6 Amendments of Petri SARVAMAA related to 2015/0277(COD)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53 a (new)
Recital 53 a (new)
(53a) In order to guarantee the highest level of safety and security standards for the general public, activities of the Agency which are of public interest, such as rule making in the area of safety and security, must be secured funding by a contribution of the EU budget, as financing through industry fees could potentially endanger the Agency’s independence.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The fees and charges levied by the Agency should be set in a transparent, fair, non-discriminatory and uniform manner. They should not jeopardize the competitiveness of the Union’s industry concerned and the independence and impartiality of the Agency. Furthermore, they should be established on a basis which takes due account of the ability of the legal or natural persons concerned to pay, in particular regarding small and medium- sized enterprises.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) any voluntary financial contribution from Member States, third countries or other entities, provided that such a contribution does not compromise the independence and impartiality of the Agency;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 109 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Any revenue received by the Agency shall not compromise its independence and impartiality.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 5
Article 109 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency shall adapt its staff planning and management of resources related to fees and charges in a manner that enables it to swiftly respond to fluctuations in revenue from fees and charges. market demands. For this purpose the budgetary authority shall indicate an additional percentage of posts (within an upward ceiling of 10%), in addition to the establishment plan adopted in the annual budget of the Agency and which appear through an asterix in the establishment plan. If during the budget execution, additional posts are necessary in order to face unforeseen evolution of the market demand, the budgetary authority would allow the Agency’s Management Board to eventually clear the abovementioned posts on the basis of a proposal of the Agency. The decision of the Management Board shall be based on a document evaluation of unforeseen workload and efficiency criteria set up in accordance with paragraph 6.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 5
Article 115 – paragraph 5
5. The amount of the fees and charges shall be fixed at such a level as to ensure that the revenue in respect thereof covers the full cost of the activities related to the services delivered, and to avoid a significant accumulation of surplus, taking account of the ability of the legal or natural persons concerned, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, to pay. All expenditure of the Agency attributed to staff involved in activities referred to in paragraph 3, in particular the employer’s pro-rata contribution to the pension scheme, shall be reflected in that cost. The fees and charges shall be assigned revenues for the Agency for activities related to services for which fees and charges are due.