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having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2013,
Parlamentet erfar från byrån att den kommer att pröva olika metoder för att minska betalningsförseningen till den fastställda gränsen på 30 dagar.
having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0112/2015),
Byrån uppmanas att snarast lösa detta problem, och att rapportera till parlamentet och rådet om vilka åtgärder som man har vidtagit och om resultaten av dessa.
A. whereas the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (‘the Joint Undertaking’) was set up in May 2008 as a public-private partnership by Regulation (EC) No 521/2008 for a period until 31 December 2017 to focus on developing market applications and hence facilitating additional industrial efforts towards a rapid deployment of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies,
När det gäller andra övergripande iakttagelser som utgör en del av beslutet om ansvarsfrihet hänvisar Europaparlamentet till sin resolution av den 29 april 2015 [1] om byråernas verksamhetsresultat, ekonomiska förvaltning och kontroll.
B. whereas the Members of the Joint Undertaking are the Union, represented by the Commission, the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative Industry Grouping (‘the Industry Grouping’) and the Research Grouping N.ERGHY (‘the Research Grouping’),
med de iakttagelser som utgör en del av beslutet om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av budgeten för Översättningscentrum för Europeiska unionens organ för budgetåret 2013
C. whereas the maximum contribution for the entire period from the Union to the Joint Undertaking is EUR 470000000 to be paid from the budget of the Seventh Framework Programme, of which the proportion earmarked for running costs must not exceed EUR 20000000,
med beaktande av sitt beslut om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av budgeten för Översättningscentrum för Europeiska unionens organ för budgetåret 2013,
D. whereas the Industry Grouping are expected to contribute 50 % of the running costs and the Research Grouping should contribute one twelfth of the running costs and both should contribute to operational costs through in-kind contributions at least equal to the financial contribution of the Union,
med beaktande av betänkandet från budgetkontrollutskottet (A8-0084/2015), och av följande skäl:
Notes that the Court of Auditors (‘the Court’) stated that the 2013 annual accounts of the Joint Undertaking present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position as of 31 December 2013 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of its Financial Rules;
A. Enligt redovisningen för Översättningscentrum för Europeiska unionens organ (nedan kallat centrumet) för budgetåret 2013 uppgick den slutliga budgeten till 52193667 EUR, vilket utgör en ökning med 8,08 % jämfört med 2012.
Notes, furthermore, that the Joint Undertaking's final budget for the financial year 2013 included commitment appropriations of EUR 74,5 million and payment appropriations of EUR 69,7 million; notes, moreover, that the utilisation rates for commitment and payment appropriations were 98,9 % and 56,7 % respectively; acknowledges that the level of payment appropriations is lower than the previous year, a fact which is determined by the postponement of funding of three projects;
B. Revisionsrätten har i sin rapport om årsredovisningen för Översättningscentrum för Europeiska unionens organ för budgetåret 2013 (revisionsrättens rapport) förklarat att man har uppnått en rimlig säkerhet om att centrumets räkenskaper är tillförlitliga och att de underliggande transaktionerna är lagliga och korrekta.
Calls for proposals
C. Centrumets uppgift är att utföra det nödvändiga översättningsarbetet för de institutioner och organ i Europeiska unionen som det anlitas av.
Points out that as of 31 December 2013, the Joint Undertaking programme consisted of 130 grant agreements resulting from five annual calls which took place between 2008 and 2012; notes that these grants total EUR 365 million, amounting to 81 % of the maximum Union contribution to the Joint Undertaking for research activities of EUR 452,5 million;
Europaparlamentet noterar från revisionsrättens rapport att de två korrigerande åtgärder som vidtagits till följd av föregående års kommentarer markerats som ”pågår”.
Notes that 23 further grant agreements were signed from the 2013-1 call, as well as an additional two grants from the launching of the 2013-2 call for the amounts of EUR 75200000 and EUR 7000000 respectively;
Europaparlamentet erfar från centrumet att det har utarbetat en handlingsplan för att minska sina administrativa kostnader på området för mänskliga resurser, ekonomihanteringsprocesser, it och infrastruktur.
