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Official Journal of the European Communities C 57 Volume 40 24 February 1997 English edition Notice No 97/C 57/01 Information and Notices Contents page I Information Court of Auditors Special report No 4/96 on the accounts of the European Electoral unit set up by the Joint Common Foreign and Security Policy Action concerning the observation of the Palestinian elections, accompanied by the replies of the Commission 1 ISSN 0378-6986
V-" . ::' :-''.'.-' '.· : -i-'-.-. - . (Meddelelser) REVISIONSRETTEN SÆRBERETNING NR. 4/96 om regnskaberne for den europæiske valggruppe, der oprettedes som led i den fælles aktion under den fælles udenrigs-og sikkerhedspolitik med henblik på overvågning af de palæstinen¬ siske valg, med Kommissionens svar .·' (97/C 57/01) '.''.-'': -, . 
97 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 57/1 (Information) COURT OF AUDITORS SPECIAL REPORT No 4/96 on the accounts of the European Electoral unit set up by the Joint Common Foreign and Security Policy Action concerning the observation of the Palestinian élections, accompanied by the replies of the Commission ".,' (97/C57/01) (Observations pursuant to Article 188c (4) second paragraph of the EC Treaty) INTRODUCTION......; ........: The EU Joint Action for the observation of the Palestinian elections The logistic support . . ..:.
BEMÆRKNINGER OM KOMMISSIONENS FORVALTNING ..' 
OBSERVATIONS ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNDING-THE PROGRAMME. '.
Forberedelse af den logistiske bistand ..'. 
Organization of the internal services ...'. ;.. .
Proceduren for tildeling af kontrakten om logistisk bistand Økonomisk forvaltning og budgetforvaltning .......; Tilsynet med gennemførelsen af kontrakten om logistisk bistand ..:... 
OBSERVATIONS ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE LOGISTIC SUPPORT.. . .:,.............'...... .".
KONKLUSIONER bilag...: Kommissionens svar .....: .-.' :... : .....:... ;.. .....-...-.'....,.........:....:: ..;...;.·..... '.' ' . ' 
ANNEXES...:.,' ..,:..:...'..!...:.'. Replies of the Commission ' '. :.....'...... ..,...:...'..'
Nr. C 57/2 DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende 24. 
No C 57/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24.
2. 97 INDLEDNING Den fælles EU-aktion med henblik på overvågning af de palæstinensiske valg 1/ Ved Rådets afgørelse 94/276/FUSP af 19. april 1994 (') åbnedes der på grundlag af artikel J.3 i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union, som indeholder bestemmelser om Unionens fælles udenrigs-og sikkerhedspolitik (FUSP), mulighed for at gennemføre en fælles aktion til støtte for fredsprocessen i Mellemøsten. 
2. 97 INTRODUCTION The EU "Joint Action for the observation of the' Palestinian elections 1. Under the terms of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the Union, Council Decision of 19 April 1994 (94/276/CFSP)(>) provided for a joint action in support of the Middle East peace process.
I henhold til artikel 5 i denne afgørelse skulle Den Europæiske Union på anmodning af parterne palæstinenserne og israe¬ lerne gennemføre et samordnet program for bistand til forberedelsen og overvågningen af valgene i de besatte områder. . . · 2. 
Article 5 of this Decision stated that at the request of the parties the Palestinians and the Israelis .'the European 'Union would implement a: coordinated programme of assistance in preparing for and observing the elections in the Occupied Territories.
Den 13. december 1995 blev det efter adskillige udsættelser formelt meddelt, at valget ville blive afholdt den 20. ja¬ nuar 1996. 
On 13 December 1995, after several postponements, it was formally announced that the elections would take place on 20 January 1996.
I Rådets, afgørelse 95/403/FUSP fastlægges den europæiske valggruppes mål,'sammensætning,'opgaver og organisationsplan (jf. bilag 1). 
Council .Decision 95/403/CFSP sets out the objectives, composition, operation and organigramme of the European Electoral Unit (see Annex 1).
Gruppens medarbejderstab talte i alt 20 ansatte i hovedkontoret og tolv i de fire regionale kontorer, som lededes af regionale koordinato¬ rer. 
Thè Unit was staffed by a total of 20 people in the Central Office and 12 people in the four Regional Offices headed by a Regional Coordinator.
Gruppen var ansvarlig for at tilrettelægge den euro¬ pæiske overvågningsopgave, som 285 observatører deltog i, og for at koordinere det internationale overvågningsar¬ bejde, som udførtes af'390 observatører fra 18 tredje¬ I medfør af artikel J.5 i traktaten om Den Europæ¬ 8. 
The Unit was responsible for the organization of the European observation mission comprising 285 observers,, and for coordinating the international observation operations, which comprised 390 non-EU observers from 18 countries, international organizations and NGO's delegations. ".
