik adgang via Internettet, påpegede Publikationskontoret, at adgangen via Internettet var et supplement til og ikke en erstatning for andre muligheder for at få adgang til dokumenterne.
As regards access through Internet, OPOCE stated that Internet access was parallel to, not exclusive of, other means of access to documents.
I bemærkningerne fastholdt klageren sin kritik af de vanskeligheder, der til tider var forbundet med at opnå informationsmateriale vedrørende EU, og påpegede, at det nuværende leveringssystem ikke var nærmere borgerne.
In his observations, the complainant repeated his criticisms concerning the difficulties to obtain certain European Community information and the fact that the present supply system was not close to the citizen.
Klageren tog endvidere afstand fra, at information blev solgt med fortjeneste.
The com plainant further criticised the fact that information was sold for profit.
Han fandt, at de europæiske institutioner optrådte som kommercielle organisationer ved at sælge deres information, og at dette var i modstrid med selve idégrundlaget for en offentlig institution.
According to him, the European institutions act as commercial organisations by selling their information, and this is contrary to the philosophy of a public institution.
1 Leveringssystemet og vanskelighederne i forbindelse med leve ring af visse dokumenter
1 The allegations concerning the supply system and the problems to obtain certain documents
Endvidere oplyste Publikationskontoret, at det til stadighed understregede behovet for hurtig kundebetjening. Dog erkendte kontoret, at det på grund af det store antal publikationer var umuligt at sikre, at alle dokumenter til stadighed var disponible på alle nationale kontorer. Ombudsmanden fandt, at det store antal publikationer måtte betragtes som en gyldig begrundelse for, at visse titler midlertidigt var udgået.
It equally underlined that it constantly promoted a quick client service.
Derfor kunne det faktum, at visse publikationer, som klageren havde bestilt, ikke var øjeblikkeligt disponible i Tyskland, ikke betragtes som en fejl eller en forsømmelse.
Therefore, the fact that certain publications asked for by the complainant were not immediately available in Germany could not be considered as an instance of maladministration.
Klageren fremsatte kritik af priserne på dokumenterne og det faktum, at Publikationskontoret sælger dokumenterne i stedet for at udlevere dem gratis.
2.1 The complainant criticised the prices of documents and the fact that OPOCE sells documents instead of providing them for free.
Publikationskontoret påpegede, at institutionernes nuværende politik var at sælge dokumenterne og ikke udlevere dem gratis.
OPOCE observed that it was the current policy of the institutions to sell the documents and not to provide them for free.
Ombudsmanden konstaterede, at Publikationskontoret var opmærksom på, at priserne kunne variere fra medlemsstat til medlemsstat som følge af forskellige leveomkostninger, og at Publikationskontoret i nærmeste fremtid ville oprette en tjeneste for levering af dokumenter, som ville sikre ensartet brugerbetaling.
The Ombudsman noted that the OPOCE was aware that prices may vary from Member State to Member State due to the different costs of living and that it would soon make available a "document delivery" service which will guarantee the same charge for all citi­zens.
AFGØRELSER ikke baseret på vilkårlige eller urimelige kriterier.
2.2 Taking into account the aim of covering the costs of the production and distribution of the documents, it did not appear that OPOCE's pricing policy was based on arbitrary or unreasonable criteria.
Der kunne således ikke konstateres tilfælde af fejl eller forsømmelser.
Therefore it could not be considered as an instance of maladmin­istration.
Ombudsmandens undersøgelser viste ingen tilfælde af fejl eller forsømmelser fra Publikationskontorets side.
In view of these findings, there appeared to be no maladministration by OPOCE.
(Se ligeledes afgørelse om klage 269/97/PD over Europa-Kommissionen.)
(See also Decision on complaint 269/97/PD against the European Commission.)
SAGER AFSLUTTET AF ANDRE ÅRSAGER
CASES CLOSED FOR OTHER REASONS
ORDNINGEN FOR GODTGØRELSER TIL EUROPA-PARLAMENTETS MEDLEMMER
ALLOWANCE SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Afgørelse om de forenede klager 971/24.10.96/UK/PD, 1039/22.11.96/SW/PD, 1111/31.12.96/DK/PD og 48/97/PD over Europa-Parlamentet
Decision on joined complaints 971/24.10.96/UK/PD, 1039/22.11.96/SW/PD, 1111/31.12.96/DK/PD and 48Ι97ΙΡΌ against the European Parliament
Mellem oktober 1996 og januar 1997 modtog Ombudsmanden fire forskel lige klager vedrørende ordningen for godtgørelser til Europa-Parlamentets medlemmer.
