4 Amendments of Renate SOMMER related to 2011/2226(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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2. Has addresseddrawn attention already in the past certain shortcomings in connection with Cto possible conflicts of Interest, Declaration of Interest and transparencyinterest; would like to specify that the former Chair of the Management Board failed, in 2010, to declare her membership of the board of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI); considers it noteworthy, however,notes that the members of the EFSA Management Board are not appointcannot be dismissed by the Executive Director (ED) and can hence not be dismissed by the ED;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Has also taken serious note of 'revolving door' cases and the need to establish and implement respective measures to avoid such incidents, which undermineDraws attention to the need to implement measures to safeguard the Authority'’s credibility; is convinced that such actions need to be accompanied by a set of consequences enforced when those rules are not respected;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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6. Takes careful note of all new policies, rules, implementing measures and actions which have been set up since 2007 to avoid and mitigate Conflict of Interest amongst scientific experts and staff; welcomes, in particular, the new guidelines on independence and scientific decision- making processes; is determined to monitor the effect of these actions; will continue to invite the Executive Director for an exchange of views on a regular basis, to foster the exchange of information also through the appointed contact person from amongst its members and by visiting the Agency every two years; recalls that the last visit took place in May 2012;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates, that the Court of Auditors commented in its special report on the review of the Declarations of Interests of the Members of the Management Board and the recruitment procedures but considered at the same timethe Court of Auditors considered the Authority's accounts of 2010 reliable, legal and regular;