Translation of "planning creative agency contracts " (English → French) :

5. Notes that following an open call for tenders, a framework contract was awarded in 2007 to N1 Creative, a London-based company which subcontracted some services to Ace points out that already between 2007 and 2008, two service contracts were concluded between the Agency and AceAce for a total value of EUR 101 000, without passing through a public pr ...[+++]ocurement procedure, but in line with the implementing rules of the Financial Regulation (exclusive rights); takes note of the details on the number and type of projects performed under this contract by N1 Creative on the one hand and by AceAce on the other hand as received by the discharge authority;

7. Urges the Agency to correctly apply procurement procedures and ensure adequate data on planned public procurement in its Annual Work Programme (AWP); in particular, considers it a matter of concern that the AWP does not explicitly disclose all information referred to in the Financial Regulation and its implementing rules; reminds the Agency that if a financing decision on planned operational procurement is not adequately supported by underlying data then this may call into question the validity of the Agency's decision; notes fr ...[+++]om the Agency that as from 2011, a specific annex has been introduced in the Final Work programme, with an indication of the global budgetary envelope reserved for the procurements during the year, an indicative number of the contracts and indicative timeframes grouped per activities;

7. Urges the Agency to correctly apply procurement procedures and ensure adequate data on planned public procurement in its Annual Work Programme (AWP); in particular, considers it a matter of concern that the AWP does not explicitly disclose all information referred to in the Financial Regulation and its implementing rules; reminds the Agency that if a financing decision on planned operational procurement is not adequately supported by underlying data then this may call into question the validity of the Agency's decision; notes fr ...[+++]om the Agency that as from 2011, a specific annex has been introduced in the Final Work programme, with an indication of the global budgetary envelope reserved for the procurements during the year, an indicative number of the contracts and indicative timeframes grouped per activities;

3. The interim Executive Director may authorise all payments covered by credits provided in the budget of the Agency, once approved by the Management Board and may conclude contracts, including staff contracts following the adoption of the Agency’s establishment plan.

3. The interim Executive Director may authorise all payments covered by credits provided in the budget of the Agency, once approved by the Management Board and may conclude contracts, including staff contracts following the adoption of the Agency’s establishment plan.

8. Draws attention to the fact that once again the Agency carried forward to 2010 a high level of appropriations for operating expenditure (65 % from Title III – Operational activities - when assigned revenues are excluded from the carryovers, the percentage of commitments carried forward is 13 %); stresses that this is at odds with the principle of annuality; acknowledges that a certain uncertainty about the level of fees and charges is inherent in the Agency's initial business cycle because of the multiannuality of the projects; stresses, in addition, that this situation reveals weaknesses in the Agency's resource ...[+++]planning system resulting from a delay in signing the service contract; calls, accordingly, for more accurate and timely management of contracts and for far more realistic forecasts to be presented to Parliament and the Commission for the next financial year, allowing sufficient time for these to be analysed;