2. Without prejudice to the audits carried out by the Court of Auditors in liaison with the competent national audit bodies or departments pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty, or any inspection carried out pursuant to Article 322(1)(b) of the Treaty, officials and other staff of the Commission shall carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks on projects and other measures financed under the Programme in particular to check compliance with the objectives of the Programme and the eligibility of actions as set out in Article 2, 3 and 4 of this Regulation.

"health data" means any information which relates to the physical or mental health of an individual, or to the provision of health services to the individual, which may include: information about the registration of the individual for the provision of health services; information about payments or eligibility for healthcare with respect to the individual; a number, symbol or particular assigned to an individual to uniquely identify that individual for health purposes; any information about the individual collected in the course of the provision of health services to the individual; information derived from the testing or examination ...[+++]of a body part or bodily substance; and identification of a person (healthcare professional) as provider of healthcare to the individual;

61. Stresses the role that public procurement, as well as services such as energy audits might play in reducing waste and promoting the improved exploitation of each building's energy potential; urges the Member States and their regional, local and other public authorities to be the first to set an example, not only in administrative buildings but also in other public buildings such as schools, universities and hospitals and in entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services;

With a view to achieving a high level of technical competence, objectivity and reliability, Member States shall ensure, where they deem it necessary, the availability of appropriate qualification, accreditation and/or certification schemes for providers of energy services, energy audits and energy efficiency improvement measures as referred to in Article 6(2)(a) (i) and (ii).

79. Trusts that the Commission will improve the channels of communication between the central and peripheral auditing bodies and the central and peripheral control bodies ;

Work programme: introduce a multi-annual plan, whereby all areas of the budget managed by the 29 Directorates-General are appraised over a five-year period; encourages the Court, as external auditor, to make use of work carried out by the Commission's central Internal Audit Service and the internal audit units of each Directorate-General; begin this exercise by auditing higher-risk areas such as external actions, i.e. those under the responsibility of the Enlargement, External Relations, Development, Humanitarian Office, Europe Aid ...[+++]and Trade Directorates-General; present its draft annual work programme to the Committee on Budgetary Control before its adoption; commission an external evaluation on how effectively the Court fulfils its mission;