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Memoranda of Understanding (including technical annexes) were negotiated and concluded with the Russian authorities by early February 1999. 
Flera samfrstndsavtal (med tekniska bilagor) hade frhandlats och ingtts med de ryska myndigheterna vid brjan av februari 1999.
This process of putting in place the necessary legal texts cleared the way for the first tenders, which were in fact launched while the MoUs were being negotiated. 
De ndvndiga lagtexterna beredde vgen fr de frsta anbuds-frfarandena, som faktiskt pbrjades medan samfrstndsavtalen frhandlades.
Despite the speed at which the Commission services worked, the award of these first tenders had tobepostponedbecauseofthefailureoftheRussianauthorities to notify and agree the certification procedures for all products being mobilised. 
Trots att kommissionens enheter arbetade snabbt mste tilldelningen av dessa frsta kontrakt skjutas upp p grund av att de ryska myndigheterna inte anmlde och godknde certi-fieringsfrfarandena fr alla produkter som anskaffades.
It was not until 15 March 1999 that the Member States made the first transport tender awards and the programme finally got under way. 
Det var frst den 15 mars 1999 som medlemsstaterna tilldelade de frsta kontrakten fr transport och programmet till slut kom igng.
As at October 1999 approximately 1,33 million tonnes i.e. 73 % of the global quantity had been shipped (over 55 000 tonnes per week) and most of this quantity had already arrived at the various final destinations. 
I oktober 1999 hade cirka 1,33 miljoner ton, eller 73 % av den totala kvantiteten, versnts (ver 55 000 ton per vecka) och det mesta av denna kvantitet hade redan anlnt till de olika slutdes-tinationerna.
The contradiction between the main aim as stated by the Court and the implicit aim of maximising receipts from the sale of food products is more theoretical than real. 
Motsgelsen mellan det huvudsakliga syftet som det formuleras av revisionsrtten och det underfrstdda syftet att maximera intkterna frn frsljningen av livsmedelsprodukter r mer teoretisk n verklig.
In fulfilling its mandate, the Commission has minimised the risks attached to the programme while ensuring the successful delivery of foodstuffs to the regions as requested by the Government of the Russian Federation. 
Kommissionen har vid fullgrandet av sitt uppdrag minimerat de risker som r frbundna med programmet, samtidigt som den har skerstllt en framgngsrik leverans av livsmedel till regioner i enlighet med den ryska regeringens nskeml.
Through contributions to pension funds and social activities, the proceeds from the sale of the food products have helped thevulnerablesectionsinRussiansociety. 
Genom bidrag till pensionsfonderna och till social verksamhet, har intkterna frn frsljningen av livsmedelspro-dukterna hjlpt de srbara delarna av det ryska samhllet.
The Commission does not believe it would have been appropriate to implement the programme without the full cooperation of the Government of the Russian Federation. 
Kommissionen tror inte att det skulle ha varit lmpligt att genomfra programmet utan den ryska regeringens fulla samarbete.
To ascribe other objectives not covered by the legal base to an already complex programme would have introduced an unmanageable level of risk. 
Att lgga till andra ml n de som freskrivs i den rttsakt som utgr den rttsliga grunden fr ett redan komplicerat program skulle ha inneburit en ohanterlig riskniv.
C 25/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25.1.2001 58. 
C 25/20 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 25.1.2001 58.
The Council Regulation required the proceeds of the special account to be used for social purposes and therefore precluded conditioningtheprogrammetoagriculturalreform.(Seealso reply to paragraph 7). 
I rdets frordning faststlldes att medlen p det srskilda kontot mste anvndas fr sociala ndaml, vilket uteslt kravet p en jordbruksreform som villkor fr genomfrandet av programmet (se ven svaret p punkt 7).
Despite the delays the programme encountered, 97 % of the quantities foreseen under the programme were delivered within thespaceofninemonths.On22December1999theCommis-sion concluded that its mandate covering the physical delivery of the food supplies had been met. 
Trots de frseningar som programmet drabbades av levererades inom loppet av nio mnader 97 % av de kvantiteter som planerats inom ramen fr programmet. Den 22 december 1999 fastslog kommissionen att dess uppdrag vad gller den fysiska leveransen av livsmedel hade fullgjorts.
The level of losses both during the transport to Russia and within Russia was remarkably low for an operation of this size and level of risk. 
Nivn p frlusterna bde undertransportentillRysslandochinomRysslandvaranmrk-ningsvrt lg fr en verksamhet av denna storlek och med denna riskniv.
The objectives of the programme were twofold: to ensure that food was available, and to make sure it was affordable. 
Programmet hade tv ml: att skerstlla att livsmedel fanns tillgngliga och att de tillhandahlls till verkomliga priser.
There waslittlenegativeimpactonlocalmarkets,andthepositiveeffects of the programme were felt throughout the Russian Federation. 
Den negativa effekten p de lokala marknaderna var liten och de positiva effekterna av programmet mrktes ver hela Ryssland.
31.1.2001 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 32/1 I (Information) COURT OF AUDITORS SPECIAL REPORT No 19/2000 on the management by the Commission of the programme of assistance to Palestinian society, together with the CommissionŐs replies (pursuant to Article 248(4) second subparagraph of the EC Treaty) (2001/C 32/01) CONTENTS GLOSSARYOFACRONYMS.................................................... ........... 
