Translation of "Surestimation des coûts " (French → English) :

The Commission also stresses that the global cost needed is overstated, since it does not account for the benefits of combating climate change.

However, about two thirds of projects are not expected to use all the funds available, mostly because there was an initial overestimation of costs, but also due to the cancellation of some activities.

The Commission also stresses that the global cost needed is overstated, since it does not account for the benefits of combating climate change.

It has to strengthen the quality of internal control, and procedures must be simplified to prevent non-compliance with eligibility criteria, the double charging of costs and the overstatement of costs.

In other cases, as in the Feed and food control ones, the low implementation rate is due to an over estimation of payments or, as in the Food and feed safety cases, to an over estimation of training sessions, needs and costs.

9. Notes the report submitted to Parliament on appropriations carried over automatically from 1997 to 1998 and from 1998 to 1999 for which the cancellation rate was higher than 10 % ; believes that a great deal of the cancellations were due to rules that need tightening (late submission of applications for removal expenses, installation, resettlement and transfer allowances, as well as declarations on mission expenses), problems in the implementation of the new billing system of the Joint Interpreting and Conference Service (JICS), overestimates of costs ...[+++] of various brochures, untimely conclusion of competitions jointly organized with other institutions including Parliament, etc.; asks the Economic and Social Committee to take remedial action for the reduction of cancellations, in cooperation where appropriate with other institutions;