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29.9.1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 276/5 to each OCT, this decision does not provide for any information to be given to the Commission about the parameters used by Member States for the allocation. At least for the seventh EDF the Commission should have used the partnership arrangements to obtain this information, so that it could satisfy itself that particular attention had been paid to the least-developed OCTs. 
29.9.1999 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 276/5 skall tilldelas varje ULT, faststlls i beslutet inte ngot om att kommissionen skall f information om de parametrar som anvnts av medlemsstaterna vid frdelningen. tminstone fr den sjunde EUF borde kommissionen ha anvnt sig av partnerskapsbestm-melserna fr att erhlla denna information i avsikt att frvissa sig om att srskild hnsyn tagits till de minst utvecklade ULT.
Upon the CourtŐs request the British authorities indicated that the distribution of EDF funds to their OCTs was done on the basis of development needs of the territories concerned, paying due regard to the need to accord special treatment to the least-developed OCTs. 
De brittiska myndigheterna uppgav p revisionsrttens begran att frdelningen av EUF-medel mellan deras ULT gjordes p grundval av utvecklingsbehoven i de berrda territorierna, med vederbrlig hnsyn tagen till behovet att srbehandla de minst utvecklade ULT.
The French authorities have indicated that the distribution of funds was based on two criteria (number of inhabitants and income per head) to be weighted to take account of considerations linked to the development strategies and priorities set by each of the OCTs. 
De franska myndigheterna uppgav att frdelningen av medel baserades p tv kriterier (antal invnare och inkomst per invnare) som viktades fr att ta hnsyn till utvecklingsstrategier och prioriteringar som faststllts av varje ULT.
In the case of the Netherlands OCTs funds were allocated on the basis of the population of the two OCTs, which resulted in an arithmetical formula (75 % of available funds to the Netherlands Antilles and 25 % to Aruba). 
Nr det gller de nederlndska ULT frdelades medlen p grundval av befolkningen i de tv ULT, vilket ledde till en matematisk formel (75 % av tillgngliga medel gick till Nederlndska Antillerna och 25 % till Aruba).
The allocations of programmable funds to the individual OCTs as decided upon by the Member States in question and as entered in the EDF accounts are summarised in Annex 6. 
I bilaga 6 sammanfattas frdelningen av programbistnd mellan de enskilda ULT som ifrgavarande medlemsstater fattat beslut om och som frts in i EUF:s rkenskaper.
As shown in this annex there are differences between the allocations for individual OCTs as mentioned in the IPs and those mentioned in the EDF accounts due to the factors described under paragraphs 14 and 15. 
Av denna bilaga framgr att det finns skillnader i frdelningarna mellan enskilda ULT som nmns i de vgledande programmen och de som finns i EUF:s rkenskaper, vilket beror p de faktorer som beskrivs i punkterna 14 och 15.
In addition, in the case of Turks and Caicos the amount mentioned in the IP for the sixth EDF was ECU 1,8 million instead of ECU 1,6 million, probably due to an oversight. 
Nr det gller Turks-och Caicosarna angavs dessutom beloppet i de vgledande programmen fr den sjtte EUF till 1,8 miljoner ecu i stllet fr 1,6 miljoner ecu, vilket antagligen beror p ett frbiseende.
These differences led in some cases to reconciliation problems between the EDF accounts and the IPs which adversely affected the transparency of the management information for the availability and use of these funds. 
Dessa skillnader ledde i vissa fall till avstmningsproblem mellan EUF-rkenskaperna och de vgledande programmen, vilket negativt pverkade insynen i fr-valtningsrkenskaperna vad gller medlens tillgnglighet och anvndning.
IMPLEMENTATION OF AID Indicative programmes 20. 
GENOMF RANDET AV BISTND Vgledande program 20.
Execution of the IPs as well as of non-programmable funds for the OCTs examined is summarised in Annex 3. 