Ifølge Kommissionens oprindelige planer skulle den i punkt 4 nævnte projektgruppe sammensættes af logi¬ stiksagkyndige, der skulle yde logistisk bistand til EU-valggruppen. 
It was initially envisaged by the Commission that the task force referred to in paragraph 4 would be set up with experts in logistics in order to provide the EUEU with logistic support.
Denne løsning viste sig imidlertid at være for dyr. 
This solution, however, proved to be too expensive.
Den· .handlingsplan, som MED-Udvalget(s) behandlede i juni 1995, indeholdt forslag om, at Kom¬ missionen skulle indgå aftale med Det Europæiske Samar-bejdsagentur (sædvanligvis kaldet ESA(6)) om forvalt¬ ningen af valggruppens budget, sådan som det var sket i forbindelse med valget i Sydafrika. 
The Action Plan examined by the MED-Committee(s) in June 1995 proposed that the European Agency for Cooperation (commonly known as AEC(é)) be contracted by the Commission to manage the budget of the Unit as it did for the South African elections.
ESA afslog imidlertid tilbuddet, fordi det ikke havde kapacitet til at udføre opgaven. Dette skyldtes den korte tid, der var til rådig¬ hed, agenturets øvrige forpligtelser og det forhold, at der ikke umiddelbart var midler til rådighed til finansiering af det forberedende arbejde (jf. punkt 19). 
AEC, however, declined the invitation because it did not have the capacity to carry out the task, given the short time available and its other commitments, and because the funds were not available immediately for the preparatory work (see paragraph 19).
Kommissionen besluttede derfor at tildele en ekstern organisation kon¬ trakten om administrativ og logistisk bistand. '. 
The Commission decided, therefore, to contract the administrative and logistic support with an external organization.
9. Kommissionen indledte i juli 1995 proceduren for udvælgelse af en organisation, der kunne udføre oven¬ nævnte arbejde, og den 28. september 1995 blev der undertegnet en' tjenesteydelseskontrakt mellem Kommis¬ sionen og den tilbudsgiver, der havde afgivet det laveste bud på honorarer (Crown Agents). 
( 9. ; In July 1995 the Commission launched a procedure to select an organization for this purpose and on 28 September 1995 a services contract was signed between the Commission and the' lowest tenderer for the fees (i.e. Crown Agents) for a total amount of.ECU 10 million (ECU 505684 for the fees and ECU 9 494 316 for the project costs).
Kontrahenten skulle under tilsyn af EU-valggruppens leder og administrations-og finansrådgiver yde logistisk og administrativ bistand, aflægge rapporter (5) Udvalget er nedsat i henhold til artikel 6 i Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1762/92 af 29. juni 1992, EFT nr. L 181 af 1. 
The contractor was ' responsible under the overall supervision of the Head ' and of the Administration and Finance Adviser of the EUEU for !(S)-The Committee provided for in 'Article 6 of Council Regulation 1762/92 of 29 June 1992 (OJ No L 181, 1.
3. . iske Union og Rådets afgørelse af 25. september .1995 skulle formandskabet, bistået af en rådgivende.koordine¬ ringsgruppe sammensat af repræsentanter for medlems¬ staterne og i samarbejde med Kommissionen, gennemføre aktionen. 
Decision of 25 September 1995, thé Council Presidency, assisted by an advisory coordination group of Member States representatives, and in association with the Commission, were responsible for carrying out the action.
I praksis var det ad hoc-gruppen for fredspro¬ cessen i Mellemøsten, der· fungerede som rådgivende gruppe, og den . fastlagde de retningslinjer og : traf de foranstaltninger, der var nødvendige for, at overvågnings¬ programmet kunne gennemføres. 
In practice, it was the ad hoc group· on the Middle East Peace Process which acted as the advisory group, defining the guidelines and taking the measures required for the implementation of the observation programme.
Kommissionen skulle først og fremmest beskæftige sig direkte med den del af programmet, der vedrørte finansiering og logistisk bistand. 
The role of the Commission mainly consisted of dealing directly with the financing and logistic components of the programme.
Der blev oprettet en særlig projektgruppe til løsning af disse opgaver. 
For this purpose, a special task force was set up.
Den 28. september 1995 undertegnede Israel og Den Palæstinensiske Befrielsesorganisation (PLO) interimsaftalen i Washington, og de udpegede Den Euro¬ pæiske Union til at koordinere overvågningsdelegationer-nes arbejde(4). (1) EFTnr. LI 19 af 7. 
On 28 September 1995, Israel and.the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) signed in Washington the Interim Agreement and designated the European Union to act as the coordinator for the activity of observer delegations (4). - (') OJNoL 119, 7.