Between October 1996 and January 1997, the Ombudsman received four different complaints concerning the allowances regime that the European Parliament applies to its Members.
I februar 1997 meddelte Ombudsmanden klagerne, at deres klager ville blive behandlet under ét, og at undersøgelsen ikke ville omfatte spørgsmål vedrørende individuelle medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet, eftersom Den Europæiske Ombudsmands mandat er begrænset til Fællesskabets institutioner og organer.
In February 1997, the Ombudsman informed the complainants that their complaints would be dealt with jointly and that the inquiry would not involve any examination of matters relating to individual Members of the European Parliament, as the mandate of the European Ombudsman is limited to Community institutions and bodies.
Den generelle baggrund for klagerne var forlydender i medierne om, at Parlamentets ordning for godtgørelser havde givet anledning til ulovlig anvendelse af offentlige midler.
The general background to the complaints were reports in the media about the Parliament's allowances system. It was reported that public funds were being spent irregularly.
Således fremførte klagerne i det væsentligste to nært forbundne klage punkter.
Against this background, the complainants put forward in substance two grievances which were closely linked.
Det første var, at Parlamentets godtgørelsesordning var ulovlig og i modstrid med principperne for forsvarlig økonomisk forvaltning.
The first grievance was to the effect that the allowances system set up by the Parliament was illegal and against principles of sound financial management.
Nærmere bestemt gjorde klagerne gældende, at Parlamentet havde indført ord ningen for at omgå bestemmelserne om aflønning af Europa-Parlamentets medlemmer.
It was argued in more detail that the system set up by the Parliament was meant to circumvent the rules governing the payment of Members of Parliament.
Ifølge klagerne fremgik det af artikel 21 og 22 i protokollen vedrørende De Europæiske Fællesskabers privilegier og immuniteter og den dermed forbundne rådsforordning, at Europa-Parlamentets med lemmer ikke aflønnes af Fællesskabet. Medlemmerne skulle således aflønnes af de medlemsstater, som de er valgt i.
According to the com plainants, it follows ex contrario from Articles 21 and 22 of the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities and the ensuing Council Regulation that Members of Parliament shall not be paid by the Community: The Members are meant to be paid by the Member State in which they are elected.
Eftersom dette aflønningssystem ifølge klagerne havde vist sig at være utilfredsstillende, havde Parlamentet indført en generøs godtgørelsesordning, som tjente som skjult aflønning, eftersom udbetalingen af godtgørelser i henhold til de fastlagte bestemmelser ikke krævede forelæggelse af bilag for reelt afholdte udgifter.
Again according to the complainants, as this remuneration system appeared to be unsatisfactory, the Parliament set up the generous allowances system which served as a hidden form of pay, because the rules did not make the payment of allowances conditional on the presentation of supporting documents.
Det andet klagepunkt var, at de eksisterende bestemmelser ikke blev ordentlig håndhævet, således at Parlamentets medlemmer modtog godt-
The second grievance was to the effect that the existing rules were not properly enforced, so that Members of Parliament received allowances without being requested to justify the work or the expense that the allowance was meant to cover.
Klagen blev fremsendt til Europa-Parlamentet.
The complaint was forwarded to the European Parliament.