Genomfrandet av de vgledande programmen samt av bistnd utanfr program fr de granskade ULT sammanfattas i bilaga 3.
Implementation of the IPs has been slow and sometimes cumbersome for both the sixth and seventh EDF, in particular in relation to the period mentioned in the Council Decisions in question (13). 21. 
Genomfrandet av de vgledande programmen har gtt lngsamt och har ibland varit mdosamt bde under den sjtte och sjunde EUF, srskilt vad gller perioden som nmns i de till-lmpliga rdsbesluten (13).
Though in the case of the sixth EDF commitment of programmable funds has been reasonably satisfactory with a 100 % commitment rate at the end of the year 1992 (14), the average disbursement rate at that time, six and a half years after the entry into force in 1986 of the relevant Council Decision, was only 65% (90% at the end of 1997). 
21. ven om situationen fr taganden fr program inom den sjtte EUF har varit ngorlunda tillfredsstllande med en niv av gjorda taganden p 100 % vid slutet av 1992 (14), var den genomsnittliga utbetalningsnivn endast 65 % sex och ett halvt r efter att det tillmpliga rdsbeslutet trtt i kraft 1986 (90 % i slutet av 1997).
For the seventh EDF, only five OCTs (15) had fully committed programmable funds six years after the entry into force of the relevant Council decision. 
Fr den sjunde EUF hade endast fem ULT (15) gjort taganden fr samtliga medel som avsatts fr programbistnd sex r efter att det tillmpliga rdsbeslutet trtt i kraft.
For the others the commitments varied between 11 % and 93 % of the programmable funds (on average 49 %). 
Fr de andra varierade tagandegraden fr programbistndsmedlen mellan 11 % och 93 % (i genomsnitt 49 %).
The average disbursement rate for all OCTs amounted to 38 % of IPs (16). 
Den genomsnittliga utbetalningsnivn fr alla ULT uppgick till 38 % av de vgledande programmen (16).
This is particularly slow, especially for the seventh EDF, taking into account the introduction of the ÔpartnershipŐ which should establish a wideranging dialogue between the Commission, the Member States and the territorial authorities with the objective of rendering development cooperation more effective. 
Srskilt fr den sjunde EUF har detta gtt mycket lngsamt, eftersom det d infrts ett ÓpartnerskapÓ som skulle inrtta en bred dialog mellan kommissionen, medlemsstaterna och de territoriella myndigheterna med mlsttning att effektivisera utvecklingssamarbetet.
( 13 ) Article 127 of Council Decision for the sixth EDF and Article 154(1) of the Council Decision for the seventh EDF: Ôpreferably for a period of five years...Ő. 24. (a) (b) (c) (d) (14) 15 ( ) 16 () 17 () Reasons for the slow implementation were: for the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba and the British Virgin Islands, the IPs for the seventh EDF had been adopted more than one year (time scale specified in the Council Decision (17)) after the entry into force of the Council Decision; the complex structure of the Netherlands Antilles, both geographically and in terms of the distribution of competences between the main actors in the decision-making process, and the absence of an overall development concept for the different islands which gave rise to numerous projects scattered both financially and geographically; shortcomings in the preparation of projects and a lack of expertise of local authorities, sometimes necessitating a redesign of the projectŐs main components (British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands); heavy and complicated administrative project management with two and sometimes three Technical Assistance (TA) contracts in combination with cumbersome communication with Delegations located at a considerable distance from the OCT (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands); Exceptions are French Polynesia and Aruba with commitment rates of 63 % and 8 % respectively. 
( 13 ) Artikel 127 i rdets beslut fr den sjtte EUF och artikel 154.1 i rdets beslut fr den sjunde EUF: Óhelst fr en femrsperiod ...Ó. 24. a) b) c) d) (14) 15 ( ) 16 () 17 () Orsakerna till det lngsamma genomfrandet var fljande: Fr Nederlndska Antillerna, Aruba och Brittiska Jungfru-arna, hade de vgledande programmen fr den sjunde EUF antagits mer nett r (den tidsperiod som angetts i rdets beslut (17)) efter att rdets beslut trtt i kraft.