Calls on the Joint Undertaking to submit a report to the discharge authority concerning the contributions of all members other than the Commission, including the application of the methodology for assessing, together with an assessment by the Commission;
Parlamentet konstaterar vidare utifrån uppgifter från centrumet att det har uppnått sin gräns för minskningen av de administrativa kostnaderna.
Takes into consideration that the new Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union was adopted on 25 October 2012 and took effect on 1 January 2013 while the model financial regulation for public-private partnership bodies referred to in Article 209 of the new Financial Regulation did not enter into force until 8 February 2014; acknowledges that the Financial Rules of the Joint Undertaking have been amended in order to reflect these changes on 30 June 2014;
Europaparlamentet noterar att insatser för uppföljning av budgeten under budgetåret 2013 resulterade i ett genomförande av budgeten på 83,47 %, och att genomförandegraden av betalningsbemyndigandena var 77,68 %.
Notes the Joint Statement by the Parliament, the Council and the Commission [1] and the subsequent political agreement reached on the separate discharge for joint undertakings under Article 209 of the Financial Regulation;
Ramkontrakt
Calls on the Court to present a complete and appropriate financial assessment of rights and obligations of the Joint Undertaking for the period up to the date of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking starting activity;
Europaparlamentet noterar att centrumet år 2008 ingick 472 ramkontrakt med leverantörer av översättningstjänster för en period på högst fyra år.
Notes that the Joint Undertaking's Internal Audit Capability, in accordance with the Commissions Internal Audit Service/Internal Audit Capability strategic plan for the Joint Undertaking for 2011-2013, has carried out one audit on ‘Grant Management-negotiation, contracting and prefinancing’ during 2013, as well as performing other assurance and consultancy services;
Parlamentet noterar dessutom att centrumet 2012 deltog i kommissionens upphandlingsförfarande för översättningstjänster, men att man inte kunde enas med kommissionen om kontraktsvillkoren.
Observes with concern that the Final Report on ‘Grant Management’ noted the need to reduce the ‘Time to Grant’ and ‘Time to Close Negotiations’ and the need to clarify some aspects of the Joint Undertaking's procedure for ‘Financial Viability Checks’; acknowledges the development of an action plan to address these recommendations, as well as taking into account the impact of the new legal environment and rules under Horizon 2020 and calls on the Joint Undertaking to inform the discharge authority of the results of its implementation;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att centrumet i stället förlängde sitt nuvarande ramkontrakt med ytterligare ett år.
Takes note that the Joint Undertaking, along with ARTEMIS, Clean Sky, Eniac and IMI Joint Undertakings, was the subject of an IT risk assessment of the common IT infrastructure performed by the Commission's Internal Audit Service;
Parlamentet noterar bekymrat att denna förlängning visserligen baseras på ett undantag som har godkänts av centrumets direktör, men att en sådan förlängning strider mot genomförandebestämmelserna för centrumets budgetförordning, enligt vilka ramkontrakt inte får löpa längre än fyra år.
Acknowledges the specific measures put in place by the Joint Undertaking in order to prevent conflicts of interest in respect of its three key stakeholders: Governing Board members, experts and employees such as a clear definition of conflict of interest with a database of all related information and process for managing them; notes that the written procedure regarding the specific measures was submitted to the Governing Board in November 2014; acknowledges that the Commission requested to postpone the adoption of the specific measures in order to provide a harmonised template for the measures given the horizontal nature of the subject; calls on the Joint Undertaking to swiftly proceed with the adoption of these specific measures;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar på grundval av centrumets uppgift att avsaknaden av en överenskommelse med kommissionen berodde på att kommissionen ändrade anbudsvillkoren i ett sent skede i förfarandet.