I sin udtalelse henviste Parlamentet til Europa-Parlamentets Præsidiums afgørelse af 10. juli 1997:
In its opinion, the Parliament stated that on 10 July 1997 the Bureau of the Parliament adopted the following decisions:
"- vedtog ved særskilt afstemning at indføre en ordning med permanent kontrol af rejsegodtgørelser, der kun skulle udbetales ved forelæggelse af dokumentation, og som skulle gælde for samtlige transportmidler og for samtlige medlemmer uden forskel; de nærmere retningslinjer i for bindelse med denne ordning skulle fastlægges af Kvæstorkollegiet og forelægges Præsidiet til godkendelse;
"- the setting up of a system for the permanent control of travel allowances through the production of supporting documents, to coverall means of transport and all members without distinction; the proposed modalities of this system would be established by the Quaestors and submitted to the Bureau for approval;
- vedtog, at medlemmerne fremover skulle indtegne sig i et centralt regi ster for at opnå dagpenge i Bruxelles;
- as regards entitlement to subsistence allowances in Brussels to pro vide henceforth for the signing of a single central register;
- godkendte med hensyn til dagpenge under mødeperioderne i Strasbourg princippet om, at udbetalingen af disse dagpenge skulle knyttes sammen med medlemmernes deltagelse i afstemninger ved navneopråb; Kvæstorkollegiet skulle foreslå Præsidiet nærmere ret ningslinjer herfor;
- with regard to subsistence allowances during plenary sessions in Strasbourg, the principle of linking entitlement to these allowances with participation in roll-call votes; the Quaestors would submit to the Bureau a proposal for precise modalities;
- besluttede principielt at tage samtlige aspekter ved beregningsmetoden for kilometergodtgørelsen op til fornyet overvejelse og eventuelt indføre en tredje tranche på grundlag af et forslag, som Kvæstorkollegiet skulle forelægge Præsidiet. "
- agreed in principle to review all aspects of the method of calculation of the kilometre allowance, including through the possible introduction of a third band, on the basis of a proposal to be submitted to the Bureau by the Quaestors. "
Endvidere henviste Parlamentet til, at Præsidiet den 15. september 1997 vedtog følgende bestemmelse:
Furthermore, the Parliament stated that on 15 September 1997 the Bureau had adopted the following implementing provision:
"Medlemmer, som har foretaget i det mindste en del af rejsen med offentlige transportmidler, skal som dokumentation fremlægge boardingpas, hvis der er tale om flyrejser.
"In the case of Members who have undertaken at least part of the journey by public transport, the supporting document to be submitted is, for journeys by plane, the boarding card.
Er der ikke blevet udstedt et boardingpas, skal flybilletten eller en kopi heraf fremlægges.
Should no boarding card have been issued, the document to be submitted is the air ticket or a copy thereof.
Er der tale om togrejser, skal der som dokumentation fremlægges togbilletten, eller, hvis den pågældende billet er gyldig til en yderligere rejse, en kopi af bil letten, der er attesteret af Medlemmernes Kasse.
In the case of journeys by train, the document to be submitted is the rail ticket or, should that ticket be required for further journey, a copy of the ticket verified by the Cash Office.
For rejser, der foretages i privat bil, skal medlemmet fremlægge en per sonlig erklæring, der indeholder registreringsnummeret på den pågældendes bil, kilometertallet ved rejsens begyndelse og afslutning, den rute der er valgt, og præcis angivelse af, hvor bilen var parkeret på Parlamentets arbejdssted".
In the case of journeys undertaken by private car, the Member must submit a personal declaration including the registration number of his or her car, the kilometre reading at the beginning and end of the journey, the route taken and the precise location where the car is parked at Parliament's place of work. "
Den 23. oktober 1997 sendte Parlamentets formand et notat til hvert enkelt medlem af Parlamentet, hvori bestemmelsen af 15. september 1997 for klaredes:
On 23 October 1997 the President of the Parliament addressed a note to each individual Member of the Parliament, explaining the implications of the provision of 15 September 1997.
AFGØRELSER
The note stated La.:
"Jeg er sikker på, at medlemmerne vil være af den mening, at det er i Europa- Parlamentets interesse at vise Den Europæiske Unions bor gere, at de beløb, der udbetales til medlemmerne som godtgørelser, bliver behørigt kontrolleret og er gennemskuelige i tråd med Parlamentets beslutninger om dets eget budget af december 1996 og juni 1997.
"I am confident that Members will take the view that the European Parliament has every interest in demonstrating to the citizens of the European Union that the amounts payable to Members in respect of their allowances are subject to adequate checks and transparency, in line with the resolutions on its own budget adopted by the Parliament in December 1996 and June 1997.
I praksis vil det nye system gælde fra den 3. november 1997. Ifølge dette system skal samtlige medlemmer (herunder også formanden) forelægge Medlemmernes Kasse dokumentation for, at hver rejse reelt blev foretaget.
In practical terms, the new system will come into effect as from 3 November 1997.
Denne dokumentation skal dække størstedelen af de reelt foretagne rejser.
