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According to Article 18(1) of the TEU, the Presidency of the Council represents the Union in all CFSP matters (see Annex 1, which contains the institutional responsibilities and functions under the CFSP). 
Enligt artikel 18.1 i EU-frdraget skall ordfrandelandet fretrda unionen i frgor som omfattas av den gemensamma utrikes-och skerhetspolitiken (se bilaga 1, i vilken institutionernas ansvar och uppgifter inom GUSP redovisas).
The Presidency shall be assisted by the Secretary-General of the Council in his capacity as HighRepresentative.ThePresidencyisalsoassisted,ifnecessary, by the next Member State to hold the Presidency (Article 18(4)). 
Ordfrandelandet skall bitrdas av rdets generalsekreterare i dennes egenskap av hg representant. Ordfrandelandet skall vid behov ven bitrdas av den medlemsstat som str i tur att utva ordfrandeskapet (artikel 18.4).
According to Article 18(4) тThe Commission shall be fully associated in the tasks referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 (1)у. 
I artikel 18.4 fastsls att Ó[k]ommissionen ... fullt ut [skall] medverka i de uppgifter som avses i punkterna 1 och 2Ó (1).
The Court pointed out in its Opinion No 1/97 that the meaning of тfully associatedу has not been defined either in the TEU or in subsequent regulations and that the lack of definition had resulted in a situation in which the exact responsibilities for making financial, legal, technical and other operational arrangements required for the carrying-out of the measures had not been established and were defined on a case-by-case basis. 
Revisionsrtten ppekade i sitt yttrande nr 1/97 (punkt 37) att innebrden av Ófull ut medverkaÓ inte har definierats vare sig i EU-frdraget eller i senare frordningar och att avsaknaden av en definition hade lett till en situation dr det exakta ansvaret fr att ombesrja finansiella, rttsliga, tekniska och andra driftsmssiga arrangemang som krvs fr att genomfra tgrderna inte hade faststllts och definierades frn fall till fall.
In its Special Report No 2/96 concerning the accounts of the administrator and the European Union administration, Mostar (2) the Court stated that тthe six-monthly rotation in the Council Presidency is, unfortunately ill-adapted to the need of continuity of a joint action such as Mostar. 
I sin srskilda rapport nr 2/96 om EU-frvaltarens rkenskaper och om Europeiska unionens frvaltning av Mostar (2) frklarade revisionsrtten att Ó[r]otationen av rdets ordfrandeskap varsjttemnad...tyvrr[r]dligtanpassadtillbehovetavkon-tinuitet i frvaltningen av en sdan gemensam tgrd som Mostar.
The personnel responsible for the ultimate decisions and their execution changes every six months and, as is normal with the functioning of the Presidency of the Council, the apparatus shifts from one Member State capital to another as the Presidency rotates. 
Den personal som ansvarar fr de slutliga besluten och deras genomfrandebytsutvarsjttemnad,ochdenpolitiskaappa-raten vxlar frn huvudstaden i en medlemsstat till en annan allt eftersom ordfrandeskapet roterar, vilket r det normala fr rdets ordfrandeskaps verksamhet.
The ad hoc Working Party also has not provided a suitable permanent structure for overall supervision of the joint action. 
Ad hoc-arbetsgruppen har inte heller bidragit med lmpliga permanenta strukturer fr den allmnna tillsynen av den gemensamma tgrden.
The officials that make up the Working (1) Article 18(2): тThe Presidency shall be responsible for the implementation of decisions taken under this title; in that capacity it shall in principle express the position of the Union in international organisations and international conferences.у (2) Special Report No 2/96, paragraphs 61 and 62 (OJ C 287, 30.9.1996). Party have this amongst many other responsibilities. ... 
De tjnstemn som arbetsgruppen bestr av ansvarar fr den dagliga frvaltningen som en (1) I artikel 18.2 fastsls att: ÓOrdfrandelandet skall ansvara fr att beslut som fattas enligt denna avdelning genomfrs; i den egenskapen skall det drfr i princip uttrycka unionens stndpunkt inom internationella organisationer och vid internationella konferenser.Ó (2) Srskild rapport nr 2/96, punkterna 61Đ62 (EGT C 287, 30.9.1996). bland mnga andra uppgifter. ...
This slows up decision-making ...у In this respect, the situation has not changed and it does not create the best conditions for a coherent, balanced and responsive Community CFSP. Although the role of the High Representative is still evolving, the responsibility of the implementation of the CFSP lies within the Presidency of the Council. 