Points out that between November 2012 and May 2013, the Commission's second interim evaluation of the Joint Undertaking was carried out; notes that the report contains several recommendations, such as assigning of more resources to operations through the sharing of administrative functions with other Joint Undertakings and/or returning them to the Commission's services as well as a sharper focus on the research strategy for the continuation of the Joint Undertaking in Horizon 2020 in accordance with the three main principles (alignment with EU policies, areas where Europe has or can achieve leadership, adaptation to the changing needs of the sector) and strengthening of the capacity for change; acknowledges that an action plan is being revised by the Joint Undertaking in order to address these aspects;
Parlamentet noterar att centrumet beslutade att förlänga befintliga kontrakt med tanke på följderna för verksamheten om det inte skulle finnas några kontrakt fram till nästa upphandling kunde anordnas.
Monitoring and Reporting
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att man i revisionsrättens rapport inte omtalar några betydande problem med avseende på överföringarna under 2013.
Takes note that the Seventh Framework Programme Decision [2] establishes a monitoring and reporting system related to the protection, dissemination and transfer of research results; ascertains that in 2013 the Joint Undertaking has increased its own capacity to monitor and report research results of its projects and to assess the achievement of its programme through the hiring of a Knowledge Management and Policy officer; notes the introduction of a new IT tool which helps with the analysis and synthesis of the results of finished projects and reporting the first public foreground deliverables arising from complex projects on its website;
Parlamentet noterar att 5,79 % av budgetanslagen överfördes till 2014.
Acknowledges the Joint Undertaking's efforts to examine the possibility of using the Commission's IT system for monitoring purposes related to the protection, dissemination and transfer of research results as well as to develop its reporting on results, in line with the comments included in the 2012 Commission Annual Progress Report on the activities of the Joint Undertakings [3];
Internkontroller
Recalls that the discharge authority has previously requested the Court to draw up a special report on the capacity of the joint undertakings, together with their private partners, to ensure added value and efficient execution of Union research, technological development and demonstration programmes.
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att kommissionens tjänst för internrevision (IAS) under 2013 utförde en fullständig riskbedömning som utmynnade i IAS strategiska plan för intern revision för centrumet med en förteckning över föreslagna granskningsteman för 2014–2016.
Article 7 of Decision No 1982/2006/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (OJ L 412, 30.12.2006, p. 6).
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att de framsteg som gjorts i förbindelse med genomförandet av många av de åtgärder som ingick i handlingsplanen för intern kontroll inte nådde upp till förväntningarna på grund av flera faktorer, såsom flytten till Drosbach-byggnaden.
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the activities of the Joint Technology Initiative Joint Undertakings in 2012 (SWD(2013) 539 final).
Europaparlamentet noterar bekymrat att IAS under riskanalysens gång fastställde vissa förfaranden som präglades av hög inneboende risk och som inte kunde anses vara kontrollerbara inom ramen för revisionsplanen eftersom kontroller saknades eller var otillräckliga.
with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2013
Parlamentet påpekar att centrumets ledning överlämnade en handlingsplan till IAS i syfte att rätta till dessa brister och att de åtgärder som vidtas av centrumet för att rätta till dem kommer att följas upp av IAS.
having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2013,
Europaparlamentet noterar att IAS har gjort skrivbordsgranskningar av genomförandet av sina tidigare rekommendationer och att inga kritiska rekommendationer återstod att åtgärda den 31 december 2013.
having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0106/2015),
Parlamentet noterar att en mycket viktig rekommendation håller på att genomföras och att genomförandet av en annan mycket viktig rekommendation hade fördröjts.
A. whereas the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines (‘the Joint Undertaking’) was set up in December 2007 for a period of 10 years to significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the drug development process with the long-term aim that the pharmaceutical sector produces more effective and safer innovative medicines,
Parlamentet uppmanar centrumet att följa upp dessa rekommendationer och informera den ansvarsfrihetsbeviljande myndigheten när de har genomförts.
