Translation of "Action Plan for Biosphere Reserves " (English → French) :

29. Notes that the Commission reports the errors in the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) in France and Portugal since 2006; notes that before 2010 no own initiative action plan had been initiated in these countries; criticises the fact that "action plans" instigated by the Commission have only started in 2010 for Portugal and as late as in 2013 for France; considers that, although the way in which the Commission addresses the deficiencies detected in the LPIS systems in order to calculate the financial ...[+++]corrections gives rise to lengthy conformity procedures, delays in the adoption of action plans and reservations in the annual activity reports it makes for real financial corrections, as called for by Parliament and the Court of Auditors, rather than flat-rate corrections which are open to challenge by the Member States and recipients; supports the Commission in its approach, and calls for the systems to be improved in any way possible, including the provision of training to staff, in order to enhance their effectiveness and rapidity;

29. Notes that the Commission reports the errors in the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) in France and Portugal since 2006; notes that before 2010 no own initiative action plan had been initiated in these countries; criticises the fact that ‘action plans’ instigated by the Commission have only started in 2010 for Portugal and as late as in 2013 for France; considers that, although the way in which the Commission addresses the deficiencies detected in the LPIS systems in order to calculate the financial ...[+++]corrections gives rise to lengthy conformity procedures, delays in the adoption of action plans and reservations in the annual activity reports it makes for real financial corrections, as called for by Parliament and the Court of Auditors, rather than flat-rate corrections which are open to challenge by the Member States and recipients; supports the Commission in its approach, and calls for the systems to be improved in any way possible, including the provision of training to staff, in order to enhance their effectiveness and rapidity;

191. Considers that the way in which the Commission addresses the deficiencies detected in the LPIS system (excessively long conformity procedures leading to the flat-rate corrections with delayed inclusion of action plans and reservations in the annual activity reports) creates a financial risk to the budget of the Union; calls, in order to remedy shortcomings in LPIS systems, for action plans to be implemented promptly; calls, in the event of failure to comply with the deadlines, for proportionate reduction and suspension of monthly or intermediate payments to the Member States concerned in o ...[+++]rder to avoid creating a financial risk to the budget of the Union.

For the last priority action - reservation services for safe and secure parking places for trucks and commercial vehicles - no further action is planned in the near future.

It was chance timing that the Action Plan was submitted just a few months prior to the ambitious declaration issued by the 52 European environment and health ministers at the Budapest conference organised by the WHO in June 2004. If we also take into consideration the action plans (often containing clear, quantified targets) which have already been introduced in certain Member States (the Benelux countries, France and the German Länder), the reservations expressed ...[+++] by the European Parliament are readily understood.

33. Continues to be concerned at the poor implementation rates for many of the external programmes of the Union; notes the particular impact that the internal reforms being undertaken by the Commission will have on external programmes; in order to be able to assess the impact of the proposed reforms and formulate an appropriate budgetary response, has decided to create a contingency and performance reserve for external actions, to be deployed in support of the reform process; requires the Commission, in this connection, as a condition for release ...[+++] from the reserve, to present an action plan by 15 November 2000 for clearing the backlog (outstanding commitments) by 2003 and for improving and speeding up implementation;