Detta frsenar beslutsfattandet...Ó. I detta avseende har inte situationen frndrats och detta skapar inte de bsta frutsttningarna fr en konsekvent, avvgd och aktiv gemensam utrikes-och skerhetspolitik. ven om den hge representantens roll fortfarande r under utveckling ligger ansvaret fr genomfrandet av GUSP hos rdets ordfrandeskap.
The present situation leads to economic inefficiency in running the CFSP. 
Den nuvarande situationen leder till ett ekonomiskt ineffektivt genomfrande av GUSP.
The combination of the above factors (highly political content, rapid implementation, unclear definition of responsibilities) have led to problematic implementation of the Council Decisions (see paragraphs 24 to 30), to complex and sometimes inappropriate financial and budgetary arrangements (see paragraphs 32 to 58), to confusion about the responsibilities for evaluations to be carriedout(seeparagraph60)andtoinconsistentdefinitionand funding of тoperatingу and тadministrativeу expenditure (see paragraphs 35 and 62 to 64). 
Kombinationen av ovanstende faktorer (synnerligen politiskt innehll, snabbt genomfrande, oklara ansvarsdefinitioner) har lett till svrigheter vid genomfrandet av rdets beslut (se punkterna24Đ30),kompliceradeochiblandolmpligafinansiella arrangemang och budgetarrangemang (se punkterna 32Đ58), oklarhet angende ansvaret fr att utvrderingar genomfrs (se punkt 60) och inkonsekvent definition och finansiering av Ódrifts-utgifterÓ och Óadministrativa utgifterÓ (se punkterna 35 och 62Đ64).
OBSERVATIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTING OF CFSP ACTIONS Councildecisions Background 24. 
IAKTTAGELSER OM GENOMF RANDET AV UTGIFTERNA INOM GUSP Rdets beslut Bakgrund 24.
During 1997-1999 a number of actions for south-eastern Europe was decided by the Council. 
Under ren 1997Đ1999 fattade rdet beslut om ett antal tgrder fr sydstra Europa.
Given the political situation it was felt that actions were to be undertaken urgently. 
Mot bakgrund av den politiska situationen ansgs det brdskande att vidta tgrderna.
However, by doing so, not all relevant factors influencing the implementation of the actions were taken properly into account as the following examples show. 
Till fljd av detta beaktades dock inte alla relevanta faktorer som pverkade genomfrandet tillrckligt, vilket fljande exempel visar.
Budgetary framework for the Republic of Srpska 25. 
Budgetram fr Republika Srpska 25.
The joint action which aimed to help the new Government of the Republic of Srpska to establish a coherent and transparent budgetary framework formulated conditions according to which тthe Government of the Republic of Srpska is expected to establish rapidly the 1998 budget in a manner satisfactory to the International Monetary Fund, to work closely with the Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office (CAFAO) and other international organisations on restoring control over the collection of customs duties, excises and sales tax revenues, to implement the common Bosnia and Herzegovina customs tariff schedule and to submit to Parliament draft legislation on the reform of excise and sales taxesу. It was also stipulated that the High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina could suspend assistance if the Government of the Republic of Srpska acted in a manner contrary to the objectives and criteria set out in that joint action. 
Den gemensamma tgrden, vars syfte var att hjlpa den nya regeringen i Republika Srpska att faststlla en sammanhngande och ppen budgetram, stllde upp villkor enligt vilka Óregeringen i Republika Srpska [frvntades] att snabbt faststlla budgeten fr 1998 p ett stt som tillfredsstller IMF, nra samarbeta med CAFAO (Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office) och andra internationella organisationer fr att terta kontrollen ver uppbrd av tullar, punktskatter och omsttningsskatter, genomfra den gemensamma tulltaxeordningen fr Bosnien och Hercegovina [och] fr parlamentet lgga fram ett utkast till lagstiftning om en reform av punktskatter och omsttningsskatter.Ó Det freskrevs ven att den hge representanten i Bosnien och Hercegovina fick instlla bistndet om regeringen i Republika Srpska handlade p ett stt som stod i strid med de ml och kriterier som faststlldes i den gemensamma tgrden.
30.11.2001 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 338/9 26. 
30.11.2001 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 338/9 26.
The total assistance of 6 Mio ECU, agreed on 24 February 1998, was transferred to the Republic of Srpska in four instalments between 25 February and 25 May 1998. 
Det sammanlagda bistndet p 6 miljoner ecu, som verenskoms den 24 februari 1998, verfrdes till Republika Srpska i fyra poster mellan den 25 februari och den 25 maj 1998.
On the basis of the Council Decision (1), the expenditure was eligible retroactively to 1 December 1997. 
