5 Amendments of Maria da Graça CARVALHO related to 2011/0460(NLE)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For the period after 2013 the Commission in its communication ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’13 proposed to fund the ITER project outside the MFF. Therefore a Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project should be established for the period of 2014 to 2018. On the basis of the overall cost to be agreed, the funding should be ring fenced in commitment appropriations in the MFF regulation in order to guarantee the funding for ITER without jeopardising other EU priorities like Horizon 2020 or the Erasmus Programme.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, on the basis of documents and on-the-spot checks and inspections, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors, subcontractors and other third parties who have received Union funds under this Decision. Considers that the magnitude and the past severe shortcomings of the ITER project calls for close scrutiny from the European Parliament in its capacity of budget authority and discharge authority. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament on the development of the programme in particular in terms of cost and schedule on a regular basis.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Both arms of the budgetary authority should agree that any postponement or rolling over of unmet payment appropriations related to the ITER project should be avoided, and should commit to working together in order to avoid that such a situation occurs;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under this Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, where irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and deterrent penalties. The Commission shall also put in place appropriate measures ensuring adequate risk control and the avoidance of cost overruns.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, on the basis of documents and on- the-spot checks and inspections, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors, subcontractors and other third parties who have received Union funds under this Decision. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament on the development of the programme in particular in terms of cost and schedule on a regular basis.