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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 21 April 2004

concerning discharge to the Director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2002

(2004/716/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the financial statements of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2002, together with the Centre's replies (1) (C5-0634/2003),

having regard to the Council's recommendation of 9 March 2004 (C5-0139/2004),

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 1651/2003 of 18 June 2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 on the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (3), and in particular Article 11a 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 Rule 93a of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (A5-0212/2004),

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

The President

Pat COX

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(1)OJ C 319, 30.12.2003, p. 62.

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

(3)OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 30.

(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 Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2002

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the financial statements of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2002, together with the Centre's replies (1) (C5-0634/2003),

having regard to the Council's recommendation of 9 March 2004 (C5-0139/2004),

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 1651/2003 of 18 June 2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 on the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (3), and in particular Article 11a 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 Rule 93a of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (A5-0212/2004),

Implementation of the budget

Legality and regularity of the underlying transactions

Personnel management

Horizontal points on the Agencies and the Commission

Implementing the new Financial Regulation - Internal audit and control

Financial Management

Review of the agencies

New sources of financing

Harmonised operating framework

Staff policy

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(1)OJ C 319, 30.12.2003, p. 62.

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

(3)OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 30.

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

(5)OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 59.

(6)  In its accounts the Monitoring Centre included under revenue and expenditure the use of earmarked revenue not used in 2001.

(7)  The balance for the financial year 2001 is to be refunded to the Commission and is equivalent to the total of the outturn for the financial year plus depreciation (82 000 + 557 000 euro).

(8)  Calculated in accordance with the principles laid down in Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 of 22 May 2000 (OJ L 130, 31.5.2000, p. 8).

(9)OJ L 148, 16.6.2003, p. 83 and OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 53 (point 18).

(10)  Texts adopted, 13 January 2004, P5_TA(2004) 0015.

(11)OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 15.

(12)  P5_TA(2004) 0015 (paragraphs 13 and 14).

(13)  P5_TA(2004) 0015 (paragraph 24).

(14)  See paragraph 13 of the Court of Auditors' specific report for 2002 (p. 64).

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