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In contrast to the ACP States, where the amounts for each state and the broad objectives of the programmes are agreed with the Commission, the financing for OCTs is allocated en bloc to the Member States concerned, whose responsibility it is to allocate the money to the individual territories. 
I motsats till AVS-lnderna, dr verenskommelser om beloppen fr varje stat och programmens ml i stort trffas med kommissionen, lmnas finansieringen avsedd fr ULT i en klumpsumma till de berrda medlemsstaterna, som ansvarar fr att pengarna frdelas mellan de enskilda territorierna.
It is the latterŐs responsibility to prepare and communicate to the Commission an indicative programme which is consistent with their development plans and objectives and which provides an appropriate framework for the implementation of the aid to which the OCTs are entitled. 
Det r de sistnmndas ansvar att frbereda och till kommissionen verlmna ett vgledande program som skall verensstmma med deras utvecklingsplaner och -ml och vara en lmplig ram fr genomfrandet av det bistnd som ULT har rtt till.
For the seventh EDF provision is made for the Commission to be associated with the approval of these indicative programmes. 
Under den sjunde EUF finns bestmmelser om att kommissionen skall delta i godknnandet av dessa vgledande program.
The implementation of individual projects has suffered from deficiencies in appraisal, preparation and monitoring and from delays in inputs and outputs which have considerably reduced their effectiveness. 
Genomfrandet av enskilda projekt har pverkats negativt av brister i bedmningar, frberedelser och vervakning och av frseningar i in-och utdata som ptagligt minskat deras effektivitet.
Moreover, the CommissionŐs financial management information system does not provide readily available information on the allocation of programmable funds and on the use of regional funds. 
Dessutom kan kommissionens informationssystem fr finansiell frvaltning inte snabbt f fram tillgnglig information om frdelningen av medel fr programbistnd och anvndningen av regionala medel.
The administrative burden in terms of human and material resources to manage a comparatively small amount of aid is high for both the services of the Commission and these of the local administration. 
Den administrativa brdan mtt i de personalresurser och materiella resurser som behvs fr att frvalta ett jmfrelsevis litet bistndsbelopp r stor, bde fr kommissionens avdelningar och den lokala administrationen.
Consideration should be given to changing the management structure for aid to the OCTs so as to give the main responsibility for implementation and monitoring to the Member States concerned, perhaps by analogy with an other Community instrument. 
Man borde vervga att ndra frvaltningsstrukturen av bistndet till ULT s att huvudansvaret fr dess genomfrande och vervakning brs av de berrda medlemsstaterna, eventuellt i analogi med ngot annat gemenskapsinstrument.
Equally should there be an examination of the aims of the aid and the way it is implemented particularly in view of the important differences in national income per head between the OCTs and the ACP States. 
En granskning borde ven gras av bistndets mlsttningar och det stt p vilket det genomfrs, srskilt med tanke p den stora skillnaden i nationalinkomst per capita mellan ULT och AVS-lnderna.
INTRODUCTION General 1. 
INLEDNING Allmnt 1.
The financial and technical aid to overseas countries and territories (OCTs) associated with the European Economic Community is based on the Treaty establishing the European Community (1957). 
Det finansiella och tekniska bistndet till utomeuropeiska lnder och territorier (ULT) som associerats med Europeiska ekonomiska gemenskapen baseras p Frdraget om upprttandet av Europeiska gemenskapen (1957).
The basic idea of the association as laid down in Part IV of the Treaty was Ôto promote the economic and social development of these countries and territories and to establish close economic relations between them and the Community as a wholeŐ (1). 
Den grundlggande tanken med associeringen, som den framlggs i del IV i frdraget, var Óatt frmja den ekonomiska och sociala utvecklingen i dessa lnder och territorier samt att upprtta nra ekonomiska frbindelser mellan dem och gemenskapen som helhetÓ (1).
When gradually more and more of the former overseas countries and territories became independent States, the basic idea of the association became the foundation for the European UnionŐs development policy as set out in the Yaound and Lom conventions with the ACP States. 