B. whereas the Union, represented by the Commission, and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), are the Joint Undertaking's founding members,
Europaparlamentet noterar bekymrat att de formella delegeringarna från utanordnarna inte alltid överensstämmer med rättigheterna att godkänna transaktioner i redovisningssystemet ABAC.
C. whereas the Joint Undertaking started to work autonomously on 16 November 2009,
Parlamentet erfar från centrumet att det har uppdaterat den formella delegeringen så att den överensstämmer med rättigheterna i ABAC-systemet.
D. whereas the maximum contribution for the period of 10 years from the Union to the Joint Undertaking is EUR 1000000000, to be paid from the budget of the seventh research framework programme and the founding members are to contribute equally to the running costs, each with an amount not exceeding 4 % of the total Union contribution and to the research activities with in-kind contributions at least equal to the financial contribution of the Union,
Överföringar under budgetåret
Budgetary and financial management
Europaparlamentet konstaterar från centrumets årliga verksamhetsrapport och från revisionsrättens rapport att nivån och typen av överföringar under budgetåret 2012 har hållits inom ramen för centrumets finansiella bestämmelser.
Notes that in the opinion of the Court of Auditors (‘the Court’), the Joint Undertaking's annual accounts present fairly, in all material respects, its financial position as at 31 December 2013 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, in accordance with the provisions of its financial rules and the accounting rules adopted by the Commission's accounting officer;
Europaparlamentet noterar att för 2013 har varken de slumpmässigt utvalda transaktionerna eller andra granskningsiakttagelser lett till några kommentarer i revisionsrättens rapport avseende centrumets upphandlingsförfaranden.
Takes note that the Joint Undertaking's ex post audit strategy was adopted by a Governing Board decision on 14 December 2010, and that it is considered as a key tool for assessing the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar utifrån uppgifter från centrumet att det har gjort en bedömning av sin politik för förebyggande och hantering av intressekonflikter utifrån kommissionens riktlinjer om förebyggande och hantering av intressekonflikter i EU:s decentraliserade byråer.
Notes with concern that 14 out of 40 ex post audits of the second representative sample were finalised as of June 2014, covering EUR 3000000 and representing 11,8 % of the audited population; points out that the detected error rate resulting from these audits is 2,3 %; reminds that the error rate resulting from the 56 concluded audits of the first representative sample in 2012 was at 5,82 %;
Parlamentet noterar att centrumet på grundval av den bedömningen har infört en ny policy som innebär att meritförteckningar och intresseförklaringar för styrelseledamöterna, direktören och högsta ledningen måste göras allmänt tillgängliga.
Notes with concern that the Court, in its report on the annual accounts of the Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2013 (‘the Court's report’), issued a qualified opinion on the legality and the regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts of the Joint Undertaking on the basis of the detected error rate being above the materiality threshold of 2 %; notes with concern that the Court issued a qualified opinion for a third consecutive year;
Europaparlamentet noterar att centrumet presenterade denna nya policy för sin styrelse 2014 och att den godkändes den 29 oktober 2014.
Calls on the Joint Undertaking for a follow-up report on the reservations of the Joint Undertaking in the last 3 years;
Parlamentet konstaterar att centrumet gjort meritförteckningar och intresseförklaringar för styrelseledamöterna allmänt tillgängliga på sin webbplats.
Acknowledges from the Joint Undertaking that the follow-up actions related to audited beneficiaries with detected errors were launched and that all detected errors were communicated to these beneficiaries; notes furthermore that in order to mitigate the risk of future errors in beneficiaries' cost claims, the Joint Undertaking has taken specific measures, such as establishing financial workshops for beneficiaries as well as the regular updating of its Financial Guidelines for participants;
Verksamhetsresultat
Asks for an action plan with clear objectives aimed at fixing the deficiencies and errors identified by the Court to be submitted to the discharge authority in a timely manner, to be followed by a first interim evaluation report on the implementation of the action plan;
Europaparlamentet noterar i revisionsrättens rapport att centrumets innehav av kontanter ökade ytterligare från 35000000 EUR vid utgången av 2012 till 40000000 EUR vid utgången av 2013.
