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EN 11 12 2019 Official Journal of the European Union C 417/89 THE AUTHORITYŐS REPLY 3 13 10 ESMA agrees that it is necessary to ensure that the use of IT consultancy services is clearly distinguished from the provision of interim services, which is why ESMA has two distinctive framework contracts At the same time, ESMA understands that the methodology and processes of how IT consultancy services are contracted by ESMA can be improved, in order to eliminate the risk mentioned by the European Court of Auditors in its finding ESMA will continue its diligence as to avoid any potential perception of a temporary worker or an employment relationship between the Authority and the IT consultants 3 13 11 ESMA, as a direct supervisor of financial entities, needs to be able to focus on key risks related to those entities In 2017, ESMA had to reallocate resources during the year to work on a particular risk related to Trade Repositories This resulted in a gap between the collected fees (calculated at the beginning of the year) and actual expenditures ESMA has always used the universal budgeting model for its fees, following the CommissionŐs guidance, which implies that potential surpluses or deficits from one activity have to be covered by other activities In order to monitor potential gaps, ESMA has set up a well-developed Activity Based Management System (ABMS) When the ABMS identifies a significant and recurrent gap between collected fees and actual expenditures, the following budgets are adjusted accordingly This allows any short-term imbalances (occurring only in one specific year) to be offset when looking at the long term perspective Since ESMA has taken on direct supervisory responsibility in 2011, no other significant imbalance has occurred, including a close alignment of the (adjusted) fees and expenditure in 2018 ESMA is willing to explore all possibilities within the EU financial framework to adjust the annual fees to take into account past surpluses and deficits, while keeping the necessary flexibility to readjust resources where necessary to address through its supervision specific financial marketsŐ risks 3 13 12 ESMA proposed a joint procurement action to share a building with as many Paris-based EU agencies and institutions as possible and finally executed a joint procurement with the European Institute for Securities Studies (EUISS) Ń another EU agency in Paris It is true that if more agencies had agreed to participate, this project would have brought efficiency gains However, ESMA cannot be responsible for the decision of other entities to not participate in the proposed joint procurement, as was the case in this instance, when the European Banking Authority withdrew in April 2018 from the joint procedure 3 13 13 ESMA acknowledges the observation 
SK 11 12 2019 Úradný vestník Európskej únie C 417/89 ODPOVEĎ ORGÁNU 3.13.10. Orgán ESMA súhlasí s tým, že je potrebné zabezpečiť, aby sa využívanie konzultačných služieb v oblasti IT jasne odlišovalo od poskytovania dočasných služieb, a preto má orgán ESMA dve odlišné rámcové zmluvy.
EN 11 12 2019 Official Journal of the European Union C 417/91 Legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts Revenue Opinion on the legality and regularity of revenue underlying the accounts 3 14 5 In our opinion, revenue underlying the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 is legal and regular in all material respects Payments Opinion on the legality and regularity of payments underlying the accounts 3 14 6 In our opinion, payments underlying the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 are legal and regular in all material respects 3 14 7 The observations which follow do not call the CourtŐs opinion into question OBSERVATIONS ON BUDGETARY MANAGEMENT 3 14 8 The level of committed appropriations carried over to 2019 was high for Title II (administrative expenditure) at 468 676 euros, i e 35 %, (2017: 578 850 euros, i e 40 %) and for Title III at 4 333 792 euros, i e 46 % (2017: 2 933 897 euros, i e 40 %) The excessive amount of carry-overs for both Title II and Title III shows an overestimation of budgetary needs for 2018 and is in contradiction with the budgetary principal of annuality Moreover, the issue outlines a tendency of recurring carry-overs of significant amounts from one financial year to the next, given that similar findings were reported for the financial years 2016 and 2017 The Agency should, together with the Commission, analyse the reasons for the constant recurrence of excessive carry-overs and improve budget planning accordingly INFORMATION ON INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORTS 3 14 9 In 2018, the CommissionŐs Internal Audit Service issued an audit report on ÔHealthy Workplaces Campaigns and IT support in EU-OSHAŐ (113) The Agency is preparing an action plan to address some potential areas for improvement 3 14 10 An external evaluation of the EU agencies under the remit of DG Employment (EU-OSHA, Eurofound, Cedefop and ETF) was carried out in 2018, on behalf of the Commission, with regard to their relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and EU value-added (114) FOLLOW-UP OF PREVIOUS YEARSŐ OBSERVATIONS 3 14 11 An overview of the corrective actions taken in response to the CourtŐs observations from previous years is provided in the Annex (113) We did not verify the audit work (114) We did not verify the evaluation work 
(112) Správy o plnení rozpočtu pozostávajú zo správ, v ktorých sú zhrnuté všetky rozpočtové operácie a vysvetľujúce poznámky. SK 11 12 2019 Úradný vestník Európskej únie C 417/91 Zákonnosť a správnosť príslušných transakcií Príjmy Stanovisko k zákonnosti a správnosti príslušných príjmov 3.14.5.