In the case of Aruba this was due to the fact that nearly all sixth EDF funds were to be used for one single project decided upon only in 1993. 
Nr det gller Aruba berodde detta p att nstan samtliga medel frn den sjtte EUF skulle anvndas fr ett enda projekt, om vilket beslut fattades frst 1993.
Mayotte, St Pierre and Miquelon, Aruba, Turks and Caicos Islands and British Virgin Islands. 
Mayotte, Saint Pierre och Miquelon, Aruba, Turks-och Caicosarna samt Brittiska Jungfruarna.
The average disbursement rate for non-programmable aid was 82 % for the sixth EDF and 54 % for the seventh EDF. 
Den genomsnittliga utbetalningsnivn fr bistnd utanfr program var 82 % fr den sjtte EUF och 54 % fr den sjunde EUF.
Article 189 of Council Decision for the seventh EDF. 
Artikel 189 i rdets beslut fr den sjunde EUF.
C 276/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29.9.1999 Table 3 Allocation of regional funds and amounts committed and paid French OCTs Netherlands OCTs British OCTs Reserve 0,3 All OCTs N/A 1,2 28 0,8 20 0,5 33 N/A Ń 1,1 Ń 3,6 36 5,4 47 4,0 35 2,1 18 N/A Ń N/A Ń 11,5 100 Allocation ECU million % 41 41 15 3 Ń Sixth EDF Committed ECU million % 1,4 33 1,9 46 0,5 33 N/A Ń 1,3 Ń 5,1 50 Paid ECU million Allocation % ECU million % Seventh EDF Committed ECU million % 3,6 67 2,0 50 0,2 10 Ń Ń 3,3 Ń 9,1 79 Paid ECU million % 1,6 30 0,7 18 0,2 10 Ń Ń 3,1 Ń 5,6 49 4,1 4,1 1,5 Total 10,0 100 Source: OLAS-accounts by country, situation by 31.12.1997. (e) heavy administrative EDF procedures and sometimes slow reactions of the Commission in respect of project appraisals and financing proposals; delays were exacerbated by the CommissionŐs laborious procedural framework with its resident adviser, Delegation and central services. 
C 276/6 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 29.9.1999 Tabell 3 Tilldelning av regionala medel, belopp fr vilka taganden gjorts och belopp som utbetalats Franska ULT Nederlndska ULT Brittiska ULT Reserv 0,3 Samtliga ULT N/A 1,2 28 0,8 20 0,5 33 N/A Ń 1,1 Ń 3,6 36 5,4 47 4,0 35 2,1 18 N/A Ń N/A Ń 11,5 100 Tilldelning miljoner ecu % 41 41 15 3 Ń Sjtte EUF taganden miljoner ecu % 1,4 33 1,9 46 0,5 33 N/A Ń 1,3 Ń 5,1 50 Utbetalt miljoner ecu Tilldelning % miljoner ecu % Sjunde EUF taganden miljoner ecu % 3,6 67 2,0 50 0,2 10 Ń Ń 3,3 Ń 9,1 79 Utbetalt miljoner ecu % 1,6 30 0,7 18 0,2 10 Ń Ń 3,1 Ń 5,6 49 4,1 4,1 1,5 Totalt 10,0 100 Klla: OLAS-redovisningen per land, stllningen per den 31 december 1997. e) De administrativa frfarandena fr EUF var tungrodda och ibland reagerade kommissionen lngsamt nr det gllde att bedma projekt och finansieringsfrslag.
Regional funds 25. 
Regionala medel 25.
The Council Decision for the seventh EDF highlights the particular importance and high priority which should be given to regional cooperation efforts and mentions the obligation to include in the IPs proposals for regional programmes and projects (18). 
