Traduction de «Directrice administrative » (Français → Anglais) :

35. Observes that, following the Roadmap action, the Commission published the “Guidelines on the prevention and management of conflicts of interest in EU decentralised agencies"(the "Guidelines”) in December 2013; notes that those Guidelines include provisions concerning the publication of declarations of interests for management board members, executive directors, experts in scientific committees or other such bodies and staff; notes furthermore that the Guidelines provide a clear reference for the policies adopted by the agencies; takes note that a number of agencies have issued or updated their policies on prevention and management ...[+++] of conflicts of interest in order to reflect the Guidelines;

32. Considers that the purpose of the Court of Auditors' audit was to give an answer to two questions: firstly, were adequate policies and procedures in place, and secondly, were those policies and procedures adequately implemented; notes, furthermore, that the Court based its work on the definition of conflict of interest as provided for in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines, and that the reference framework for minimum requirements adopted by the Court was also derived from those guidelines; stresses however that, although the OECD guidelines offer an international benchmark on this matter, they basically relate to conflicts of interests in the framework of public sector employees and cannot, th ...[+++]erefore, provide an adequate basis for an effective response in the case of potential conflicts of interests among the governing bodies and other bodies involved inthe agencies' work, such as management boards and expert panels; nevertheless recognises the value of the OECD's toolkit, and especially the checklist for gifts and benefits, etc., as well as the recommendations made concerning penalties, the need to check the completeness and content of statements of interests and the requirement to harness expertise and identify potential conflicts of interest;

31. Considers that the purpose of the Court of Auditors' audit was to give an answer to two questions: firstly, were adequate policies and procedures in place, and secondly, were those policies and procedures adequately implemented; notes, furthermore, that the Court based its work on the definition of conflict of interest as provided for in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines, and that the reference framework for minimum requirements adopted by the Court was also derived from those guidelines; stresses however that, although the OECD guidelines offer an international benchmark on this matter, they basically relate to conflicts of interests in the framework of public sector employees and cannot, th ...[+++]erefore, provide an adequate basis for an effective response in the case of potential conflicts of interests among the governing bodies and other bodies involved inthe agencies' work, such as management boards and expert panels;

72. Believes that there is an imperative need to cut red tape by at least 25% where possible and to put in place a modern administration adapted to the needs of SMEs; therefore, encourages the promotion of ICT knowledge among SMEs, in particular among young and female entrepreneurs, and the better use of digital technology to enable them to save time and money and to devote the resulting resources to their development; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take initiatives in order to exchange and promote best practices, set benchmarks, and elaborate and promote guidelines and standards for SME-friendly ...[+++]administrative practices; is convinced that it is also imperative in the near future to implement the proposals of the High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on Administrative Burdens with a view to achieving the reduction target without risking access to finance for SMEs;

(3) Article 13(3) of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the implementation of good clinical practice in the conduct of clinical trials on medicinal products for human use(4) requires that detailed guidance be drawn up, in accordance with the guidelines on good manufacturing practice, on the elements to be taken into account when evaluating investigational medicinal products for hu ...[+++]man use with the object of releasing batches within the Community.

The principle of incompatibility of State aid with the common market, laid down in Article 87(1) of the Treaty, is subject to the derogations provided for in Article 87(2) and (3). It is within the framework of these Guidelines that the Commission intends to administer those derogations in the fisheries sector.