C 417/92 Official Journal of the European Union 11 12 2019 Year 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 Status of corrective action (Completed / Ongoing / Outstanding / N/A) Ongoing Completed Completed Completed Outstanding ANNEX Follow-up of previous yearsŐ observations CourtŐs observations The level of committed appropriations carried over was high The Agency may consider introducing differentiated budget appropriations The contractual arrangements for the provision of IT consultancy services did not support value for money procurements The AgencyŐs founding Regulation does not explicitly require external evaluations of its activities There is a need to strengthen the accounting officerŐs independence by making him directly responsible to the AgencyŐs Director (administrative) and Management Board (functional) Carry-overs for Title II (administrative expenditure) and Title III (operational expenditure) were high at 40 % for each title or 3,5 million euros in total, which is in contradiction with the budgetary principle of annuality There is no evidence that these carry-overs are related to expenditure planned during the budgeting process E-procurement: by the end of 2017, the Agency had not introduced any of the IT tools developed by the Commission The Agency did not carry out a comprehensive Brexit impact analysis Ongoing 2017 Completed 2017 EN 
C 417/92 Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11 12 2019 SK PRÍLOHA Kontrola prijatia opatrení na základe pripomienok z predchádzajúcich rokov Stav nápravných opatrení (dokončené/prebieha/ zatiaľ nevykonané/ nevzťahuje sa) Prebieha Dokončené Dokončené Dokončené Zatiaľ nevykonané 2017 2017 Dokončené Pripomienky Dvora audítorov Miera prenesených viazaných rozpočtových prostriedkov bola vysoká Agentúra by mohla zvážiť zavedenie diferencovaných rozpočtových prostriedkov.
EN 11 12 2019 Official Journal of the European Union C 417/95 Legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts Revenue Opinion on the legality and regularity of revenue underlying the accounts 3 15 5 In our opinion, revenue underlying the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 is legal and regular in all material respects Payments Opinion on the legality and regularity of payments underlying the accounts 3 15 6 In our opinion, payments underlying the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 are legal and regular in all material respects 3 15 7 The observations which follow do not call the CourtŐs opinion into question OBSERVATIONS ON INTERNAL CONTROLS 3 15 8 In 2014, the Commission, on behalf of more than 50 EU Institutions and bodies (including Eurofound), signed a framework contract with one contractor for the acquisition of software, licences and the provision of related IT maintenance and consultancy Due to the volatility of the software market the contract contains no price list, and the framework contractor acts as an intermediary between the Foundation and suppliers that can address the FoundationŐs needs For these intermediary services the framework contractor is entitled to uplifts of two to nine percent of the suppliersŐ prices In 2018, total payments to the framework contractor amounted to 88 166 euros The ex-ante controls performed by Eurofound were not effective, as they did not check whether the prices and uplifts charged by the framework contractor were correct The framework contract itself may restrict competition, as there is no evidence that the framework contractor chooses suppliers on a competitive basis The Foundation should adapt ex-ante controls on payments under such contracts and ensure there is a competitive procedure for all procurements (120) INFORMATION ON INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE REPORTS AND EXTERNAL EVALUATIONS 3 15 9 In 2018, the CommissionŐs Internal Audit Service issued an audit report on ÔPrioritisation of activities and allocation of resources (HR and financial) in EurofoundŐ (121) The Foundation and the IAS agreed on a plan to take corrective action 3 15 10 An external evaluation of the EU agencies under the remit of DG Employment (Eurofound, Cedefop, ETF and EU-OSHA) was carried out in 2018, on behalf of the Commission, with regard to their relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and EU value-added (122) FOLLOW-UP OF PREVIOUS YEARSŐ OBSERVATIONS 3 15 11 An overview of the corrective action taken in response to the CourtŐs observations from previous years is provided in the Annex (120) The 2014 framework contract has expired in the meantime and the design of the succeeding framework provides for greater promotion of fair competition (121) We did not verify the audit work (122) We did not verify the evaluation work 
(119) Správy o plnení rozpočtu pozostávajú zo správ, v ktorých sú zhrnuté všetky rozpočtové operácie a vysvetľujúce poznámky. SK 11 12 2019 Úradný vestník Európskej únie C 417/95 Zákonnosť a správnosť príslušných transakcií Príjmy Stanovisko k zákonnosti a správnosti príslušných príjmov 3.15.5.