Rdets beslut fr den sjunde EUF understryker att srskild vikt skall lggas vid regionala samarbetsanstrngningar som ocks skall prioriteras hgt. I beslutet faststlls dessutom att frslag till regionala program och projekt skall ing i de vgledande programmen (18).
Funds for regional cooperation constitute programmable funds allocated by the Commission to the three groups of OCTs. 
Medel fr regionalt samarbete utgrs av programbistnd som frdelats av kommissionen mellan de tre ULT-grupperna.
In some cases the IPs include regional allocations, in others they do not. 
I vissa fall ingr en regional frdelning i de vgledande programmen, i andra inte.
Funds available for these purposes have increased from ECU 10 million for the sixth EDF to ECU 11,5 million for the seventh EDF and have been allocated, committed and disbursed as indicated in Table 3. 
Medel som finns tillgngliga fr dessa ndaml har kat frn 10 miljoner ecu fr den sjtte EUF till 11,5 miljoner ecu fr den sjunde EUF.
The intentions and expectations of the Commission and the Council in relation to regional cooperation were never sufficiently clarified. 
Kommissionens och rdets avsikter och frvntningar vad gller det regionala samarbetet klargjordes aldrig tillrckligt.
Funds were allocated without any of the parties concerned having a clear idea about the specific objectives to be pursued or the way in which the funds would be used. 
Medel frdelades utan att ngon av de berrda parterna hade en klar bild av de specifika ml som skulle efterstrvas eller hur medlen skulle anvndas.
As a result the intended priority for regional cooperation has proved very difficult to achieve as: (a) commitment and disbursement rates for the sixth EDF and seventh EDF have been very low; (b) noproposalshavebeenmadeforfocalsectorsandforregional cooperation under the seventh EDF (French Polynesia and New Caledonia); (c) no regional projects involving both British and Netherlands OCTs and neighbouring ACP countries in the Caribbean region nor between Mayotte and the ACP countries in the Indian Ocean region have been implemented; (d) although the IPs for the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands contained preliminary orientations for sub-regional and regional cooperation, neither a regional dimension for use of funds, nor a regional policy or strategy has been developed. 
Till fljd av detta har de avsedda prioriteringarna fr regionalt samarbete visat sig vara mycket svra att uppn: a) Graden av gjorda taganden och utbetalningar fr sjtte och sjunde EUF har varit mycket lga. b) Inga frslag har lagts fram om de prioriterade sektorerna eller om regionalt samarbete under den sjunde EUF (Franska Polynesien och Nya Kaledonien). c) Inga regionala projekt har genomfrts som omfattar bde brittiska och nederlndska ULT och nrliggande AVS-lnder i Karibien eller Mayotte och AVS-lnderna i Indiska Oceanen. d) Fastn de vgledande programmen fr Nederlndska Antillerna, Aruba, Anguilla, Brittiska Jungfruarna och Turks-och Caicosarna omfattade preliminr vgledning fr samarbete p subregional och regional niv, har varken ngon regional dimension fr medlens anvndning eller ngon regional politik eller strategi utvecklats.
This has led to a situation where most of the funds have been spent on trade promotion and tourism activities, mainly in the form of attendance/appearance at trade fairs and seminars. 
Detta har lett till en situation dr strre delen av medlen anvnts fr att frmja handel och turism, frmst i form av att man varit nrvarande vid eller deltagit i mssor och seminarier.
Similar activities were also financed from IP resources although regional funds were still available. 
Liknande tgrder finansierades ocks med medel frn de vgledande programmen trots att regionala medel fortfarande fanns tillgngliga.
Particular reasons for the slow implementation of regional cooperation are insufficient knowledge and a lack of commitment at the level of the territorial authorities, as well as the generally complicated management structure of regional projects (too many partners often geographically separated). 
