CELEX: 32008B0520
Language: en
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
Title: 2008/520/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 24 April 2007 on closing the accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2005

15.7.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 187/126
            
         
      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   
   of 24 April 2007
   on closing the accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2005
   (2008/520/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (1),
   having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2005, together with the Centre'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,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3), and in particular Article 185 thereof,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union (4), and in particular Article 14 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 (A6-0101/2007),
   
               1.
            
            
               Notes that the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial years 2004 and 2005 are as follows:
               Revenue and expenditure account for the financial years 2004 and 2005
               
                           (in EUR 1000)
                        
                     
                            
                        
                        
                           2005
                        
                        
                           2004
                        
                     
                           
                              Operating revenue
                           
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        
                            
                        
                     
                           Invoicing for the financial year
                        
                        
                           30 408
                        
                        
                           23 423
                        
                     
                           Miscellaneous revenue
                        
                        
                           372
                        
                        
                           150
                        
                     
                           
                              Total operating revenue(a)
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              30 780
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              23 573
                           
                        
                     
                           
                              Operating expenditure
                           
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        
                            
                        
                     
                           Current expenses
                        
                        
                           13 200
                        
                        
                           11 929
                        
                     
                           Buildings, equipment and sundry operating expenditure
                        
                        
                           3 547
                        
                        
                           2 734
                        
                     
                           Operational expenditure
                        
                        
                           7 397
                        
                        
                           5 919
                        
                     
                           Allocation to provisions
                        
                        
                           1 849
                        
                        
                           1 410
                        
                     
                           
                              Total operating expenditure (b)
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              25 993
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              21 992
                           
                        
                     
                           
                              Operating result (c = a - b)
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              4 787
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              1 581
                           
                        
                     
                           
                              Financial income
                           
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        
                            
                        
                     
                           Bank interest
                        
                        
                           428
                        
                        
                           387
                        
                     
                           Exchange-rate gain
                        
                        
                           1
                        
                        
                           1
                        
                     
                           
                              Total financial income (d)
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              429
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              388
                           
                        
                     
                           
                              Financial expenses
                           
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        
                            
                        
                     
                           Bank charges
                        
                        
                           4
                        
                        
                           7
                        
                     
                           
                              Total financial expenses (e)
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              4
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              7
                           
                        
                     
                           
                              Financial result (f = d - e)
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              425
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              381
                           
                        
                     
                           
                              Result for ordinary activities (g = c + f)
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              5 212
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              1 962
                           
                        
                     
                           Exceptional income (h)
                        
                        
                           0
                        
                        
                           2 230
                        
                     
                           Exceptional expenses (i)
                        
                        
                           0
                        
                        
                           0
                        
                     
                           
                              Exceptional result (j = h - i))
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              0
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              2 230
                           
                        
                     
                           
                              Result for the financial year (g + j)
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              5 212
                           
                        
                        
                           
                              4 192
                           
                        
                     
                           
                              Source: Data compiled by the Centre. This table summarises the data supplied by the Centre in its own annual accounts;
                        
                     
         
               2.
            
            
               Approves closing the accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2005;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the director of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union, 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).
            
         
      
         
            The President
         
         Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
         
      
      
         
            The Secretary-General
         
         Harald RØMER
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 25.
   
      (2)  OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 48.
   
      (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 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1645/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 13).
   
      (5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.