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COUNCIL
COUNCIL DECISION
of22July1975
givingadischargetotheCommission inrespectoftheimplementation ofthe
operationsoftheDevelopment Fundfortheoverseascountriesandterritories
(1stFund)forthefinancialyear1971
(75/491/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
Havingregardtotheimplementing conventionon
theassociationoftheoverseascountriesandterritories
withtheCommunity ,annexedtotheTreaty;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo5(•)laying
downdetailedprovisionsrelatingtothecollectionand
transferoffinancialcontributions ,thebudgetingand
administration oftheresourcesoftheDevelopment
Fundfortheoverseascountriesandterritories,andin
particularArticle16thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo6(2)relating
totheresponsibility ofauthorizingandaccounting
officersfortheresourcesoftheDevelopment Fund
fortheoverseascountriesandterritories ;
Havingregardtotherevenueandexpenditure
accounts,thestatementandthesummaryoftheopera­
tionsoftheDevelopmentFundfortheoverseascoun­
triesandterritories (1stFund),asat31December
1971;
HavingregardtothereportoftheAuditBoardonthe
accountsforthefinancialyear1971(3),towhichare
annexedtheCommission'srepliestothecomments
madebytheAuditBoard,andinparticularthesecond
partofthisreportrelatingtotheDevelopment
Funds;HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
mentonthedischargetobegiventotheCommission
inrespectoftheoperationsoftheEuropeanDevelop­
mentFundsforthefinancialyear1971;
Recallingthat,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsappli­
cabletotheimplementation oftheDevelopment
Fundfortheoverseascountriesandterritories(1st
Fund),onlytheCouncil,actingbyaqualified
majority,shallgiveadischargetotheCommissionin
respectofthefinancialadministration oftheFund;
Whereasanadvanceof45335090unitsofaccount
hasbeenpaidtotheEuropeanDevelopment Fund
(1963)(2ndEDF);
Whereastheoverallimplementation bytheCommis­
sionoftheoperationsoftheFirstDevelopmentFund
duringthefinancialyear1971wassuchastoentitleit
tobegivenadischargeinrespectoftheimplementa­
tionoftheseoperations ,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheviewsoftheCouncilonCommentsNo208and
No214(b)oftheAuditBoardareassetoutinthe
Annex.
Article2
TheCouncilclosestherevenueandexpenditure
accountsoftheDevelopment Fundfortheoverseas
countriesandterritoriesasat31December 1971as
follows :(')OJNo33,31.12.1958,p.6X1/58.
(-)OlNo33,31.12.1958,p.686/58.
("')ibisreportmaybeobtainedfromtheinstitutionsorthe
Communities .

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Development Fundfortheoverseascountriesand
territories(1stFund)forthefinancialyear1971.
DoneatBrussels,22July1975.Revenue
atthesumof581520065-62u.a.
Expenditure (payments)
atthesumof536184975-67u.a.
Article3
TheCouncilgivesadischargetotheCommissionin
respectoftheimplementation oftheoperationsoftheFortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.RUMOR
ANNEX
1.CommentNo208oftheAuditBoardconcerningdelaysinliquidatingtheDevelop­
mentFundfortheoverseascountriesandterritories
AsintheDischargeDecisionforthefinancialyear1970,theCouncilrequeststheCommissionto
endeavourtoobservethetimelimitsforimplementing eachproject,sothattheworkcanbe
completedinaccordancewiththeoriginaltermsandestimates.
2.CommentNo214(b):Objectivityoftechnicalcontrollersandconsultancybureaux—
incompatibility ofduties
TheCouncilrequeststheCommissiontoincludeaclauseinthecontractsoftechnicalcontrollers
whichwillpreventsupervisoryandconsultancyfunctionsfrombeingassumedbyoneandthe
sameperson.