2. European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on closing the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2005 (C6-0395/2006 - 2006/2162(DEC))
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: Eurojust, closing of accounts, financial year, implementation of the budget

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Tuesday 24 April 2007

2.
European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on closing the accounts of Eurojust for the financial
year 2005 (C6-0395/2006 — 2006/2162(DEC))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial

year 2005, together with Eurojust'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, and the EU Treaty, and in particu-

lar Article 41 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view

to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (4), and in particular Article 36 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 and the opinion of the Committee

on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0120/2007),

1.

Notes that the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial years 2004 and 2005 are as follows:

Revenue and expenditure account for the financial years 2004 and 2005

2005

2004

(in 1 000 EUR)

Operating revenue

Community subsidies

Miscellaneous revenue

Operating expenditure

Purchases of goods and services

Staff costs

Depreciation

11 991

59

Total (a)

12 050

4 854

5 149

508

10 511

1 539

Total (b)

Outturn for the financial year (a−b)

8 726

397

9 123

4 476

4 142

332

8 950

173

Source: Eurojust data — This table summarises the data supplied by Eurojust in its annual accounts.

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 34.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 67.
(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 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision 2003/659/JHA (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 44).
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

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Approves closing the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2005;

Tuesday 24 April 2007

3.
Instructs its President to forward this decision to the administrative director of Eurojust, 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).

European Parliament resolution of 24 April 2007 with observations forming an integral part of the
decision on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year
2005 (C6-0395/2006 — 2006/2162(DEC))

3.

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial

year 2005, together with Eurojust'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, and the EU Treaty, and in particu-

lar Article 41 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view

to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (4), and in particular Article 36 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 and the opinion of the Committee

on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0120/2007),

A. whereas the Court of Auditors stated that it obtained reasonable assurance that the annual accounts for
the financial year ended 31 December 2005 were reliable and that the underlying transactions, taken as
a whole, were legal and regular,

B. whereas on 27 April 2006 Parliament gave discharge to the director in respect of the implementation
of Eurojust's budget for the 2004 financial year (6) and in the resolution accompanying the discharge
decision Parliament, inter alia,

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 34.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 67.
(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 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision 2003/659/JHA (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 44).
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
(6) OJ L 340, 6.12.2006, p. 112.