1994. 
1994.
(2) EFT nr. L 130 af 14. 
(2) OJ No L 130, 14.
(3) EFT nr. L 238 af 6. 
(3) OJ No L 238, 6.
2. 97 I DA De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende Nr. C 57/3 og - opstille EU-valggruppens regnskaber. 
Official Journal of the European Communities No C 57/3 providing logistic and administrative support and for reporting and drawing up the accounts of the EUEU.
Kontrahenten oprettede en gruppe med ansvar.for logistisk bistand (LSG) i de besatte områder,' som indgik kontrakter og foretog betalinger på EU-valggruppens vegne. 
It established· a Logistic Support Group (LSG) in the · Occupied Territories which concluded contracts and carried out payments on , behalf of the EUEU.
LSG var navnlig ansvarlig for indkøb af varer og udstyr, leje af kontorlokaler og køretøjer, hotelreservationer og plan¬ lægning af udenlandsrejser, udstationering og hjemsen¬ delse af observatører, ansættelse af lokale medarbejdere samt bankforretninger og forvaltning af midler. 
The LSG was responsible in particular for procurement of goods and . equipment, rental of office accommodation and vehicles, arranging hotel accommodation and international travel, deployment and recovery of observers, hiring local staff, and banking arrangements and management of funds.
Kontrahenten gennemførte fra 15: oktober til 3. november 1995 en forberedende mission, til de besatte områder med det formål at tilvejebringe den nødvendige infrastruktur for EU-valggruppen og at revidere budget¬ tet. 
From 15 October to 3 November 1995, the contractor carried but an inception mission to the Occupied Territories in order to put in place the basic infrastructure for the EUEU and to revise the budget.
Den 1. december 1995 kunne EU-valggruppens hovedkontor og de regionale kontorer påbegynde deres arbejde. 
By 1 December 1995, EUEU Central and Regional Offices were operational.
De 285 EU-observatører ankom til stedet i tre omgange. Den 9. november 1995 ankom 60, der var ansat på langvarige kontrakter, den 2. januar 1996 130 ansat på mellemfristede kontrakter, og den 15. ja¬ nuar 1996 95 ansat på kortvarige kontrakter. 
The 285 EU observers arrived on the k spot in three waves: 60 long-term by 9 November 1995, 130 mid-term by 2 January 1996, and 95 short-term by 15 January 1996.
Den 15. fe¬ bruar 1996 vendte EU-valggruppens personale og obser¬ vatører tilbage til deres respektive hjemlande, og hoved¬ kontoret og de regionale kontorer lukkede. 
By 15 February 1996, EUEU personnel and observers returned to their countries of origin and the Central and Regional Offices were closed down.
Kontrahenten forelagde den 25. november 1996 den endelige projekt¬ rapport og regnskaberne for Kommissionen. · Budget og udgifter 12. . 
The final project report and accounts were submitted by the contractor to the Commission on 25 November 1996.
EU-valggruppens aktiviteter finansieredes med be¬ villinger opført under artikel B8-1 0 3(l). Disse bevillinger skulle dække udgifterne i forbindelse med EU-observatø-rernes deltagelse i aktionen, dog ikke observatørernes udgifter til rejser til og fra de besatte områder samt deres RETTENS REVISION 15. 
12. The EUEU's appropriations from appropriations were to cover all the expenditure incurred by the participation of the EU observers, excluding the cost of their journeys to and from the Occupied Territories and their insurance costs, which were to be borne by the Member States (2). '
I medfør af traktaten (3) ' og som svar på den opfordring, som. 
Pursuant to the Treaty(3) and in response to the invitation . of the Council contained in.
95/403/FUSP, reviderede Retten EU-valggrup¬ pens regnskaber og Kommissionens økonomiske forvalt¬ ning af aktionen.· Som et led i revisionen aflagde Rettens revisorer i december 1995 besøg i EU-valggruppen for at efterprøve de anvendte finansielle procedurer og forvalt-. ningsprocedurer. 16. 
Article 3 of the Council Decision 95/403/CFSP, the Court of Auditors carried out an audit of the accounts of the EUEU and of the financial management of the operation by the Commission. This included an on-thè-spot mission to the EUEU in December 1995 to examine the financial and management procedures that had been established.
EU-valggruppens regnskaber vedrører kun de udgifter, der blev afholdt over Den Europæiske Unions almindelige budget, og således ikke medlemsstaternes udgifter til udstationering af observatørerne (jf. punkt 12)., Disse udgifter (som medlemsstaterne finansierede bilateralt) blev ikke revideret af Retten. 
The EUEU accounts only concern the expenditure charged to the general budget of the European Union and does not include expenses paid by the Member States for the. deployment of the observers (see paragraph 12).