C 417/96 Official Journal of the European Union 11 12 2019 EN ANNEX Follow-up of previous yearsŐ observations CourtŐs observations In its report on the annual accounts for 2014, the Court reported underpayments to staff for the period 2005 to 2014 in relation to the transition to the new EU Staff Regulations in 2005 The Foundation should analyse again any possible mistakes The high level of budget carry-overs is in contradiction with the budgetary principle of annuality The Foundation may consider introducing differentiated budget appropriations The FoundationŐs founding regulation does not explicitly require external evaluations of its activities There is a need to strengthen the accounting officerŐs independence by making him directly responsible to the FoundationŐs Director (administrative) and Governing Board (functional) E-procurement: by the end of 2017 the Foundation had introduced e-invoicing and e-tendering for certain procedures, but not e-submission Year 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 Status of corrective action (Completed / Ongoing / Outstanding / N/A) Completed Completed Completed Completed Ongoing 
(121) Prácu v súvislosti s auditom sme neoverovali (122) Prácu v súvislosti s hodnotením sme neoverovali C 417/96 Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11 12 2019 SK Pripomienky Dvora audítorov Dvor audítorov vo svojej správe o účtovnej závierke za rok 2014 informoval o podhodnotení platov v období 2005 až 2014, ktoré súviselo s prechodom na nový služobný poriadok EÚ v roku 2005.
EN 11 12 2019 Official Journal of the European Union C 417/101 THE AGENCYŐS REPLY The Agency has taken note of the CourtŐs report 
SK 11 12 2019 Úradný vestník Európskej únie C 417/101 ODPOVEĎ AGENTÚRY Agentúra vzala na vedomie správu Dvora audítorov
C 417/104 Official Journal of the European Union 11 12 2019 EN ANNEX Follow-up of previous yearsŐ observations CourtŐs observations The use of a Commission inter-institutional framework contract for the acquisition of software, licences and the provision of related IT maintenance and consultancy did not ensure sufficient competition and the application of the most economical solution There is a need to strengthen the accounting officerŐs independence by making her directly responsible to the AgencyŐs Director (administrative) and Management Board (functional) The EEA saw significant delays in the implementation of the 2016 action plan of one European Topic Centre Some weaknesses were identified in several public procurement procedures The price competition for several high-value calls for tender was exclusively based on the daily rates offered for certain profiles, and not on the estimated time needed to complete the tasks Framework contracts were signed with one tenderer only whereas a reopening of competition between different tenderers would lead to better results for the specific contracts E-procurement: by the end of 2017 the Agency had introduced e-invoicing and e-tendering for certain procedures, but not e-submission Several weaknesses were noted in the recruitment procedures organised by the Agency The Agency publishes vacancy notices on its own website and on social media, but not on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) The Agency entered into several Copernicus-related legal commitments before having received the pre-financing from the Commission, which is at odds with the Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation Year 2016 2017 Status of corrective action (Completed / Ongoing / Outstanding / N/A) N/A Outstanding (Agency disagrees) (1) 2017 2017 N/A Completed 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 N/A Completed N/A Ongoing Completed (1) TheAgencyconsidersthisissuetobeclosedowingtothestatusasOfficialoftheAccountingOfficerandherappointmentbyanddirectaccess to the Management Board 
Prehľad nápravných opatrení prijatých v nadväznosti na pripomienky Dvora audítorov z predchádzajúcich rokov je uvedený v prílohe C 417/104 Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11 12 2019 SK Pripomienky Dvora audítorov Použitie medziinštitucionálnej rámcovej zmluvy na obstaranie softvéru, licencií, súvisiacej údržby IT a konzultačných služieb nezabezpečilo dostatočnú hospodársku súťaž a ekonomicky najvýhodnejšie riešenie.
EN C 417/108 Official Journal of the European Union 11 12 2019 THE AGENCYŐS REPLY 3 18 8 EFCA welcomes the comments of the ECA and will take them into consideration Concerning the interinstitutional framework contract signed between DIGIT and Comparex, EFCA was not directly concerned with its definition and had no possibility to change the conditions and provisions of the FWC EFCA has joined the new framework contract signed by DIGIT for the purchase of the same type of products The issues raised concerning the old contract would seem to have been addressed, and EFCA will implement this new framework contract accordingly In respect of the prices, EFCA had the practice of checking the quotes received against the RRP (Recommended Retail Prices) published by vendors, prices previously paid, and known prices for alternative products EFCA consistently found the quotes to be below the RRP In this manner it was ensured that EFCA received good value for money Any discrepancy in the quoted price or a sudden or significant increase in price would be noticed and investigated further before signing the order 
SK C 417/108 Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11 12 2019 ODPOVEĎ AGENTÚRY 3.18.8. EFCA víta pripomienky Dvora audítorov a vezme ich na vedomie. Pokiaľ ide o medziinštitucionálnu rámcovú zmluvu medzi generálnym riaditeľstvom DIGIT a spoločnosťou Comparex, agentúra sa nepodieľala priamo na jej príprave a nemala možnosť zmeniť podmienky a ustanovenia rámcovej zmluvy.