Nr allt fler av de tidigare utomeuropeiska lnderna och territorierna gradvis blev sjlvstndiga stater kom associeringens grundtanke att utgra sjlva hrnstenen i Europeiska unionens utvecklingspolitik som den faststlls i Yaond-och Lomkonventionerna med AVS-lnderna.
For those countries and territories which did not become independent for a variety of reasons, it was necessary to maintain a certain level of Community aid, financed through the EDF, using the same basic mechanisms and procedures as applied to the ACP States. 
Fr de lnder och territorier som av olika skl inte blev sjlvstndiga var det ndvndigt att bibehlla en viss niv av gemenskapsbistnd, som finansierades genom EUF med samma grundlggande mekanismer och frfaranden som gllde fr AVS-lnderna.
For the OCTs, details and characteristics of the association are given in decisions adopted by the Council (2) (hereinafter called ÔCouncil DecisionsŐ) (3). 
Fr ULT faststlls detaljer och karaktrsdrag fr associeringen i beslut som antagits av rdet (2) (nedan kallat rdets beslut) (3).
The general aim indicated by these decisions is to promote and accelerate the economic, cultural and social development and to strengthen the economic structures of the OCTs (for more detailed objectives see Annex 1). 
Den allmnna mlsttningen som anges i dessa beslut r att befrmja och pskynda den ekonomiska, kulturella och sociala utvecklingen och att strka de ekonomiska strukturerna i ULT (fr mer detaljerade mlsttningar se bilaga 1).
A particular aspect of the cooperation arrangements between the Commission, the EIB and the OCTs is the involvement of the EU Member States in question (Denmark, France, Netherlands and United Kingdom) notably in the allocation of funds to OCTs and the signing of Financing Agreements. 
En srskild aspekt av samarbetet mellan kommissionen, EIB och ULT r den roll EU:s medlemsstater i frga (Danmark, Frankrike, Nederlnderna och Frenade kungariket) spelar framfr allt vid frdelningen av medel till ULT och vid undertecknande av finansieringsverenskommelser.
In this context it is noted that the relevant Council Decision for the seventh EDF (Articles 234-236) also provides for a so-called ÔpartnershipŐ for the implementation of Community action. 
I detta sammanhang kan noteras att ocks det rdsbeslut som avser den sjunde EUF (artiklarna 234-236) ocks lgger grunden till ett s kallat ÓpartnerskapÓ fr genomfrandet av gemenskapstgrder.
This partnership includes the Commission, the EU Member State to which the OCTs are linked (1) (2) 3 ( ) Article 131 of the EEC Treaty of Rome. 
Partnerskapet omfattar kommissionen, de av EU:s medlemsstater som ULT har anknyt-(1) (2) 3 ( ) Artikel 131 i EEG-Romfrdraget.
For Lom III and IV these are: Council Decision 86/283/EEC of 30 June 1986 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the EEC for Lom III (OJ L 175, 1.7.1986) and Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the EEC for Lom IV (OJ L 263, 19.9.1991). 
Fr Lom III och IV r de: Rdets beslut 86/283/EEG av den 30 juni 1986 om associering av de utomeuropeiska lnderna och territorierna med Europeiska ekonomiska gemenskapen, fr Lom III - EGT L 175, 1.7.1986 och rdets beslut 91/482/EEG av den 25 juli 1991 om associering av de utomeuropeiska lnderna och territorierna med Europeiska ekonomiska gemenskapen, fr Lom IV (EGT L 263, 19.9.1991).
Neither the Conventions nor the Decisions give further distinctive definitions of ÔcountriesŐ and ÔterritoriesŐ; between these categories no differences of treatment are foreseen. 
Varken i konventionerna eller i besluten ges ytterligare srskiljande definitioner av ÓlnderÓ och ÓterritorierÓ. Grupperna behandlas i alla hndelser lika.
29.9.1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 276/3 and the competent authorities of the OCTs and deals with the programming, financing, follow-up and evaluation of aid actions financed from Community funds. 
