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III.
Resolution informing the Economic and Social Committee of the reasons for the postponement of
the decision concerning discharge in respect of the general budget of the European Union(Section VI − Part A) for the financial year 1997 Section VI − Part A: Economic and Social
Committee
The European Parliament ,
− having regard to Article 272(10) of the EC Treaty,− having regard to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation,− having regard to the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet for the 1997 financial year
(SEC(98)0521 − C4-0353/98),
− having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 9 March 1998 (C4-0168/98),− having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A4-0199/99),
A. whereas the serious nature of the conclusions of the Court of Auditors’ annual report for 1996 on the
Economic and Social Committee’s management of appropriations led the European Parliament topostpone its decision concerning the discharge for 1996 (
1),
B. whereas one of the main conditions which the European Parliament imposed on the Economic and
Social Committee for the grant of discharge was that the matter should be referred to UCLAF‘to enable the extent of administrative involvement or responsibility to be fully determined as regardsthe entry into the accounts, the commitment, the authorisation and the payment of expenditure’ (
2),
C. whereas, in its comments of 23 November 1998 on Parliament’s position concerning the discharge for
1996, the Economic and Social Committee considered that it did not seem appropriate to refer thematter to UCLAF,
1. Decides to postpone the discharge decision in respect of the 1997 financial year until it has received
the conclusions of the UCLAF inquiry, under the terms set out in its resolution on postponement ofdischarge 1996;
2. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Court of Auditors and the
Economic and Social Committee.
(1) Resolution of 7 October 1998, OJ C 328, 26.10.1998, p.115.
(2) ibid., para. 2.
(d) A4-0198/99
I.
Decision giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth
European Development Fund for the financial year 1997
The European Parliament ,
− having regard to the EC Treaty,− having regard to the third ACP-EEC Convention (
1),
− having regard to the balance sheets and accounts of the sixth and seventh European Development
Funds for the financial year 1997 (COM(98)0442),
− having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors concerning the financial year 1997 including the
report on the activities of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds and the replies of theinstitutions (C4-0676/98) (
2),
(1) OJ L 86, 31.3.1986.
(2) OJ C 349, 17.11.1998.
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− having regard to special report No 24/98 of the Court of Auditors concerning risk capital operations
financed from the resources of the European Development Funds, and the replies of theCommission (
1),
− having regard to the recommendation of the Council of 25 February 1999 (6321/99 − C4-0185/99),− having regard to the declaration of the Council on the statement of assurance of the Court of Auditors
relating to the activities of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds (6557/99 −C4-0187/99),
− having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee
on Development and Cooperation (A4-0198/99),
1. Grants discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth European
Development Fund for the financial year 1997 on the basis of the following amounts:
Balance sheet of 6th EDF at 31 December 1997
(ECU ’000)
ASSETSSituation
as at 31.12.1997
LONG-TERM
Initial allocation 7 500 000EIB special contribution 60 000
CURRENT
Treasury advance to 7th EDF 689 812Advances 17 907Cash at bank 421 547
Total assets 1 129 267
LIABILITIESSituation
as at 31.12.1997
FUND CAPITAL
Initial allocation 7 500 000EIB special contribution 60 000Other resources 361 614
EXPENDITURE PAID
Expenditure already booked (6 777 641)Expenditure to be regularised (14 730)
CREDITORS
Revenue to be regularised 25
Total liabilities 1 129 267
Use of resources − 6th EDF at 31 December 1997
Breakdown of funds
Initial
appropriationResources
or deductions
at 31.12.1996Resources
or deductions
during 1997New
situation
Total ACP 7 400 000 000,00 416 153 821,96 1 933 663,16 7 818 087 485,12
Total OCT 100 000 000,00 3 526 646,39 0 00 103 526 646,39
TOTAL 7 500 000 000,00 419 680 468,35 1 933 663,16 7 921 614 131,51
2. Records its observations in the resolution which forms part of this decision;
(1) OJ C 389, 14.12.1998.
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3. Instructs its president to forward this decision and the resolution containing its observations to the
Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors and European Investment Bank and to have thempublished in the Official Journal (L series).
II.
Decision giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the seventh
European Development Fund for the financial year 1997
The European Parliament ,
− having regard to the EC Treaty,− having regard to the fourth ACP-EEC Convention (
1),
− having regard to the balance sheets and accounts of the sixth and seventh European Development
Funds for the financial year 1997 (COM(98)0442),
− having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors concerning the financial year 1997 including the
report on the activities of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds and the replies of theinstitutions (C4-0676/98) (
2),
− having regard to the recommendation of the Council of 25 February 1999 (6322/99 − C4-0186/98),− having regard to the declaration of the Council on the statement of assurance of the Court of Auditors
relating to the activities of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds (6557/99 −C4-0187/99),
− having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee
on Development and Cooperation (A4-0198/99),
1. Grants discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the seventh European
Development Fund for the financial year 1997 on the basis of the following amounts:
Balance sheet of 7th EDF at 31 December 1997
(ECU ’000)
ASSETSSituation
as at 31.12.1997
LONG-TERM
Initial allocation 10 940 000Contributions received (4 999 888)
CURRENT
Debtors 0Cash at bank 0
Total assets 5 940 112
LIABILITIESSituation
as at 31.12.1997
FUND CAPITAL
Initial allocation 10 940 000Other resources 885 288
EXPENDITURE
Expenditure already booked (6 574 988)
CREDITORS
Treasury advance from 6th EDF 689 812
Total liabilities 5 940 112
(1) OJ L 229, 17.8.1991.
(2) OJ C 349, 17.11.1998.