2000/134/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Decision of the European Parliament of 19 January 2000 closing the accounts relating to the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year (Sections I-Parliament, II-Council, III-Commission, IV-Court of Justice and V-Court of Auditors)
Date: 2000-01-19
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU institution, closing of accounts, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 19 January 2000

closing the accounts relating to the implementation of the general budget of the European Union
for the 1997 financial year (Sections I-Parliament, II-Council, III-Commission, IV-Court of Justice
and V-Court of Auditors)

(2000/134/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to the budget of the European Union for the 1997 financial year,

Having regard to the revenue and expenditure account and the financial statement for the 1997 financial
year
(SEC(1998)0520 — C4-0350/1998, SEC(1998)0522 — C4-0351/1998, SEC(1998)0519 —
C4-0352/1998),

Having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors for the 1997 financial year (1) and the special reports
pertaining to it, accompanied by the Institutions' replies

Having regard to the statement of assurance provided by the Court of Auditors, on the basis of Article 248
of the EC Treaty, as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying
transactions,

Having regard to the Council recommendation of 15 March 1999 (C4-0156/1999),

Having regard to its resolution of 4 May 1999 (2) informing the Commission of the reasons for postponing
the discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1997
financial year,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article
78g thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article
180b thereof,

Having regard to Rule 93 and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of Committee on
Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0004/2000),

whereas,

pursuant to Article 275 of the EC Treaty, the responsibility for drawing up the accounts relating to the
implementation of the budget lies with the Commission,

(1) OJ C 349, 17.11.1998.
(2) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 119.

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1. Notes that the authorised revenue and expenditure for the 1997 financial year amounted to:

a) Revenue: estimates entered in the general budget

Including EFTA/EEA
contributions

b) Commitment appropriations:

ECU

ECU

82 365 535 317,00

p.m.

— Appropriations authorised in the general budget

89 208 385 339,96

— Appropriations carried over from 1996

491 487 792,94

— Appropriations made available as a result of cancellation,
in 1996, of commitments entered into in previous finan-
cial years

— Appropriations made available as a result of repayment of

deposits

— Appropriations corresponding to revenue from services

rendered to third parties

1 665 000,00

0,00

110 408 343,67

c) Payment appropriations

89 811 946 476,57

83 817 479 886,34

2. Notes the following data compiled by the Commission in closure of the accounts for the 1997 financial

year:

a) Revenue: general budget

including EFTA/EEA contributions

b) Expenditure

ECU

ECU

80 547 697 832,85

— Payments made for the financial year

79 301 508 479,80

including EFTA-EEA

— Appropriations carried over to 1998

(54 964 579,21)

701 596 075,97

— EFTA/EEA appropriations carried over from 1996 to

1997

343 290,60

80 003 447 846,37

c) Balance for the 1997 financial year

Revenue for the financial year

80 547 697 832,85

— Payments from the appropriations for the

79 301 508 479,80

financial year including EFTA-EEA

— Appropriations carried over to 1998

(54 964 579,21)

701 596 075,97

— EFTA/EEA appropriations carried over

from 1996

to 1997

— Appropriations
have lapsed

carried

over

from 1996 which

— Exchange differences during the 1997 financial year

— Overrun on non-differentiated appropriations carried

over:

— Commission

— Other institutions

Balance for the 1997 financial year

This balance reflects the accounting situation only and does
not include expenditure actually incurred during the finan-
cial year

343 290,60

– 80 003 447 846,37

323 055 251,30

95 023 529,87

0,00

– 71,33

962 328 696,32

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ECU

ECU

d) Utilisation of appropriations for commitments

86 627 226 875,25

e) Balance sheet as at 31 December 1997

ASSETS (ECU)

LIABILITIES (ECU)

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

Initial costs

Intangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets

Investments

Long-term assets

Stocks

VII. Short-term assets

VIII. Cash investments

IX. Disposable assets

X.

Suspense accounts

0,00

3 329 094,58

2 243 068 143,21

1 235 070 520,12

4 932 858 972,96

90 198 397,73

4 959 905 396,41

99 358 920,48

6 307 822 531,81

357 537 626,20

TOTAL

20 229 149 603,50

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

Own capital

Provisions for risks and liabilities

Long-term liabilities

Short-term liabilities

Suspense accounts

TOTAL

6 408 083 324,21

872 391 061,38

4 762 748 990,14

7 664 113 931,95

521 812 295,82

20 229 149 603,50

3. Closes the accounts relating to the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the

1997 financial year;

4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Justice, the
Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank and to have it published in the ‘Legislation’ series
of the Official Journal of the European Communities.

The Secretary-General of the European Parliament

The President of the European Parliament

Julian PRIESTLEY

Nicole FONTAINE