2000/549/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 6 July 2000 closing the accounts of the sixth, seventh and eighth European Development Funds for the 1998 financial year
Date: 2000-07-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Development Fund, closing of accounts, financial year

16.9.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 234/41

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 6 July 2000

closing the accounts of the sixth, seventh and eighth European Development Funds for the 1998
financial year

(2000/549/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to Article 276 of the EC Treaty,

Having regard to Article 89 of the Financial Regulation, under which each Community Institution is
required to take all appropriate steps to take action on the comments appearing in the decisions giving
discharge,

Whereas under the same article the institutions are also required to report, at Parliament's request, on the
measures taken in the light of these comments and, in particular, on the instructions given to those of their
departments which are responsible for the implementation of the budget,

Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of 13 March 2000 (C5-0154/2000),

Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0167/2000),

1. Notes that the authorised revenue and expenditure for the 1998 financial year amounted to EUR 1 469

million;

2. Notes that the balance sheets and use of resources for the sixth, seventh and eighth EDF at 31 December

1998 were as follows:

BALANCE SHEET OF SIXTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998

ASSETS

SITUATION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1998

(EUR '000)

Long-term

Initial allocation

EIB special contribution

Current

Stabex debts to be recovered from MS

Interest for late payment of EDF contributions

Treasury advance to 7th EDF

Advances

Cash at bank

7 500 000,00

60 000,00

669 144,99

1 856,86

451 135,52

26 654,88

714 103,51

Total assets

1 862 895,76

LIABILITIES

Fund capital

Initial allocation

EIB special contribution

Other resources

Expenditure paid

Expenditure already booked

Expenditure to be regularised

Creditors

Revenue to be regularised

7 500 500,00

60 000,00

322 613,75

6 931 513,53

12 706,38

—

Total liabilities

1 862 895,76

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USE OF RESOURCES — SIXTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998

Breakdown of funds

Initial appropriation

Resources or deductions
at 31 December 1997

Resources or deductions
during 1998

New situation

(in EUR)

Total ACP

7 400 000 000,00

418 087 485,12

39 000 384,57

7 779 087 100,55

Total OCT

100 000 000,00

3 526 646,39

0,00

103 526 646,39

Total

7 500 000 000,00

421 614 131,51

39 000 384,57

7 882 613 746,94

BALANCE SHEET OF SEVENTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998

ASSETS

SITUATION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1998

(EUR '000)

Long-term

Initial allocation

Contributions received

Current

Debtors

Cash at bank

LIABILITIES

Fund capital

Initial allocation

Other resources

Expenditure paid

Expenditure already booked

Creditors

Treasury advance from sixth EDF

10 940 000,00

6 300 000,00

0,00

0,00

Total assets

4 640 000,00

10 940 000,00

642 984,64

7 394 120,06

451 135,52

Total liabilities

4 640 000,00

USE OF RESOURCES — SEVENTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998

Breakdown of funds

Initial appropriation

Resources or deductions
at 31 December 1997

Resources or deductions
during 1998

New situation

(in EUR)

Total ACP

10 800 000 000,00

819 417 031,44

205 063 426,07

11 414 353 605,37

Total OCT

140 000 000,00

14 800 964,10

0,00

154 800 964,10

Sundry revenue

0,00

51 070 499,79

37 240 430,95

13 830 068,84

Total

10 940 000 000,00

885 288 495,33

242 303 857,02

11 582 984 638,31

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BALANCE SHEET OF EIGHTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998

ASSETS

SITUATION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1998

(EUR '000)

Long-term

Initial allocation

Contributions called upon

Contributions still to be called upon

LIABILITIES

Fund capital

Initial allocation

Other resources

Expenditure paid

Expenditure already booked

Treasury advances from 6th EDF

12 840 000,00

1 080 000,00

11 760 000,00

Total assets

11 760 000,00

12 840 000,00

311 117,78

466 620,75

924 497,03

Total liabilities

11 760 000,00

USE OF RESOURCES — EIGHTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998

Breakdown of funds

Initial appropriation

Resources or deductions
at 31 December 1997

Resources or deductions
during 1998

New situation

(in EUR)

Total ACP

Total OCT

12 967 000 000,00

19 117 785,43

12 986 117 785,43

165 000 000,00

0,00

165 000 000,00

Total

13 132 000 000,00

19 117 785,43

13 151 117 785,43

3. Closes the accounts relating to the implementation of the sixth, seventh and eighth EDF for the 1998

financial year.

4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Justice, the
Court of Auditors, the European Investment Bank and to each of the other relevant Community bodies,
and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

The President

Nicole FONTAINE