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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 21 April 2004

concerning discharge to the Director of the European Agency for Reconstruction for the financial year 2002

(2004/707/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the financial statements of the European Agency for Reconstruction for the financial year 2002, together with the Agency's replies (1) (C5-0632/2003),

having regard to the Council's recommendation of 9 March 2004 (C5-0149/2004),

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 1646/2003 of 18 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction (3), and in particular Article 8 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 Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5-0212/2004),

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

The President

Pat COX

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

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

(3)OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 16.

(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 Agency for Reconstruction 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 Agency for Reconstruction for the financial year 2002, together with the Agency's replies (1) (C5-0632/2003),

having regard to the Council's recommendation of 9 March 2004 (C5-0149/2004),

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 1646/2003 of 18 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction, and in particular Article 8 thereof (3),

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 93 a 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 Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5-0212/2004),

Implementation of the budget

Financial statements

Legality and regularity of the underlying transactions

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. 1.

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

(3)OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 16.

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

(5)OJ L 148, 16.6.2003, p. 95.

(6)  Includes payments made by the Commission for the Agency to make payments on its behalf.

(7)  Calculated according to 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).

(8)OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 482.

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

(10)  Texts adopted, 13.1.2004, 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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