29.9.1999 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 276/3 ning till samt ULT:s behriga myndigheter och avser programplanering, finansiering, uppfljning och utvrdering av bistndstgrderna som finansieras med gemenskapsmedel.
However, the Commission remains the authority with overall responsibility for the management of the EDF resources allocated to the OCTs. 
Kommissionen frblir emellertid den myndighet som har det vergripande ansvaret fr frvaltningen av de EUF-resurser som frdelas till ULT.
At present there are 20 OCTs, which can be divided into four groups, i.e. British OCTs, French OCTs, Netherlands OCTs and Greenland (4) (see Annex 2). 
Fr nrvarande finns det 20 ULT, som kan delas in i fyra grupper, nmligen brittiska ULT, franska ULT, nederlndska ULT och Grnland (4) (se bilaga 2).
The total Community funds allocated to these OCTs amounted to ECU 100 million for the validity period of the sixth EDF and to ECU 140 million for the seventh EDF. 
De gemenskapsmedel som avsatts fr dessa ULT uppgick till totalt 100 miljoner ecu fr den sjtte EUF:s lptid och till 140 miljoner ecu fr den sjunde EUF.
The split of the amounts between the various instruments is given in Table 1. 
Uppdelningen av beloppen p olika instrument visas i tabell 1.
A summary of amounts committed and paid per OCT, split between programmable and non-programmable aid for both the sixth and seventh EDF (funds managed by the Commission only), is given in Annex 3. 
I bilaga 3 finns en sammanfattning av de belopp fr vilka taganden gjorts och som utbetalats per ULT, uppdelat mellan programbistnd och bistnd som ligger utanfr program fr bde den sjtte och sjunde EUF (medel som endast kommissionen frvaltar).
The general context of the aid operations to the OCTs differs from that for the ACP countries, due to a number of specific circumstances. 
Den allmnna situationen fr bistndsverksamheten i ULT skiljer sig frn den i AVS-lnderna p grund av ett antal srskilda omstndigheter.
In the first place the level of economic development, expressed in per capita GDP, is rather high (see Annex 4). 
Fr det frsta r den ekonomiska utvecklingsnivn, uttryckt i BNP/capita, ganska hg (se bilaga 4).
For a number of OCTs, it even exceeds that of some EU Member States. 
I ngra ULT r den t.o.m. hgre n i vissa EU-medlemsstater.
Since the conclusion of the Treaty establishing the European Community the economic situation of these OCTs and their level of development have considerably improved, partly as a result of intensive economic and social cooperation with the EU Member States with which the OCTs maintain a special relationship. 
Sedan Frdraget om upprttandet av Europeiska gemenskapen slutits har den ekonomiska situationen i dessa ULT, liksom deras utvecklingsniv, frbttrats avsevrt. Detta beror delvis p det intensiva ekonomiska och sociala samarbetet med EU-medlemsstaterna, som ULT fortfarande har ett srskilt frhllande till.
Although per capita GDP in the large majority of OCTs is higher than that of ACP States, the annual aid per capita figures for ACP States are ECU 4,32 compared to ECU 37,76 for OCTs (5). 
Fastn BNP per capita i de flesta ULT r hgre n i AVS-lnderna, r bistndsbeloppen per capita till AVS-lnderna 4,32 ecu jmfrt med 37,76 ecu till ULT (5).
Per capita GDP and per capita aid for the OCTs visited and for a representative selection of ACP States are given in Annex 4. 
BNP per capita och bistnd per capita fr de ULT som besktes samt fr ett representativt urval av AVS-lnder framgr av bilaga 4.
9. Even where per capita GDP is relatively high in a number of OCTs, substantial differences in income and living standards exist within their populations. 
9. ven om flera ULT har en relativt hg BNP per capita finns det nd betydande skillnader i inkomst och levnadsstandard inom6befolkningsgrupperna i ULT.
However, indicative programmes (IPs) (6) have not explicitly given priority to the poorer segments of the population. 
I de vgledande programmen ( ) grs emellertid ingen tydlig prioritering av de fattigare delarna av befolkningen.