This documentary proof should cover the major part of journeys actually made.
Dokumentationen skal være et boardingpas for hver enkelt rejse eller del af rejse med fly jernbanebilletter for rejser med tog eller en personlig erklæring (se bilaget), når rejsen foretages med privatbil eller andre transportmidler.
It will take the form of airline boarding passes for each individual journey by air, railway tickets for rail travel or a personal declaration when the journey is undertaken by pri vate car or other means of transport.
Den personlige erklæring om rejser er udarbejdet på en sådan måde, at den kan kontrolleres.
The personal declaration for journeys has been drawn up in such a way as to enable it to be checked.
I de meget få tilfælde, hvor et flyselskab ikke normalt udsteder boardingpas, må der forelægges en kopi af den relevante flybillet. "
In the very rare cases where it is not normal practice for an airline to issue boarding passes, a copy of the relevant airline ticket must be submit ted."
Endelig vedtog Parlamentets Præsidium den 15. og 16. december 1997 vedrørende medlemmernes ret til dagpenge, at
Finally, on 15 and 16 December 1997 the Bureau of the Parliament established the following provision concerning Members' entitlement to daily allowances:
"... dagpengene ville blive nedsat med 50% for de medlemmer, der havde været fraværende ved over halvdelen af samtlige afstemninger ved navneopråb hver enkelt tirsdag, onsdag og torsdag under mødeperioder i Strasbourg og om torsdagen under mødeperioder i Bruxelles; medlemmerne ville få mulighed for at godtgøre deres tilstedeværelse på anden vis, hvis de ikke ønskede at deltage i en afstemning ved navne opråb. "
"The daily allowances of Members absent for more than half of all the roll-call votes taken on the Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays of part-sessions held in Strasbourg and on the Thursdays of part sessions held in Brussels will be reduced by 50%. Members are entitled to signify that they were present in the event that they did not wish to participate in a roll-call vote. "
Det skal bemærkes, at de nævnte ugedage er de dage, hvor der drøftes lovgivningsmæssige spørgsmål.
It shall be noted that the mentioned week days are the days when legislative matters are discussed.
Endvidere vil medlemmer, som kun del tager i under halvdelen af plenarmøderne miste 50% af deres generelle godtgørelser.
In addition, Members who are present for only half the plenary session will lose 50 % of their general expenses.
Europa-Parlamentet påpeger, at disse foranstaltninger vil betyde, at Europa-Parlamentet bliver det parlament inden for Den Europæiske Union, som stiller de strengeste krav til medlemmernes tilstedeværelse på samlingerne.
According to the Parliament, the result of these measures is that the European Parliament will become the most demanding parliament in the European Union as regards the attendance of its Members at plenary sessions.
Klagerne fandt det positivt, at Parlamentet havde vedtaget nye bestemmelser på området, men foruroligende, at de nye bestemmelser øjensynlig ikke omfattede sanktioner over for medlemmer, som ikke overholder bestemmelserne.
The observations lodged were to the effect that it was good that the Parliament had adopted new rules on the subject matter. However, concern was expressed to the effect that the new rules apparently do not contain sanctions to be imposed on Members who do not comply with the rules.
Det fremgik, at Europa-Parlamentet på baggrund af den offentlige kritik og de indgivne klager har ændret de relevante bestemmelser som anført ovenfor.
It appeared that in the light of the public criticism and the com plaints lodged, the European Parliament proceeded to a reform of the relevant rules as indicated above.
De klagere, som fremsendte bemærkninger, udtrykte tilfredshed hermed.
The complainants, who had lodged observations, appeared happy about that.
Sådanne reformer synes at være i overensstemmelse med god forvaltningsskik.
Such reforms appear to be in accordance with good administrative behaviour.
For de fleste nationale ombudsmandskontorer gælder det, at Ombudsmanden ikke fortsætter sin undersøgelse, hvis det fremgår, at en specialiseret kontrolinstans efterforsker samme spørgsmål, ud fra den betragtning, at en instans med generel kom­petence bør vige for en specialiseret instans.
In most national Ombudsmen's offices it is provided or an established practice that the Ombudsman does not inquire further when it appears that a specialized control instance is inquiring into the same matter, the reasoning being that the instance with a general remit should give way before the specialized instance.