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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 12 April 2005

on the discharge to the Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2003

(2005/540/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the 2003 financial year together with the Foundation's replies (1),

having regard to the Council's recommendation of 8 March 2005 (6854/2005 — C6-0074/2005),

having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2) and in particular Article 185 thereof, and to Council Regulation (EC) No 1649/2003 of 18 June 2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1417/76 (3), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4) and, in particular, Article 94 thereof,

having regard to Rules 70 and 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0074/2005),

The President

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

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(1)OJ C 324, 30.12.2004, p. 75.

(2)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(3)OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 25.

(4)OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

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RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

containing the comments accompanying the decision on the discharge to the Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2003

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the 2003 financial year together with the Foundation's replies (1),

having regard to the Council's recommendation of 8 March 2005 (6854/2005 — C6-0074/2005),

having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2) and in particular Article 185 thereof, and to Council Regulation (EC) No 1649/2003 of 18 June 2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1417/76 (3), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4) and, in particular, Article 94 thereof,

having regard to Rules 70 and 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0074/2005),

1.   Notes the following figures for the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial years 2003 and 2002:

Revenue and expenditure account for the financial years 2003 and 2002

2.   Expects the Foundation from now on, in line with the ECA's observation, to record correctly in its budget extra-budgetary subsidies or allocations it receives;

3.   Invites the Foundation to continue developing synergies with other Agencies and in particular with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work as well as with Eurostat so as to avoid overlaps and to build on complementary aspects within common thematic responsibilities; expects such synergy to be strengthened through the exchange of information on best practice in order to enhance results;

4.   Welcomes the Foundation's equality policy and mainstreaming of activities and encourages it to follow up and evaluate such policies regularly to ensure their implementation;

5.   Welcomes the Foundation's commitment to disseminating its findings to citizens and the measures it has taken to develop and strengthen the Agency's strategy for information and communication;

General points addressed to the Commission and the Agencies

General points addressed to the Agencies

General points addressed to the ECA and the Agencies

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(1)OJ C 324, 30.12.2004, p. 75.

(2)OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(3)OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 25.

(4)OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

(5)OJ L 330, 4.11.2004, p. 53.

(6)  As set out in Annex 1 to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament ‘Building our common future, policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013’, (COM(2004) 0101, p. 38).

(7)  See Annex to the Commission's report on the follow-up to 2002 Discharges (COM(2004) 0648, p. 108).

(8)OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 15.

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