Notes from the Court's report that the initial 2013 budget included EUR 226000000 in commitment appropriations and EUR 135000000 in payment appropriations; notes furthermore that at the year-end, an amended budget was adopted by the Governing Board which increased commitment appropriations to EUR 255700000 and decreased payment appropriations to EUR 130600000; takes note that after the budget was amended, the overall implementation rate was 99,5 % for commitment appropriations and 97,5 % for payment appropriations; ascertains from the Court's report that the implementation rate of commitment and payment appropriations in the case of operational activities was 100 % and 99 % respectively;
Parlamentet noterar vidare att budgetöverskottet och reserverna ökade från 30900000 EUR till 37500000 EUR under samma period.
Calls on the Joint Undertaking to provide the discharge authority with detailed information on the in-kind contributions of EFPIA companies especially on the type of the in-kind contributions and their respective value;
Europaparlamentet erfar från centrumet att dess budgetöverskott år 2012 främst berodde på externa faktorer utanför dess kontroll och att centrumet vidtog åtgärder för att minska det.
Calls on the Joint Undertaking to submit a report to the discharge authority concerning the contributions of all members other than the Commission including the application of the methodology for evaluating in-kind contributions, together with an assessment by the Commission;
Parlamentet noterar att centrumet i ljuset av kostnadsanalyserna för 2012 och för första halvåret 2013 beslutade att sänka sina priser för 2014.
Calls on the Court to present a complete and appropriate financial assessment of rights and obligations of the Joint Undertaking for the period up to the date of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking starting activity;
Europaparlamentet konstaterar att centrumet började sin verksamhet 1994 och att dess arbete fram till nu har baserats på korrespondens och utbyte med värdmedlemsstaten.
Takes into consideration that under the seventh framework programme (FP7) [1], 2013 was the last year in which calls for proposals could be launched; notes that the entire budget for research of EUR 970000000 was committed along with the requisite matching in-kind contributions from the EFPIA companies in the amount of EUR 982000000;
Parlamentet noterar att centrumets förhandlingar med sin värdmedlemsstat avseende dess huvudkontor har nått slutfasen och att det har undertecknat en överenskommelse om ett huvudkontor med Luxemburgs regering.
Takes into consideration that the new Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union was adopted on 25 October 2012 and took effect on 1 January 2013 while the model financial regulation for public-private partnership bodies referred to in Article 209 of the new Financial Regulation did not enter into force until 8 February 2014; acknowledges that the Financial Rules of the Joint Undertaking have been amended to take into account the model financial regulation in July 2014;
Parlamentet noterar att centrumet väntar på en slutlig bekräftelse i denna fråga.
Notes the Joint Statement by the Parliament, the Council and the Commission [2] and the subsequent political agreement reached on the separate discharge to be given by the Parliament upon recommendation of the Council, for Joint Undertakings under Article 209 of the Financial Regulation;
med de iakttagelser som utgör en del av beslutet om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av budgeten för Europeiskt centrum för utveckling av yrkesutbildning för budgetåret 2013
Notes that in accordance with the strategic audit plan for 2012-2014 approved by the Joint Undertaking's Governing Board on 3 November 2011, the Commission's Internal Audit Service (IAS) performed an assurance engagement of project management and reporting on operational performance; points out that the final report which was dated 30 January 2014 includes recommendations regarding the Joint Undertaking's process of improving its monitoring systems on operational performance, such as reviewing the design and reporting of objectives and key performance indicators (‘KPIs’), strengthening of the project monitoring and improving the IT systems to enhance reporting;
med beaktande av sitt beslut om ansvarsfrihet för genomförandet av budgeten för Europeiskt centrum för utveckling av yrkesutbildning för budgetåret 2013,