Official Journ alof the EuropeanUnion 26.9.2009
RESOLUTION OF  THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 23 
April 2009
with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on discharge in respect of the 
implementation of the bu dget 
of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the Eu ropean 
Union for the 
financial year 2007
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
—having reg ard to the final annual accounts of the Tran slation Centre for the bodies of the European Union 
for 
the financial 
year 2007
(1) OJ C 278, 31.10.2008, p. 42. (1), 
—having 
regard 
to the Court of Auditors’ report on  
the final 
annual 
account
s of the Tran slation 
Centre 
for 
the bodies 
of the European 
Union 
for the fin ancial 
year 2007, tog ether 
with the Cen tre’s 
replies
(2) OJ C 311, 5.12.2008, p. 116. (2), 
—having 
regard 
to the Coun cil’s 
recommen dation 
of 10 February 
2009 (5588/2009 — C6-0060/2009), 
—having 
regard 
to the EC 
Treaty, an d 
in 
particular Article 276 thereof, 
—having 
regard 
to Council 
Regulation 
(EC, 
Euratom) 
No 1605/2002 of 25 June 
2002 on 
the Financial 
Regu­
lation
 applicable
 to the general
 budget
 of the European
 Commun ities
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. (3), and in particular Article 185 
thereof,
 
—having 
regard 
to Council 
Regulation 
(EC) 
No 2965/94 of 28 Novemb er 
1994 settin g 
up a Translation 
Cen­
tre 
for bodies 
of the European 
Union
(4) OJ L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1. (4), and in particular Article 14 thereof, 
—having
 regard
 to Commission Reg ulation
 (EC,
 Euratom)
 No 2343/2002 of 19 Novemb er
 2002 on the 
framework  
Financial 
Regulation 
for the bodies 
referred to in  
Article 185 of Reg ulation 
(EC, 
Euratom) 
No 
1605/2002
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72. (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof, 
—having 
regard 
to Rule 71 of, an d 
Annex 
V to, its Rules of Procedure, 
—having 
regard 
to the report of the Committee on  
Budgetary 
Control 
(A6-0178/2009),
A. whereas the Court of Auditors (E CA) stated that it has ob tained reasonable assurance that the an nual 
accounts 
for the fin ancial 
year 2007 are reliab le, 
and 
the underlying 
transaction s 
are legal 
and 
regular,
B. whereas on  22  April 2008 Parliamen t granted the Director of the Tran slatio n Centre for the bodies of the 
European 
Union 
discharge 
in 
respect of the implemen tation 
of the Cen tre’s 
budget 
for the fin ancial 
year 
2006
(6) OJ L 88, 31.3.2009, p. 118. (6), and in its resolution  accompan ying the discharg e decision, inter alia,
—noted 
the ECA’s 
observation 
in 
its 2006 report that the accumulated b udge
t surplus for 2006 was 
EUR 
16,9 million  
and 
that, in 
2007, the Cen tre 
would refun d 
EUR 
9,3 million  
to its clien ts; 
agreed 
with 
the ECA 
that such an  
accumulation  
of surpluses sug gested 
that the method for pricin g 
its trans­
lations 
was not 
precise en ough,
 
—expressed the hope that a solution  
would soon  
be 
found 
to the question  
of the paymen t 
of the 
employer’s pen sion 
contributions,
1. Notes 
the ECA’s 
observation 
that its audit of procuremen t 
procedures showed that the evaluation  
of award 
criteria was n ot 
appropriately documen ted, 
as a cost/b enefit 
analysis 
of the differen t 
alternatives 
proposed 
to justify the fin al 
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2. Notes that the E CA considered that in one out of six recruitmen t procedures audited the tran sparency of 
the procedure was n ot 
ensured, 
as it found 
anomalies 
in 
the documen tation 
of one 
out of six recruitmen t 
procedures 
audited;
3. Notes the Cen tre’s 
willingness 
to follow up on  
the problems 
detected b y 
the ECA 
with regard 
to procure­
ment 
and 
recruitmen t 
procedures an d 
to adapt its procedures accordin gly;
4. Expects 
the Centre 
to report on  
the follow-up action  
taken 
and 
the results achieved in  
its activity report 
2008;
Follow-up 
on previou s 
discharge exercises
5. Notes that, in  
2007, the Cen tre 
refunded 
EUR 9 300 000 to its clien ts 
from outturn  
carried over from pre­
vious financial 
years;
6. Cannot 
accept the fact that, althoug h 
this issue has b een 
highlighted 
in 
discharge 
resolution s 
over many 
years,
 a solution con cerning
 the conflict
 between
 the Centre
 and
 the Commission as to the employer’s 
share of pen sion 
contributions 
for staff has still n ot 
been 
found;
7. Notes 
that the Cen tre 
established 
a reserve to cover the even tuality 
of this paymen t 
and 
that for 2007 this 
reserve is E UR 2 
228 928;
8. Insists 
that the Commission  
and 
the Centre 
strive to resolve the dispute over pen sion 
contributions 
for 
staff quick ly; 
requests the Cen tre 
to inform 
the discharg e 
authority of the outcome of the n egotiations;
9. Refers 
for other ob servations 
accompan ying 
its Decision  
on 
discharge 
which are of a horizon tal 
nature 
to 
its Resolution  
of 23 April 2009 on  
financial 
management 
and 
control 
of EU 
agencies
(1) See page 206 of this Official Journ al. (1).N E 9 0 0 2 . 9 . 6 2