Whereas the ACP States receive funds, other than EDF assistance from a multitude of bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g. World Bank) and from the Community budget, in principle OCTs receive financial aid neither from the Community budget nor from donors other than the Member States with which they maintain a special relationship and from which they receive significant if not exclusive development assistance. 
Medan AVS-lnderna inte bara erhller medel frn EUF, utan ocks frn flera bi-och multilaterala bidragsgivare (t.ex. Vrldsbanken) och frn gemenskapens budget, erhller ULT i princip inget ekonomiskt bistnd varken frn gemenskapens budget eller frn andra bidragsgivare n de medlemsstater till vilka de har ett srskilt frhllande.
The total amounts of aid to individual OCTs given by the Member States over recent five-years periods are given in Annex 5. 
De totala bistndsbeloppen till enskilda ULT frn medlemsstaterna under de senare femrs-perioderna finns i bilaga 5.
The programming of aid 11. 
Programplanering av bistnd 11.
The programming of aid for the individual OCTs follows the following stages: 5 () Figures presented by Commission in document 057545 of 15 Novem-6 ber 1996 and derived from global aid figures for the eighth EDF. () Under the sixth EDF IPs had to be drawn up by the authorities of the OCTs whereas under the seventh EDF, OCTs and Commission had a joint responsibility for the preparation of these IPs. 
Programplaneringen fr bistnd till de enskilda ULT genomgr fljande etapper: (5) Siffrorna har lagts fram av kommissionen i dokument 057545 av den 15 november 1996 och de hrstammar frn uppgifter om totalt 6 bistnd under den ttonde EUF. () Under den sjtte EUF skulle de vgledande programmen dras upp av myndigheter i ULT, medan dremot ULT och kommissionen under den sjunde EUF delade p ansvaret fr att frbereda dessa vgledande program.
OCT F 26,5 OCT NL 26,5 OCT UK 10,5 Total indicative programmes (1) 63,5 Regional Cooperation (2) 10,0 Total projects and programmes 73,5 Interest subsidies 2,5 Emergency aid 3,0 Refugee aid 1,0 Risk capital 15,0 Stabex Sysmin 35,3 35,3 15,4 86,0 11,5 97,5 6,0 (3) 2,5 0,5 25,0 (3) 6,0 (3) p.m. 
Tabell 1 Frdelning av belopp per slag av EUF-intervention (miljoner ecu) Sjunde EUF 35,3 35,3 15,4 86,0 11,5 97,5 6,0 (3) 2,5 0,5 25,0 (3) 6,0 (3) p.m.
2,5 (3) 140,0 (3) (3) Allocation already included in the Internal Agreement (IA) on the financing and 100,0 (3) (2) Including regional programmes for trade development. 
(3) 5,0 (3) 140,0 (3) (3) Frdelningen ingr redan i det interna avtalet (IA) om finansiering och admini-100,0 (3) (2) Inklusive regionala program fr handelns utveckling.
Scope of the CourtŐs audit 5. 
Omfattningen av revisionsrttens granskning 5.
The audit concerned the regularity of the use of the funds supplied and the soundness of the financial management of development operations in OCTs financed under the sixth and seventh EDF. 
Granskningen gllde den korrekta anvndningen av tillhandahllna medel och den sunda ekonomiska frvaltningen av utvecklingstgrderna i ULT som finansierats under den sjtte och sjunde EUF.
4 ( ) Greenland never received an allocation. 
4 ( ) Grnland erhll aldrig ngon tilldelning.
C 276/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29.9.1999 Table 2 Allocation of programmable funds to groups of OCTs Commission proposal (1) Sixth EDF Council Decision 86/283/EEC Final ECU million 28,327 27,900 11,245 67,465 Seventh EDF Commission proposal (2) Council Decision 91/482/EEC France NL UK Total ECU million 27,00 27,00 9,00 63,00 % 42,80 42,80 14,40 100,00 ECU million 26,50 26,50 10,50 63,50 % 41,70 41,70 16,60 100,00 % 41,97 41,35 16,18 100,00 ECU million 35,30 35,30 15,40 86,00 % 41,00 41,00 18,00 100,00 ECU million % 40,20 47 30,30 35 15,50 18 86,00 100 (1) Source: Document DG VIII 04158 of 12.2.1986. 
