1. European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2005, Section V - Court of Auditors (C6-0468/2006 - 2006/2074(DEC))
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Court of Auditors, budgetary discharge, financial year, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget

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Tuesday 24 April 2007

16.
Notes with satisfaction that following the comments contained in its previous year's discharge resolu-
tion, the Members of the Institution have agreed to set up, among themselves, a working group with the
task of conducting a study on the advisability of drawing up a code of conduct applicable to them and of
the contents of any such code; the question of a declaration of the Member's financial interests forms part
of that study; notes that the Court of First Instance and the Civil Service Tribunal are also associated with
this initiative;

17.
Stresses the repeated request of the European Parliament for publication of the declarations of eco-
nomic and financial interests made by the judges of all three courts; calls on the ECJ to inform Parliament
by 30 September 2007 of what appropriate measures it will take;

18.
Notes with satisfaction the measures taken by the ECJ to reduce the quantity of documents to be
translated which contributes to a reduction of the workload of translators; also calls upon the ECJ to explore
the possibility of reducing the length of rulings in order to contribute to a further reduction in costs and to
a better understanding of these rulings.

P6_TA(2007)0108

Discharge 2005: Section V, Court of Auditors

1.
European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for implementation of the
European Union general budget for the financial year 2005, Section V — Court of Auditors
(C6-0468/2006 — 2006/2074(DEC))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2005 (1),

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 —

Volume I (C6-0468/2006) (2),

— having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the
financial year 2005 and the Court of Auditors' special reports, together with the audited institutions'
replies (3),

— having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and
regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of
the EC Treaty (4),

— having regard to Articles 272(10), 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (5), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

(1) OJ L 60, 8.3.2005.
(2) OJ C 264, 31.10.2006, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 263, 31.10.2006, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 263, 31.10.2006, p. 10.
(5) 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).

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— 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 (A6-0107/2007),

Grants the Court of Auditors' Secretary-General discharge for the implementation of the Court of

1.
Auditors budget for the financial year 2005;

2.

Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

3.
Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to
the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and
Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Pro-
tection Supervisor, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
(L series).

2.
European Parliament resolution of 24 April 2007 with observations forming an integral part of the
decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the
financial year 2005, Section V — Court of Auditors (C6-0468/2006 — 2006/2074(DEC))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2005 (1),

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 —

Volume I (C6-0468/2006) (2),

— having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the
financial year 2005 and the Court of Auditors' special reports, together with the audited institutions'
replies (3),

— having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and
regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of
the EC Treaty (4),

— having regard to Articles 272(10), 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (5), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 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 (A6-0107/2007),

Notes that in 2005 the European Court of Auditors (ECA) had available commitment appropriations

1.
amounting to a total of EUR 107 548 618,24 with a utilisation rate of 87,22 %;

(1) OJ L 60, 8.3.2005.
(2) OJ C 264, 31.10.2006, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 263, 31.10.2006, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 263, 31.10.2006, p. 10.
(5) 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).