P grundval av rdets beslut (1) godkndes de stdberttigande utgifterna retroaktivt till den 1 december 1997.
There was no reference, when these payments were made, to the abovementioned conditions, nor were they assessed in the final report. 
Nr dessa betalningar genomfrdes frekom ingen hnvisning till ovannmnda villkor och de utvrderades inte heller i den slutliga rapporten.
The payments to the beneficiary were made before the Srpska Government could provide evidence of having fulfilled the conditions. 
Betalningarna till mottagaren skedde innan regeringen i Republika Srpska kunde visa att villkoren uppfyllts.
Laying down conditions for this type of grant is important, but only when the conditions are feasible and when the Commission is in the position to verify their fulfilment. 
Det r viktigt att stlla upp villkor fr denna typ av std, men bara nr villkoren kan uppfyllas och kommissionen har mjlighet att kontrollera att s sker.
ConferenceontheStabilityPactforSouth-easternEurope 27. 
Konferens om stabilitetspakten fr sydstra Europa 27.
The Council took a Common Position (2) to convene a conference on the Stability Pact for South-eastern Europe on 17 May 1999. 
Rdet antog en gemensam stndpunkt (2) om att sammankalla en konferens om en stabilitetspakt fr sydstra Europa den 17 maj 1999.
The arrangements for the conference thereupon were begun by the country holding the Presidency without any specific decision having been taken by the Council, and without consulting the Commission on the terms of the arrangements with the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
Arrangemangen fr konferensen pbrjades drefter av ordfrandelandet utan att ett specifikt beslut hade fattats av rdet och utan att kommissionen konsulterades om villkoren fr verenskommelserna med regeringen i Bosnien och Hercegovina.
On 19 July 1999 the Council took a decision for a joint action in order to make the resources available for the Conference of Heads of State and Heads of Government (3), which was to take place on 29 and 30 July 1999, less than two weeks after the decision. 
Den 19 juli 1999 fattade rdet beslut om en gemensam tgrd fr att stlla medel till frfogande fr ett mte mellan stats-och reger-ingscheferna(3),somskullehllasden29och30juli1999,min- dre n tv veckor efter beslutet.
According to the decision, this joint action should apply until 30 September 1999. 
Enligt beslutet skulle denna gemensamma tgrd glla till den 30 september 1999.
However, the contract between the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Commission was not signed until 26 November 1999. 
Kontraktet mellan Bosnien och Hercegovinas ministerrd och kommissionen undertecknades dock inte frrn den 26 november 1999.
In the contract it was agreed retroactively that the date on which the implementation of the joint action ended was 30 September 1999. 
I kontraktet verenskoms att det datum d den gemensamma tgrden skulle upphra var den 30 september 1999.
In the meantime, the EU Presidency and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina had agreed, on 27 July 1999, that the Member State holding the Presidency should pre-finance a part of the costs of the summit which was not to exceed 40 % of the eligible costs to be paid under the joint action. 
Under tiden hade EU:s ordfrandeland och Bosnien och Hercegovinas ministerrd den 27 juli 1999 verenskommit att den medlemsstat som utvade ordfrandeskapet skulle frskottsfinansiera en del av kostnaderna fr toppmtet som inte skulle verskrida 40 % av de kostnader som kunde ersttas inom den gemensamma tgrden.
The Commission reimbursed the prefinanced amount to the Member State on 14 December 1999. 
Kommissionen terbetalade det frskotterade beloppet till medlemsstaten den 14 december 1999.
In so far as no provision was made in the Council Decision of 19 July 1999 for financing expenditure incurred before that date (4), it is arguable that part of the reimbursement to the Presidency was technically not eligible. 
Eftersom inga freskrifter frekom i rdets beslut av den 19 juli 1999 om finansiering av utgifter som uppkom fre detta datum (4), kan det gras gllande att den delen av terbetalningen till ordfrandelandet tekniskt sett inte omfattades av rtten till std.
It is important that in comparable circumstances in future the Presidency should avoid financial commitments before appropriate consultation with the other Member States and the Commission has taken place. 
Det r viktigt att ordfrandelandet i en liknande situation i framtiden inte gr finansiella taganden innan ett vederbrligt samrd med de vriga medlemsstaterna och kommissionen har gt rum.
Special representative for Yugoslavia 29. 
Srskild representant fr Jugoslavien 29.
The obvious reason was the fundamentally changed political situation which led to the NATO intervention in Yugoslavia in April 1999. 
Det omedelbara sklet var den i grunden frndrade politiska situation som ledde till Natos intervention i Jugoslavien i april 1999.
