2003/836/EC: Council Decision of 27 November 2003 on the repeal of the Financial Regulation governing the budgetary aspects of the management by the Secretary-General of the Council, of contracts concluded in his name, on behalf of certain Member States, relating to the installation and the functioning of the "Help Desk Server" of the Management Unit and of the Sirene Network Phase II
Date: 2003-11-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, Secretary General of an Institution, contractual liability, financial management, financial regulation, implementation of the budget

3.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 318/23

COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 November 2003

on the repeal of the Financial Regulation governing the budgetary aspects of the management by
the Secretary-General of the Council, of contracts concluded in his name, on behalf of certain
Member States, relating to the installation and the functioning of the ‘Help Desk Server’ of the
Management Unit and of the Sirene Network Phase II

(2003/836/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the first sentence of the second subparagraph
of Article 2(1) of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on Euro-
pean Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of
the European Union (hereinafter the Schengen Protocol),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Council Decision 1999/322/EC of 3 May 1999 (1)
authorised the Secretary-General of the Council to act, in
the context of the integration of the Schengen acquis
within the European Union, as representative of certain
Member States for the purposes of concluding contracts
relating to the installation and the functioning of the
‘Help Desk Server’ of the Management Unit and of the
Sirene Network Phase II and to manage such contracts.

A Financial Regulation governing the budgetary aspects
of
the
the management by the Secretary-General of
Council, of contracts concluded in his name, on behalf
of certain Member States, pursuant to Council Decision
1999/322/EC of 3 May 1999, was established by
Council Decision 1999/323/EC of 3 May 1999 (2).

That Financial Regulation laid down the detailed proce-
dures for the establishment and implementation of the
and expenditure
budget dealing with the
required to meet
the
contracts referred to in Decision 1999/322/EC.

the obligations arising under

revenue

There are no outstanding issues or obligations arising in
respect of those contracts, which have expired.

Final discharge has been given to the Secretary-General
by the representatives of
the
Member States concerned, meeting within the Council,

the governments of

(6)

(7)

in respect of the implementation of the budgets estab-
lished pursuant
to Decision 1999/323/EC for 1999,
2000 and 2001.

The budget established pursuant to Decision 1999/323/
EC for 2002 was revoked by the representatives of the
governments of the Member States concerned, meeting
within the Council, on 8 April 2003.

The balance out-turn of 2001 for this budget was trans-
ferred to the SISNET budget (3) for 2002 by the repre-
sentatives of
the Member States
concerned, meeting within the Council, on 8 April
2003.

the governments of

(8)

Decision 1999/323/EC should therefore be repealed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Decision 1999/323/EC shall be repealed.

Article 1

Article 2

1.

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European

2.
Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2003.

For the Council

The President

R. CASTELLI

(1) OJ L 123, 13.5.1999, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 123, 13.5.1999, p. 51.

(3) Established pursuant to Council Decision 2000/265/EC (OJ L 85,
6.4.2000, p. 12), as last amended by Decision 2003/171/EC (OJ L
69, 13.3.2003, p. 25).