Att det regionala samarbetet genomfrts s lngsamt beror i synnerhet p otillrckliga kunskaper och bristande engagemang p territoriell myndighetsniv samt den allmnt sett komplicerade frvaltningsstrukturen fr regionala projekt (alltfr mnga parter som ofta skiljs t av stora geografiska avstnd).
More specifically there is an apparent unwillingness of the two main Pacific OCTs to nominate a common regional authorising officer and a common regional coordinator. 
Mer specifikt r att det finns ett uppenbart motstnd i de tv strsta ULT i Stilla Havet mot att utnmna en gemensam regional utanordnare och en gemensam regional samordnare.
Neither is there an appropriate discussion forum for regional cooperation between Caribbean OCTS. 
Det finns inte heller ngot lmpligt diskussionsforum fr regionalt samarbete mellan ULT i (18) Se artiklarna 4 och 188.2 e. Karibien.
29.9.1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 276/7 31. 
29.9.1999 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 276/7 31.
Information on the use of regional funds is not readily accessible from the current financial system: the funds are allocated at the level of the three Member States, but the commitment of funds is recorded at the level of either individual OCTs or at a global level, or is recorded at the level of an ACP State if the funds are being used together with ACP regional funds for a regional project managed by the Delegation in that ACP State, or if activities for OCTs are organised in that State (e.g. seminars). 
Medlen frdelas p de tre medlemsstaternas niv, men tagandena fr medlen bokfrs antingen p enskild ULT-niv eller p global niv. De bokfrs ven p ett AVS-lands niv om medlen anvnds tillsammans med regionala AVS-medel fr ett regionalt projekt som frvaltas av delegationen i AVS-landet, eller om tgrderna fr ULT organiseras i det landet (t.ex. seminarier).
Non-programmable funds 32. 
Bistnd utanfr program 32.
In addition to the (national and regional) programmable funds, additional resources may be allocated to the OCTs by way of non-programmable funds managed exclusively by the Commission. 
Frutom programbistnd (nationellt och regionalt) kan ytterligare resurser tilldelas ULT genom bistnd som ligger utanfr program som kommissionen ensamt frvaltar.
The most important are: risk capital and interest subsidies (19), Stabex resources and emergency aid. 
De viktigaste r: riskkapital och rntesubventioner (19), Stabex-medel och katastrofbistnd.
For Stabex and emergency aid the same procedures as for the ACP countries apply; i.e. in case certain events arrive (drop of export revenue or an emergency situation), the countries become eligible for aid under certain conditions, so that a request for aid can be made. 
Fr Stabex-medel och katastrofbistnd gller samma frfaranden som fr AVS-lnderna, dvs. att vid vissa hndelser (kraftig minskning av exportinkomster eller en katastrofsituation) blir lnderna berttigade till bistnd p vissa villkor, s att en anskan om bistnd kan gras.
As indicated in paragraphs 42 and 52 the utilisation of Stabex funds has been slow. 
Stabex-medlen har anvnts lngsamt, vilket tas upp i punkterna 42 och 52.
Implementation of individual projects and actions 33. 
Genomfrandet av enskilda projekt och tgrder 33.
The identification, preparation, appraisal, implementation and monitoring of projects and actions have been examined in detail as well as their contribution to the development objectives set by the OCTs. 
Identifieringen, frberedandet, bedmningen, genomfrandet och vervakningen av projekt och tgrder har granskats i detalj, liksom deras bidrag till de utvecklingsml som ULT faststllt.
The audit did not reveal any significant irregularities at the level of the payments for constructions, supplies and services for the projects. 
Granskningen pvisade inte ngra betydelsefulla oegentligheter vad gller betalningen av byggkostnader eller leveranser av varor och tjnster inom projekten.
However, for the majority of projects, efficient and effective implementation has been hampered by deficiencies in the appraisal, preparation and monitoring of the aid operations. 
P.g.a. brister i bedmningen, frberedandet och vervakningen av bistndstgrderna genomfrdes emellertid inte de flesta projekten p ett effektivt och ndamlsenligt stt.
