Activities of José GUSMÃO related to 2022/2117(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) for the financial year 2021
Amendments (4)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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2. Regrets the fact that the Court issued a qualified audit opinion with respect to the legality and regularity of the payments underlying the accounts of eu- LISA both for 2020 and for 2021; notes the Court’s explanation that the qualified opinion was issued in relation to six payments; that were considered not compliant to the provisions of framework contractsree of these payments related to a specific contract which implemented a framework contract without specifying the details of the services required (quantities and delivery dates), and other payments identifiedus did not create a clear legal commitment; The Court also identified other payments, outside of the initial sample, linked to that contract and affected by the same non- compliance; further notes that the three other non-compliant payments from the initial sample related to three different specific contracts, which fundamentally deviated from the corresponding framework contracts, amounting in total to EUR 18.11 million in 2021, representing 6,2 % of the total payment appropriations available in 2021;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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3. Notes that the eu-LISA signed a specific contract of €40 million to implement a framework contract related to large-scale IT systems, without specifying the details of the services acquired and with an extended duration; highlights the repeated concerns byat for the 2019 financial year, the Court reported about the risks associated with the practice of giving resources to eu-LISA before the adoption of the legislation defining the requirements for the IT systems to be developed; further notes that the Court found that these risks materialised: the resulting time pressure on eu-LISA to commit and spend the funds before they lapse, had contributed to non-compliances in procurement procedures and contract implementation; notes as well that these non-compliances included absence of information, in a specific contract, on the quantities and delivery dates of the services acquired, and changes of contract scope, duration or value going beyond the flexibility allowed by the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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4. Is concerned that eu-LISA amended the value of three contracts, two in 2021 and one 2019, which increased the maximum amount of the contracts by 50 % (€70.4 million, €20 million and €40 million respectively); shares the opinion by the Court that eu-LISA should improve theits procurement procedures and contracts management to ensure, in particular as regards defining the services and goods acquired in thate specific contracts are always aligned with the framework contractsnd limiting changes to the scope, duration and value of contracts to the flexibility allowed by the Financial Regulation; furthermore, eu-LISA should also reach out to the Commission to propose changes to its multiannual budget planning, so that it only receives funds for developing systems once the legislation (including delegated or implementing regulations) defining the relevant requirements is adopted, and the project scope can be specified with sufficient detail;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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5. Notes the Court’ ongoing observations from 2018, 2019 and 2020 on the budgetary management; regrets that the rate of excessive carry-overs and high rates of late payments remain substantial compared to the total budget; notes that this could indicate a structural issue, weak budgetary planning, or possibly a contravention of the budgetary principle of annuality;