# 2017 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

European Parliament procedure 2018/2198(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 15 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2018-12-12 and 2019-01-31.

## What the amendments focus on

This discharge file concerns the 2017 budget of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Amendments differ on whether to refuse or postpone discharge and revise provisions on verifying fee income and SME fee reductions, the year-by-year variation of industry fees and budget planning, the Agency's role in implementing the Union's chemicals legislation including REACH registration, external evaluations, conflict-of-interest audits, and the Court of Auditors' assurance on the accounts.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI | Finland | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28314.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Bolesław G. PIECHA | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124874.md |

## Official source documents

- PE630.563: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-630563_EN.pdf
- PE634.469: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-634469_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2198-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2198-DEC.json

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