References to the United Kingdom in
the Court's Annual Report 2013
Annex
Chapter 1 of the Annual Report presents the statement
of assurance and supporting information. As part of the introduction,
Graph 1.1 compares the total implemented EU budget of 2013 with
the public spending of EU Member States, including the UK, in
calendar year 2013;
Chapter 2 of the annual report deals with revenue
in 2013.There are references to the UK in:
· Table 2.1, which shows an amount in respect
of exchange rate differences relating to the UK correction;
· Paragraph 2.8, footnote 12, where the
Court comments on specific reservations regarding GNI data set
during the course of 2013, including one for the UK;
· Table 2.2, in which the Court sets out
reservations in respect of Member States' GNI/GNP outstanding
as at 31December 2013;
· Box 2.2, where the UK is referred to in
an example of the exchange of information relating to discrepancies
detected at an importer in one Member State which also concerned
other Member States;
· Table 2.3, where the Court sets out the
Traditional Own Resources open points as at 31December 2013;
· Table 2.4, where the Court sets out reservations
in respect of VAT outstanding as at 31December 2013.
Chapter 3 of the annual report deals with agriculture:
market and direct support. There are references to the UK in:
· Paragraph 3.6(a), footnote 9, which identifies
the UK as one of the 17 Member States in which transactions were
sampled for testing;
· Box 3.1, footnote 20, which notes that
the UK, in respect of Scotland and Northern Ireland, is one of
the Member States for which the Commission, in its annual activity
report for 2013, reports about systematic weaknesses relating
to permanent pastures;
· Box 3.3, which gives an example of a cross-compliance
error concerning the respect by a farmer of deadlines for the
notification of animal movements/births/deaths from the United
Kingdom;
· Paragraph 3.10, footnote 21, which notes
that in its annual report for 2012, the Court reported cases of
incorrect assessment of the eligibility of land in LPIS databases
in the UK, in respect of England and Northern Ireland.
· Chapter 5 deals with regional policy,
transport and energy. There is a reference to the UK in:
· Box 5.6, which provides examples of weaknesses
In the European Commission's validation of error rates reported
by audit authorities in respect of four Member States, including
the UK.
· Chapter 6 deals with employment and social
affairs. There are references to the UK in:
· Paragraph 6.12 (a), footnote 9, which
identifies the UK as one of the 13 Member States In which transactions
were sampled for testing;
· Box 6.1(b), which provides an example
of a case of over-declaration of personnel costs in an ESF project
in Portugal, and notes that similar findings were identified in
five other Member States, including the UK. This example is also
mentioned in the Employment and Social Affairs section of the
Information Note;
· Box 6.3 (b), which notes that three cases
where contract award notices were sent late or not at all were
detected in the UK;
· Box 6.3 (c), which mentions a case in
the UK of non-verification of compliance with state aid rules.
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