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European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on closing the accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (C6-0393/2006 — 2006/2160(DEC))

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2005 [1],

- having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2005, together with the Centre's replies [2],

- having regard to the Council's recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

- 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 [3], and in particular Article 185 thereof,

- having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union [4], and in particular Article 14 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 [5], and in particular Article 94 thereof,

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

- having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0101/2007),

1. Notes that the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial years 2004 and 2005 are as follows:

Source: Data compiled by the Centre. This table summarises the data supplied by the Centre in its own annual accounts.

(in 1000 EUR) |

Revenue and expenditure account for the financial years 2004 and 2005 |

| 2005 | 2004 |

Operating revenue

Invoicing for the financial year | 30408 | 23423 |

Miscellaneous revenue | 372 | 150 |

Total operating revenue (a) | 30780 | 23573 |

Operating expenditure

Current expenses | 13200 | 11929 |

Buildings, equipment and sundry operating expenditure | 3547 | 2734 |

Operational expenditure | 7397 | 5919 |

Allocation to provisions | 1849 | 1410 |

Total operating expenditure (b) | 25993 | 21992 |

Operating result (c = a-b) | 4787 | 1581 |

Financial income

Bank interest | 428 | 387 |

Exchange-rate gain | 1 | 1 |

Total financial income (d) | 429 | 388 |

Financial expenses

Bank charges | 4 | 7 |

Total financial expenses (e) | 4 | 7 |

Financial result (f = d-e) | 425 | 381 |

Result for ordinary activities (g = c+f) | 5212 | 1962 |

Exceptional income (h) | 0 | 2230 |

Exceptional expenses (i) | 0 | 0 |

Exceptional result (j = h-i)) | 0 | 2230 |

Result for the financial year (g+j) | 5212 | 4192 |

2. Approves closing the accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2005;

3. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the director of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

[1] OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 25.

[2] OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 48.

[3] OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

[4] OJ L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1645/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 13).

[5] OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

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