7 Amendments of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2182(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recalls that European Chemicals Agency ('the Agency') is a consolidated entity, in accordance with Article 185 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 (Financial Regulation), and it is the driving force among regulatory authorities in implementing the Union's chemicals legislation for the benefit of human health and the environment as well as for innovation and competitiveness; notes that the Agency helps companies to comply with the legislation, advances the safe use of chemicals in cooperation with international organisations and stakeholders and provides information on chemicals and addresses chemicals of concern; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298 26.10.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision 1
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1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2015 / Postpones its decision on granting the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2015;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision 2
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1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2015 / Postpones the closure of the accounts of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2015;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes that in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2 (REACH Regulation), the Agency is financed through fees paid by industry and by an Union´s balancing subsidy as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation; welcomnotes that in 2015 and contrary to the original assumption, the Agency was fully financed through higher than expected fee income and the reserve from the income of previous years for its REACH/CLP operations; _________________ 2 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes the improvement of the way in which information on chemicals is presented on the Agency´s website which helps companies and consumers to make more use of it, making it more useful to interested parties;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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7. AcknowledgNotes that with regard to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 (PIC Regulation) and as referred to in Article 208 of the Financial Regulation, in 2015, DG Environment paid EUR 1,22 million in subsidies to the Agency for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals (OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 60).
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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9. Recommends, based on the facts available, that discharge be grantedpostponement of the granting of discharge to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency with respect to the implementation of the Agency'’s budget for the financial year 2015.