As I said, the public health agency has managed over the last two years a real-time alert system that monitors enteric illnesses.

32. Welcomes the fact that the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) makes more use of its investigative powers, for example by carrying out on-the-spot checks and interviews or by focusing on more serious and complex cases; is appreciative of the fuller use of OLAF’s electronic case management system and the introduction of the time management system; but regrets that the average case duration remains over two years and that in 2009 investigative casework accounted for only 37 % of the time of OLAF as a whole;

32. Welcomes the fact that the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) makes more use of its investigative powers, for example by carrying out on-the-spot checks and interviews or by focusing on more serious and complex cases; is appreciative of the fuller use of OLAF's electronic case management system and the introduction of the time management system; but regrets that the average case duration remains over two years and that in 2009 investigative casework accounted for only 37 % of the time of OLAF as a whole;

158. Shares the concern voiced by the Court of Auditors as regards the slowness of conformity procedures resulting in financial corrections (point 4.31 of the Annual Report for 2012) and regrets that a sample of conformity procedures showed that in 2012 the actual duration (more than four years) was twice as long as the Commission's internal benchmark, which therefore ultimately led to a considerable backlog; takes note of the fact that the contradictory procedure, the conciliation mechanism and the calculation of corrections makes it difficult to close conformity clearance procedures in time; expects the Commission to make all efforts ...[+++] to reduce the duration of the conformity procedure in standard cases to maximum two years ;

33. Regrets that the Council has not yet adopted the Commission's proposal to extend the period to which a correction to expenditure may be applied from the current 24 months to 36 months; notes once again that the Court of Auditors has pointed out the negative effect of the 24 month rule and endorsed the Commission proposal to extend the correction period ; believes that the 24 month time limit is unrealistically short as the Commission's clearance of accounts unit examines all expenditure on a three-year cycle; highlights that the modification will reduce the risk of weaknesses detected in Member States' ...[+++]systems not being penalised simply because the Commission has not been able to cover all areas of expenditure within a two-year cycle ; forcefully reminds the Council that giving the Commission the time it needs to complete its tasks does not conflict with the rule of law; calls upon the Council to approve the Commission's proposal;

33. regrets that the Council has not yet adopted the Commission's proposal to extend the period to which a correction to expenditure may be applied from the current 24 months to 36 months; reminds that the Court of Auditors has pointed out the negative effect of the 24 month rule and endorsed the Commission proposal to extend the correction period; finds that the 24 month time limit is unrealistically short as the Commission's clearance of accounts unit examines all expenditure on a three-year cycle; highlights that the modification will reduce the risk that weaknesses detected in Member States' ...[+++]systems may not be penalised simply because the Commission has not been able to cover all areas of expenditure within a two year cycle; strongly reminds the Council that giving the Commission the time which is necessary to do what the Commission has to do is not conflicting with the rule of law; calls upon the Council to approve the Commission's proposal;