11 12 2019 Official Journal of the European Union C 417/111 EN Year 2016 2017 Status of corrective action (Completed / Ongoing / Outstanding / N/A) Ongoing Completed ANNEX Follow-up of previous yearsŐ observations CourtŐs observations There is a high staff turnover which may impact business continuity and the AgencyŐs ability to implement the activities provided for in its work programme There was only a limited number of applications from other Member States Despite significant modifications to the AgencyŐs procedures, the accounting system has not been re-validated since 2013 In December 2016 the Agency signed a four-year framework contract to the value of 1,6 million euros, with one company, for the provision of temporary staff The only competitive criterion for the procurement procedure was price and quality was not considered The Agency did not carry out a comprehensive Brexit impact analysis The Agency publishes vacancy notices on its own website and on social media, but not on the website of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) E-procurement: by the end of 2017 the Agency had introduced e-invoicing and e-tendering, but not e-submission N/A 2017 Completed 2017 2017 2017 Ongoing Outstanding 
11 12 2019 Úradný vestník Európskej únie C 417/111 PRÍLOHA Kontrola prijatia opatrení na základe pripomienok z predchádzajúcich rokov Stav nápravných opatrení (dokončené/prebieha/ zatiaľ nevykonané/ nevzťahuje sa) Prebieha Dokončené 2017 2017 Dokončené Pripomienky Dvora audítorov Fluktuácia zamestnancov je vysoká, čo môže poznačiť nepretržitosť činností a schopnosť agentúry vykonať aktivity vymedzené v pláne práce.
C 417/118 Official Journal of the European Union 11 12 2019 EN CourtŐs observations In 2017, the Office noted significant weaknesses in the acceptance of travel services, in particular, the lack of supporting documents proving such travel services were indeed requested or delivered The Office is carrying out an internal inquiry into this matter There were significant weaknesses in the assessment of the OfficeŐs needs; the drafting of tender specifications; the choice of the type of contract, the procurement procedures followed; the deadlines set for the submission of tenders; the evaluation and award methods, amendments and extensions of contracts; the execution of contracts and the verification of services provided The Office awarded a service contract directly for consultancy services for the implementation of the action plan on Greek islands The public procurement procedure and all related payments (992 000 euros) were therefore irregular Since 2016, the Office has made several amendments to the original contract signed in 2016 with one law firm for an initial amount of 5 000 euros, increasing it to 259 000 euros in 2018 The consultancy related amendments and payments (2017 in 98 332 euros) were therefore irregular The implementation of the 120 000 euro contract signed in 2013 (amended to 132 000 euros in 2017) for the organisation of major events was not in line with the contractŐs initial purpose and the contract was irregular There was an error in the calculation of contributions to the OfficeŐs budget from Schengen associated countries Year 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 Status of corrective action (Completed / Ongoing / Outstanding / N/A) Ongoing Ongoing N/A N/A N/A N/A 
C 417/118 Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11 12 2019 SK Pripomienky Dvora audítorov V roku 2017 úrad zaznamenal výrazné nedostatky v schvaľovaní cestovných služieb, najmä nedostatočné podporné dokumenty, ktoré by dokazovali, že cestovné služby boli skutočne vyžiadané či poskytnuté.
EN C 417/120 Official Journal of the European Union 11 12 2019 3 20 23 EASO acknowledges the observation The delegation of responsibilities to manage EASO property and rented premises is documented in ED Decision 2016/171 on ÔInternal Rules of ProcedureŐ and in relevant job descriptions, including for the heads of sector for Italy and Greece, who are responsible for the management of the operational offices in those Member States Moreover, EASO has implemented a selection process for the Head of General Affairs Unit, who will be responsible for the central management of all EASO premises in coordination with the relevant heads of operational offices The Office acknowledges the need to adopt a formal policy for the management of premises and is taking steps accordingly 3 20 24 EASO acknowledges the observation EASO will seek to establish sound processes and timely planning for contingency situations by way of both ensuring a permanent market research on critical resources necessary for operating plans for Member States under particular pressure and also to have constant contractual readiness for emergency situations EASO is in constant dialogue with the Commission and the budgetary authorities regarding its operational planning and resource allocation The Agency, in full consultation with the Commission and with the approval of its Management Board, makes partially use of Associate Countries funds as contingency for operational expenditures in particular to face unplanned requests for support from Member States under particular pressure 
Úrad EASO uznáva pripomienku. SK C 417/120 Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11 12 2019 3.20.23. Delegovanie zodpovedností za správu majetku úradu a prenajatých priestory je zdokumentované v rozhodnutí výkonného riaditeľa 2016/171 o internom rokovacom poriadku a v príslušných opisoch náplne práce pracovných miest (aj vedúcich oddelení pre Taliansko a Grécko), ktoré zodpovedajú za riadenie operačných kancelárií v týchto členských štátoch.