However, by its decision of 28 December 1998, the Council extended the action until 31 January 1999 and subsequently, on 25 January 1999, until the end of 1999. 
Genom sitt beslut av den 28 december 1998 frlngde dock rdet tgrden till den 31 januari 1999 och senare, den 25 januari 1999, till slutet av r 1999.
The EUSR presented a resignation request to the Presidency on 4 June 1999, because he considered, given the development of the conditions in the area, that it was not realistic to expect him to fulfil the mandate bestowed upon him by the Council. 
Europeiska unionens srskilde representant inkom den 4 juni 1999 med en avskedsanskan till ordfrandelandet eftersom han ansg att det mot bakgrund av utvecklingen av lget i omrdetintevarrealistisktattfrvntasigatthanskullefullgra det mandat han tilldelats av rdet.
However, it was not until 11 October 1999 that the Council repealed the action. 
Rdet terkallade dock inte tgrden frrn den 11 oktober 1999.
This delay cost the Union a total of 150 000 euro (5), which was the expenditure in 1999. 
Denna frsening kostade unionen sammanlagt 150 000 euro (5), vilket utgjorde utgifterna fr r 1999.
Special representative for the Royaumont Process 30. 
Srskild representant fr Royaumontprocessen 30.
On 31 May 1999, the Council appointed an EUSR for the Royaumont Process (Process on stability and good-neighbourliness in south-east Europe). 
Den 31 maj 1999 utsg rdet en srskild representant fr Royaumontprocessen (processen fr stabilitet och goda grannfrbindelser i Sydsteuropa).
The contract with the EUSR was signed two days later. 
Kontraktet med Europeiska unionens srskilde representant undertecknades tv dagar senare.
The EUSR presented his resignation to the Presidency on 3 February 2000 totakeeffecton1March2000,justifyinghisstepbystating,inter alia, that: тmy resignation will facilitate efforts by the Council for the rationalisation and streamlining of European Union activities in the region of South-eastern Europe. 
Den srskilde representanten lmnade den 3 februari 2000 till ordfrandelandet in sin avskedsanskan som skulle glla frn den 1 mars 2000, och motiverade denna tgrd bland annat p fljande stt: Min avgng kommer att underltta rdets arbete med att rationalisera och effektivisera Europeiska unionens verksamhet i sydstra Europa.
Moreover, it will open the way for the full integration of the Royaumont Process in the Stability Pact for South-eastern Europeу. 
Dessutom kommer den att skapa frutsttningar fr en fullstndig integration av Royaumontprocessen i stabilitetspakten fr sydstra Europa.
The Council, however, did not accept the resignation, and informed the EUSR that his resignation should coincide with the expiry date of the Council decision i.e. on 31 May 2000. For some reason it was found difficult to repeal this action, despite the fact that it was already clear at the moment of the Commission decision that this joint action was not relevant any more. 
Rdet godtog dock inte avskedsanskan utan meddelade Europeiska unionens srskilde representant att hans frntrde skulle sammanfalla med det datum d rdets beslut skulleupphra,detvillsgaden31maj2000.Avngotskl befanns det svrt att terkalla tgrden, trots att det redan vid tidpunkten fr kommissionens beslut stod klart att denna gemensamma tgrd inte lngre var av vrde.
Financial and budgetary arrangements 31. 
Finansiella arrangemang och budgetarrangemang 31.
The Courtуs Opinion No 1/97 mentioned several cases where similar operations were financed simultaneously both by appropriations from CFSP and by тnon-CFSP parts of the budgetу. 
I revisonsrttens yttrande nr 1/97 nmns flera fall dr liknande tgrder samtidigt finansierades bde med anslag frn GUSP och med Óandra medel ur budgetenÓ.
This is partly caused by the Treaties, which mention actions for human rights and democracy both in the context of CFSP (Article 11 of the TEU) and of development cooperation (Article 177 of the EC Treaty), and includes under the CFSP, inter alia, humanitarian and rescue tasks (Article 17 of the TEU), which can also be financed under the first pillar. 
Detta beror delvis p frdragen, som nmner tgrder fr mnskliga rttigheter och demokrati bde i samband med GUSP (artikel 11 i EU-frdraget) och i samband med utvecklingssamarbete (artikel 177 i EG-frdraget) och i GUSP inkluderar bland annat humanitra uppdrag och rddningsaktioner (artikel 17 i EU-frdraget) som ven kan finansieras inom den frsta pelaren.
The Court emphasised at that time that тclear criteria for determining the source of Community funding should be establishedу so that тtransparency and consistency in the management of budget appropriations must be assuredу. 