The most significant deficiencies are: (a) use of incomplete or unreliable data in project documentation; (b) absence of economic/social/financial indicators to measure the projectŐs achievements and the extent to which the objectives have been met; (c) insufficient monitoring of project implementation; (d) absence of ex post evaluations. 
De huvudsakliga bristerna r fljande: a) Ofullstndiga eller icke tillfrlitliga uppgifter anvndes vid dokumenteringen av projekt. b) Inga ekonomiska/sociala/finansiella indikatorer anvndes fr att mta vad projektet stadkom eller i vilken grad projektets ml uppntts. c) vervakningen av projektets genomfrande var otillrcklig. d) Inga utvrderingar gjordes i efterhand.
(19) The CourtŐs examination of risk capital operations managed by the European Investment Bank focused on those implemented in New Caledonia. 
(19) Revisionsrttens granskning av riskkapitalverksamhet som frvaltas av Europeiska investeringsbanken fokuserades p dem som genomfrts i Nya Kaledonien.
Related audit observations are given in the CourtŐs Special report on risk capital operations (OJ C 389, 14.12.1998, p. 
Granskningsiakttagelser i detta sammanhang finns i revisionsrttens srskilda rapport om riskkapitalverksamhet (EGT C 389, 14.12.1998, s.
These shortcomings have seriously reduced the effectiveness of the financial aid to OCTs and have resulted, inter alia, in delaying project inputs and outputs, and in total or partial failure to achieve objectives. 
Dessa brister har allvarligt minskat ndamlsenligheten med det finansiella bistndet till ULT och de har bl.a. lett till att in-och utfldet i projekten frsenats, samt till att mlen inte eller endast devis uppntts.
The following examples are given to illustrate the problems encountered. 
Fljande exempel ger en bild av de problem som ptrffats.
In New Caledonia the implementation of projects has generally speaking been satisfactory, as they did fit into the concentration sectors of the IP, they contributed to the economic and social development of the OCT and their sustainability was ensured. 
I Nya Kaledonien har genomfrandet av projekten i allmnhet varit tillfredsstllande. De passade in i de vgledande programmens prioriterade sektorer, bidrog till den ekonomiska och sociala utvecklingen i ULT och projektens fortlevnad skerstlldes.
However, in this OCT a ECU 2,6 million project (20 % of the IP) to finance, mainly in the form of loans, the start-up of economically viable activities by young agricultural producers had failed, with only ECU 50 000 disbursed five years after the financing decision was taken. 
Emellertid har ett projekt p 2,6 miljoner ecu (20 % av det vgledande programmet) misslyckats i detta ULT. Projektet skulle huvudsakligen i form av ln finansiera ekonomiskt brkraftiga verksamheter som startades av unga jordbrukare. Endast 50 000 ecu hade utbetalats fem r efter att finansieringsbeslutet hade fattats.
For an ECU 8 million project in French Polynesia (61 % of the IP) described as ÔlŐassainissement de la zone dŐOutumaoroŐ the financing proposal could not be prepared until the end of 1997 because a number of issues concerning tariffs, real estate, water purification and the management structure of the project remained unsettled although these problems were scheduled to be resolved in the second half-year of 1992 (20). 
Fr ett projekt p 8 miljoner ecu (61 % av det vgledande programmet) i Franska Polynesien som beskrevs som ÓlŐassainissement de la zone dŐOutumaoroÓ (upprustning av Outumaoro-omrdet) kunde finansieringsfrslaget inte frberedas frrn i slutet av 1997 p grund av problem i samband med avgifter, fast egendom, vattenrening och projektets frvaltningsstruktur. Dessa problem var inte lsta trots att man planerat att lsa dem under andra hlften av 1992 (20).
Part of the delay was due to lengthy discussions between the Commission and the authorities of French Polynesia. 
Frseningen berodde delvis p utdragna diskussioner mellan kommissionen och myndigheterna i Franska Polynesien.