Denne dato var en af de væsentligste ubekendte faktorer i freds¬ processen og blev afsløret mindre end seks uger før valget. 
This date was one of the major unknown factors óf the peace process and was only revealed less than six . weeks before the. elections took place.
I realiteten blev Budgetudvalgets betingelser ikke opfyldt, og overførslen blev bogført den 28. juli 1995/ (3) Artikel 188 C i traktaten om oprettelse af Det Europæiske Fællesskab. 
In the event, the conditions of the Budget Committee were not followed and the transfer was entered in the accounts on 28 July 1995.
C) Europa-Parlamentet, Budgetudvalget; mødet den 18. juli 1995. 
(3) Article 188 C of the Treaty establishing the European Community. '"...' {*) European Parliament, Budget Committee; meeting of 18 July 1995.
PE/III/PV/95-14. 
PE/III/PV/9514.
Se også skrivelse af 8. september 1995 fra Europa-Parlamentets formand til Kommissionens formand (henvisning 027075). (s) Β 0-4 0 Formålsbestemte reserver; anmærkning 41· Arti¬ kel B8-1 0 3 ' Den Europæiske Unions andre fælles aktio-forsikringsomkostninger, . terne (2). som påhvilede medlemssta¬ .-13. Bilag 2 viser EU-valggruppens faktiske udgifter sammenholdt med det oprindelige budget. 
See also letter of the President of the Parliament addressed to the President of the Commission .' : dated 8 September 1995 (reference 027075). . ($) B0-r40 Provisions; Article 41.
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No C 57/4 LUD Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 2.
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97 19.
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Indeed, the Council itself became concerned that delays in concluding the Interim Agreement were blocking the adoption of its Decision on the practical arrangements, which had been under discussion since April 1995, and that this was having adverse consequences for the EU's preparations for the observation mission.
. Dette skete imidlertid blot tre 'dage, før aftalen blev undertegnet i Washington den 28. september 1995, og bidrog derfor ikke til at fremskynde de praktiske forberedelser. 
It finally decided on 25 September 1995 to proceed in advance of the Interim Agreement by adopting Council ' Decision 95/403/CFSP setting up practical arrangements, but as this was only three days before the Agreement was signed in Washington on 28 September 1995.it did not help to expedite practical preparations.
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20.
. ECU, før interimsaftalen var blevet undertegnet. 
The Commission considered that the conditions placed by the Council and Parliament on the use of the appropriations meant that it could not commit any part of the ECU 10 million until the Interim Agreement had been signed.
. 
This affected adversely the. Commission's preparations and ' the · financial management' of the programme (see paragraphs 26-27).
. 
An illustrative example . of. > these adverse consequences is the fact that the Commission was unable to cover the expenditure incurred by the Head of the EUEU on the execution of his duties, from his appointment by the Council in July 1995 to the signature of the services contract in September 1995.
. 
The expenditure, which amounted to ECU 14 386, was pre-financed directly by the Swedish Government and finally reimbursed from the project funds in May 1996.
. 
In this context it should be noted that similar problems arose in the joint action for the EU Administration of Mostar C).
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OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING COMMISSION MANAGEMENT Preparation for the logistic support 22.
. 
The first actions taken by the Commission for the observation programme go-back to December 1994, when project 94/312 'Preparation for EU Electoral Observation of the Middle East Peace Process' was. launched (see paragraph 26(a)),!
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9.
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However, in the event, this project did not allow the Commission to identify quickly and in sufficient detail the needs of the logistic support to the observation programme.
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Procedure followed for awarding the logistic support services contract 24. .
. I forbindelse med den anvendte procedure blev ingen af de grundlæggende krav i finansforordningen (afsnit IV) (2) og i gennemførelsesbe¬ stemmelserne (afsnit XV)(3) opfyldt, ligesom de almin¬ delige procedurer, der skal sikre objektiv og gennemsku¬ elig tildeling af kontrakter, ikke blev anvendt. 
The ' services contract for providing the logistic support to 'the EUEU was irregularly awarded; the procedure applied did not comply with any of the basic requirements specified by the Financial Regulation (Title IV) (2) and by the implementing rules (Title XV) (3), and did not follow, the ' normal procedures used to ensure objective and transparent contract award.
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25.
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Although, as is shown in paragraphs 39 and 42, ( the successful organization performed . well, under these circumstances it is not possible to guarantee that fair and open competition was ensured and that the Community obtained the best possible technical and financial offer.
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Financial and budgetary management 26.
. 
In .accordance with the Council Decisions of 19 April 1994 and 1 June 1995, all expenditure concerning the observation of the Palestinian elections should have been financed from the CFSP section of the budget (Subsection B8).