C 276/4 France NL UK Totalt SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 29.9.1999 Tabell 2 Frdelning av medel till programbistnd mellan grupper av ULT Sjtte EUF Rdets beslut 86/283/EEG Sjunde EUF Kommissionens frslag (1) Slutlig miljoner ecu 28,327 27,900 11,245 67,465 Kommissionens frslag (2) Rdets beslut 91/482/EEG miljoner ecu % 40,20 47 30,30 35 15,50 18 86,00 100 miljoner ecu 27,00 27,00 9,00 63,00 % 42,80 42,80 14,40 100,00 miljoner ecu 26,50 26,50 10,50 63,50 % 41,70 41,70 16,60 100,00 % 41,97 41,35 16,18 100,00 miljoner ecu 35,30 35,30 15,40 86,00 % 41,00 41,00 18,00 100,00 (1) Klla: Dokument GD VIII 04158, 12.2.1986.
(2) Source: COM(91)141 Final of 19.4.1991. (a) fixing (7) of the total amount available for aid to OCTs, split into financial instruments; (b) allocation of the available funds (amounts reserved for programmable aid only) to the Member States by Council decision (8); (c) allocationofthefundstotheindividualOCTs,bytheauthori-ties of the Member State concerned, whereby the needs of the least-developed OCTs have to be particularly taken into account (9); (d) establishment of IPs by the authorities of the OCTs, from seventh EDF onwards with the Commission, along the lines laid down in the Council Decisions (10). 
(2) Klla: KOM(1991) 141 slutlig, 19.4.1991. a) Totalt belopp som finns tillgngligt fr bistnd till ULT faststlls (7), uppdelat p finansiella instrument. b) Tillgngliga medel frdelas (belopp reserverade fr bistnd enbart inom program) mellan medlemsstaterna i ett rdsbeslut (8). c) Myndigheterna i berrda medlemsstater frdelar medlen mellan enskilda ULT och behoven hos de minst utvecklade ULT mste d srskilt beaktas (9). d) Myndigheterna i ULT faststller vgledande program, frn och med den sjunde EUF i samarbete med kommissionen, enligt de riktlinjer som faststllts i rdets beslut (10).
Of the total amounts available for aid to OCTs the amounts fixed for the various forms of non-programmable aid are deducted. 
Frn de totala belopp som finns tillgngliga fr bistnd till ULT dras de belopp som faststllts fr olika former av bistnd som inte hr till ngot program. terstoden utgr programbistnd och uppgr till 63,5 miljoner ecu fr den sjtte EUF och 86 miljoner ecu fr den sjunde EUF (se tabell 1).
The allocation as decided by the Council for the sixth and seventh EDF differs from the initial proposals of the Commission (see Table 2). 
Den frdelning som rdet faststllt fr den sjtte och sjunde EUF skiljer sig frn kommissionens ursprungliga frslag (se tabell 2).
(7) See Article 2(1)(b) of Internal Agreement (IA) for the sixth EDF (OJ L 86, 31.3.1986) and Article 2(1)(b) of the IA for the seventh EDF (OJ 8 L 229, 17.8.1991). () See Article 128 of Council Decision for sixth EDF and article 154(2) 9 of Council Decision for seventh EDF. () See Article 130(11) of Council Decision for sixth EDF and Articles 5 10 and 187(2) of Council Decision for the seventh EDF. () Article 147 of Council Decision for sixth EDF and Articles 187 to 190 of Council Decision for the seventh EDF. 
(7) Se artikel 2.1 b i det inbrdes avtalet fr den sjtte EUF (EGT L 86, 31.3.1986) och artikel 2.1 b i det inbrdes avtalet fr den sjunde EUF (EGT L 229, 17.8.1991). (8) Se artikel 128 i rdets beslut fr den sjtte EUF och artikel 154.2 i 9 rdets beslut fr den sjunde EUF. () Se artikel 130.11 i rdets beslut fr den sjtte EUF och artiklarna 5 10 och 187.2 i rdets beslut fr den sjunde EUF. () Artikel 147 i rdets beslut fr den sjtte EUF och artiklarna 187-190 i rdets beslut fr den sjunde EUF.
