# 2011 discharge: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

European Parliament procedure 2012/2196(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee CONT / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 51 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2012-12-20 and 2013-02-27.

## What the amendments focus on

This decision concerns the 2011 discharge for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Competing amendments would grant or postpone discharge and the closure of the accounts, and focus heavily on the Authority's management of conflicts of interest and transparency — citing the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 15/2012, declarations of interest, 'revolving doors', a proposed cooling-off period, the screening of scientific experts, and dialogue with watchdog NGOs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Monica MACOVEI | Romania | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96824.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Anna ROSBACH | Denmark | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96664.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Philip BRADBOURN | United Kingdom | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4540.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |
| Derk Jan EPPINK | Netherlands | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97133.md |
| Satu HASSI | Finland | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28321.md |
| Andrea ZANONI | Italy | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/108329.md |
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |

## Official source documents

- PE497.875: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-497.875+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE502.122: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.122+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2196-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2196-DEC.json

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