6. Is concerned that annual accounts of the Joint Undertaking received a qualified opinion from the Court of Auditors on the legality and the regularity of the transactions underlying those accounts on the grounds that the error rate resulting from the ex post audits was 6,16 %; notes that the Joint Undertaking completed ex-post audits covering EUR 44 300 000 (18,8 % of all cost claims received by the Joint Undertaking in the triennium beginning in 2008); regrets that the error rate resulting from those ex post audits was 6,16 % and 4,09 % when taking into account the corrective actions implemented such as a recovery mechanism; reiter ...[+++]ates that the Joint Undertaking should reinforce without delay the quality of its ex-ante controls related to the grant management; requests that the discharge authority is informed of the results of the following ex-post audit processes conducted by the Joint Undertaking and that a detailed progress report be produced which makes specific proposals for a gradual reduction in error rates;

The second and third grounds of appeal, claiming breach of Article 1(4) of Common Position 2001/931 and an error of law in the assessment of the principles relating to the right to effective judicial protection, respectively, are directed against the second part of the judgment under appeal in which the General Court examined, and held well founded, the second and third pleas in law put before it by the PMOI.

19. Notes that the main types of quantifiable errors detected on project payments were the following: (a) accuracy: calculation errors; (b) occurrence: absence of invoices or other supporting documents for services rendered or goods supplied; (c) eligibility: expenditure incurred outside the implementation period or related to items not foreseen in the contract, undue payment of VAT or non-application of mandatory penalties; notes that the non-quantifiable errors mainly concerned noncompliance with applicable rules on bank guarantees and incorrect calculations of the reimb ...[+++]ursement of advances from contractors; notes, however, the remark of the Commission which pointed out that all the errors in calculating the reimbursement of advances were rectified before the end of the contract; despite this, calls on the Commission to enhance ex-ante controls to prevent this type of error and possible losses due to non-compliance with the bank guarantee rules;

19. Notes that the main types of quantifiable errors detected on project payments were the following: (a) accuracy : calculation errors; (b) occurrence : absence of invoices or other supporting documents for services rendered or goods supplied; (c) eligibility : expenditure incurred outside the implementation period or related to items not foreseen in the contract, undue payment of VAT or non-application of mandatory penalties; notes that the non-quantifiable errors mainly concerned noncompliance with applicable rules on bank guarantees and incorrect calculations of the re ...[+++]imbursement of advances from contractors; notes, however, the remark of the Commission which pointed out that all the errors in calculating the reimbursement of advances were rectified before the end of the contract; despite this, calls on the Commission to enhance ex-ante controls to prevent this type of error and possible losses as a result of non-compliance with the bank guarantee rules;

The Commission takes the view that the findings of the General Court in the judgment under appeal concerning the ground of appeal put forward by Akzo and Akcros are in no way vitiated by an error of law.

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