Revisionsrtten betonade vid det tillfllet att tydliga beslutskriterier fr att faststlla kllan fr gemenskapsfinansiering skall faststllas s att ppenhet och konsekvens i frvaltningen av budgetanslagen skerstlls.
Despite a number of improvements, certain arrangements and procedures need further clarification. 
Trots ett antal frbttringar behver vissa arrangemang och frfaranden frtydligas ytterligare.
5 ( ) Caused by the fact that the staff of the EUSR remained in office until the EUSRуs resignation request was accepted. The EUSR did not receive renumeration from the Community funds. 
5 ( ) P grund av att personalen hos Europeiska unionens srskilde representant frblev i tjnst fram till dess att den srskilde representantens begran om avsked beviljades. Den srskilde representanten avlnades inte med gemenskapsmedel.
C 338/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30.11.2001 Different budget lines to finance CFSP operations 32. 
C 338/10 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 30.11.2001 Olika budgetposter som finansierar GUSP-tgrderna 32.
The funding of similar actions by more than one budget subsection (B7 and B8) continued during 1997 to 1999. 
Finansieringen av likartade tgrder ur mer n ett underavsnitt i budgeten (B7 och B8) fortsatte under ren 1997Đ1999.
Several anti-personnel landmine actions as well as election-monitoring actions were financed by subsections B7 and B8 (1). 
Flera tgrder mot truppminor liksom tgrder fr vervakning av val finansierade under underavsnitt B7 och B8 (1).
The election process in Nigeria was supported by the EDF as well as by subsection B8. 
Valproces-sen i Nigeria stddes via svl EUF som underavsnitt B8.
The project тRe-establishment of a viable police force in Albaniaу (MAPE) was earlier financed by Phare, notably through the rebuilding of stations and the provision of equipment, whereas the training activities were financed under subsection B8. 
Projektet avseende terupprttandet av en funktionsduglig poliskr i Albanien finansierades tidigare genom Phare, srskilt teruppbyggnad av stationer och tillhandahllande av utrustning, medan utbildningsverksamheten finansierades genom underavsnitt B8.
It was not until November 1999, that the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) adopted criteria providing that normally the operating expenditure for actions for which there is a specific Council regulation should be financed from subsection B7 of the budget, whereas subsection B8 is reserved for actions which are not or only partially covered by a Council regulation. 
Det var inte frrn i november 1999 som Stndiga representanternas kommitt (Coreper) antog kriterier som freskrev att driftsutgifterna fr tgrder som omfattas av en srskild rdsfrordning normalt skall finansieras under underavsnitt B7 i budgeten, medan underavsnitt B8 r frbehllet tgrder som inte alls eller endast delvis omfattas av en rdsfrordning.
Also it was correctly stated that CFSP funds cannot be used as an тurgencyу procedure. 
Det konstaterades ven helt riktigt att GUSP-medel inte kan anvndas som ett ÓakutfrfarandeÓ.
However, at the same time, exceptions were left open for so-called тborderline casesу, which according to the Council document тmainly pertain to actions to develop and consolidate democracy and the rule of law, respect for human rights and freedoms in third countries, as well as cases on conflict pre-ventionу, although Council regulations to support actions of this kind were adopted only seven months earlier (2). 
Samtidigt lmnades dock en ppning fr undantag i ÓgrnsfallÓ, vilket enligt rdets dokument frmst gller tgrder fr att utveckla och befsta demokratin och rttsstaten, respekt fr mnskliga rttigheter och friheter i tredje land, liksom ocks konfliktfrebyggande tgrder, trots att rdsfrordningar till std fr tgrder av denna typ hade antagits endast sju mnader tidigare (2).
Since November 1999 the criteria were followed, with the exception of two operations implemented by the Western European Union (WEU), one of the operations consists of anti-personnel landmine actions which type of action is also covered by Council regulations (3) for financing by subsection B7. 
Frn november 1999 uppfylldes kriterierna, med undantag fr tv tgrder som genomfrdes av Vsteuropeiska unionen (VEU) varav en tgrd gllde truppminor vilka ven omfattas av rdsfrordningar (3) fr finansiering genom underavsnitt B7.
However, the Commissionуs viewpoint is that on the basis of Article 17 of the TEU, any action implemented by the WEU needs a legal basis in the form of a joint action to be financed under subsection B8. 
Kommissionens sikt r emellertid att enligt artikel 17 i EU-frdraget skall alla tgrder som vidtas av VEU ha en rttslig grund i form av en gemensam tgrd fr att finansieras genom underavsnitt B8.