For the sixth EDF, the Commission decided (11) in accordance to Article 154 of the Council Decision for the seventh EDF (see Footnote (2)) to transfer to the programmable funds of the French (ECU 1,4 million), Netherlands (ECU 1,4 million) and British OCTs (ECU 0,615 million) the unused funds initially earmarked for emergency and refugee aid. 
Fr den sjtte EUF beslutade kommissionen (11) i enlighet med artikel 154 i rdets beslut fr den sjunde EUF (se fotnot (2)), att verfra outnyttjade medel, som ursprungligen ronmrkts fr katastrof-och flyktingbistnd, till franska (1,4 miljoner ecu), nederlndska (1,4 miljoner ecu) och brittiska (0,615 miljoner ecu) program.
The Chief Authorising Officer of the EDF, with the relevant authorities of the countries and territories in question, was to undertake the programming procedures at the same time and in a manner complementary to those carried out for the seventh EDF. 
EUF:s chefsutanordnare skulle tillsammans med behriga myndigheter i lnderna och territorierna i frga pbrja pro-gramfrfarandet samtidigt med frfarandena fr den sjunde EUF och drmed komplettera dessa.
However, for all OCTs these amounts were included in the IPs of the seventh EDF, although they were accounted for under the sixth EDF, except for the British OCTs. 
Fr alla ULT ingick dessa belopp i de vgledande programmen fr den sjunde EUF trots att de redovisades under den sjtte EUF, med undantag fr de brittiska ULT.
Similarly, the Netherlands OCTs wrongly included in the IPs of the sixth EDF an amount of ECU 1,1 million coming from unused fifth EDF Stabex amounts and reallocated to the programmable funds of the fifth EDF (12). 
P liknande stt innefattade nederlndska ULT felaktigt ett belopp p 1,1 miljoner ecu i de vgledande programmen fr den sjtte EUF. Detta belopp hrstammade frn Stabexmedel som inte anvnts under den femte EUF och som verfrts till programbistnd under den femte EUF (12).
The allocation for the sixth EDF for St Pierre and Miquelon was increased by ECU 427 000 by a decision of the Commission (Chief Authorising Officer). 
Frdelningen frn den sjtte EUF till Saint Pierre och Miquelon kades med 427 000 ecu efter kommissionens beslut (chefs-utanordnaren).
Such a decision should have been taken by the Council in accordance with Article 147(4) of the Council Decision for the sixth EDF. 
Ett sdant beslut borde ha fattats av rdet i enlighet med artikel 147.4 i rdets beslut fr den sjtte EUF.
IPs were not modified to include these amounts. 
De vgledande programmen ndrades inte fr att omfatta ven dessa belopp.
Allocation of funds to individual OCTs 17. 
Frdelning av medel till enskilda ULT 17.
Allocation of funds to individual OCTs is the responsibility of the Member States whereby the needs of the least-developed OCTs have to be particularly taken into account (see paragraph 11(c)). 
Frdelning av medel till enskilda ULT r medlemsstaternas ansvar, varvid de minst utvecklade ULT:s behov srskilt skall beaktas (se punkt 11c).
Although the Council Decision for the seventh EDF foresees that the Member States give the Commission a clear indication of the total programmable financial resources to be allocated 11 ( ) Commission Decision 91/404/EEC of 19 July 1991 (OJ L 222, 12 10.8.1991). ( ) Council Decision 86/285/EEC (OJ L 175, 1.7.1986). 
Fastn rdets beslut fr den sjunde EUF faststller att medlemsstaterna skall ge kommissionen en tydlig indikation om de totala finansiella medlen inom programbistndet som 11 (12) Kommissionens beslut 91/404/EEG (EGT L 222, 10.8.1991). ( ) Rdets beslut 86/285/EEG (EGT L 175, 1.7.1986).