translate English to French: (1) (2)In accordance with Article 3 of Council Decision (2000/597/EC, Euratom), the ceiling of own resources, expressed as a percentage of Community Gross National Product (GNP), was recalculated at the end of 2001 in order to adapt the ceiling to the new European system of national accounts (ESA95) so as to maintain unchanged the amount of financial resources at the disposal of the Communities.
(1) Conformément à la décision (2000/597/CE, Euratom) du Conseil, Journal officiel L 253 du 7.10.2000, p.