Activities of Franck PROUST related to 2017/2158(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the financial year 2016
Amendments (1)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that the revision of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 envisages broadening the scope of competence of the Agency and that, accordingly, the role played by new technologies, such as remotely piloted aircraft systems, must be taken fully into consideration when new competences are assigned; stresses the importance of allocating adequate funding to the Agency to ensure the successful uptake of these new responsibilities, as well asnd adequate staffing with qualified personnel in order to fulfil additional tasks; notes, however, that the Agency should amend its Financial and Fees and charges regulations to better formalise the treatment of an accumulated surplus, in order to potentially reduce the Union subsidy while still catering for the need to allocate sufficient resources for the new competences being considered; _________________ 1 Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1).