31.1.2001 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 32/1 I (Meddelanden) REVISIONSRTTEN SRSKILD RAPPORT nr 19/2000 om kommissionens frvaltning av bistndsprogrammet fr Palestina samt kommissionens svar (i enlighet med artikel 248.4 andra stycket i EG-frdraget) (2001/C 32/01) INNEHLLSF RTECKNING F RKORTNINGAR........................................................ ... SAMMANFATTNING....................................................... ...
3 EXECUTIVESUMMARY........................................................ 
INLEDNING.............................................................. ...
1-4 4 INTRODUCTION............................................................. 5-15 4 Context and background of European Union (EU) assistance to Palestinian society. . . . . . . . 5-7 4 Thelegalandbudgetaryframeworkoftheprogramme............................. 
Programmetsrttsligaochbudgetmssigaram ................................... Revisionsrttens granskning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YTTREOMSTNDIGHETERSOMPVERKARPROGRAMMET.........................
12-15 7 EXTERNALCONSTRAINTSONTHEPROGRAMME ................................. 
De palestinska institutionernas brister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21-22 8 POSITIVERESULTSOFTHEPROGRAMME........................................ 
PROGRAMMETSPOSITIVAEFFEKTER............................................
37 10 Organisation.............................................................. 
Personal.................................................................
48-53 11 Performanceindicators...................................................... 
Antalanstllda .........................................................
54-55 12 Projectimplementation ..................................................... 56-59 12 Timingofactionandresponsiveness ........................................ 
Personalens kompetens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Organisation..............................................................
57-59 12 Monitoringandreporting.................................................... 
Resultatindikatorer.........................................................
60-63 13 Evaluation................................................................ 
Utvrdering............................................................... Punkt Sida ...........
ConstructionofabuildingforthetemporaryseatofthePLC ..................... Provision of technical assistance and equipment to the PLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
C 32/2 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 31.1.2001 GRANSKNINGSRESULTATF RDEGRANSKADEPROJEKTEN ........................ Europeiska sjukhuset i Gaza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COORDINATION WITH OTHER DONORS AND THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . 
Palestinskabostadsrdet(PalestineHousingCouncil,PHC) ..........................
The CommissionŐs replies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
TillhandahllandeavteknisktbistndochutrustningtillPLC ..................... vriga projekt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paragraph Page 66-83 13 66-68 13 69-75 14 76-79 15 76 15 77-79 15 80-83 15 84-88 16 89-91 16 ........... 18 
Punkt Sida 66Đ83 13 66Đ68 13 69Đ75 14 76Đ79 15 76 15 77Đ79 15 80Đ83 15 84Đ88 16 89Đ91 16 ........... 18
31.1.2001 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 32/3 AHLC CFSP CG CSP DG EC ECRO ECTAO EIB EU IMT JLC LACC LRDP MEDA NGO NIP PA PHC PLC PLO SCR SWG TAO TAP TFPI UN UNDP UNRWA USAID GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS Ad Hoc Liaison Committee Common Foreign and Security Policy Consultative Group Country Strategy Paper Directorate-General European Community European Commission Representative Office European Commission Technical Assistance Office European Investment Bank European Union International Management Team JointLiaisonCommittee Local Aid Coordination Committee Local Rural Development Programme Mediterranean Partnership Non-Governmental Organisation National Indicative Programme Palestinian Authority Palestine Housing Council Palestinian Legislative Council Palestine Liberation Organisation ServiceCommunRELEX(JointExternalRelationsService) Sector Working Group Technical Assistance Office Tripartite Action Plan on Revenues, Expenditure and Donor Funding for the Palestinian Authority Task Force on Project Implementation United Nations United Nations Development Programme United Nations Relief and Works Agency United States Agency for International Development 
31.1.2001 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 32/3 ECRO ECTAO EG EIB EU FN GD GUSP Meda NVP PA PHC PLC PLO SCR UNDP UNRWA USAID F RKORTNINGAR Europeiska kommissionens representationskontor (European Commission Representative Office) Europeiska kommissionens byr fr tekniskt std (European Commission Technical Assistance Office) Europeiska gemenskapen Europeiska investeringsbanken Europeiska unionen Frenta nationerna Generaldirektorat Gemensamma utrikes-och skerhetspolitiken Samarbete med icke-medlemslnder i Medelhavsomrdet Nationellt vgledande program (National Indicative Programme) Palestinska myndigheten (Palestinian Authority) Palestinska bostadsrdet (Palestine Housing Council) Palestinska lagstiftande rdet (Palestinian Legislative Council) Palestinska befrielseorganisationen (Palestine Liberation Organisation) Gemensamma tjnsten fr yttre frbindelser (Service Commun Relex) Frenta nationernas utvecklingsprogram (United Nations Development Programme) Frenta nationernas hjlporganisation fr palestinaflyktingar (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) Frenta staternas byr fr internationell utveckling (United States Agency for International Development)
C 32/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 31.1.2001 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. 
C 32/4 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 31.1.2001 SAMMANFATTNING 1.
Following the Oslo Accords of September 1993, the European Community (EC) started a special programme to support the Middle East peace process and the development of Palestinian society, and substantially increased the financial assistance it had already provided in this field. 
Som en fljd av Oslo-avtalen, som undertecknades i september 1993, pbrjade Europeiska gemenskapen (EG) ett srskilt program fr att stdja fredsprocessen i Mellanstern och utvecklingen av Palestina. Det ekonomiska bidrag som redan hade lmnats till detta ndaml kades drmed markant.
From 1994 to 1999, EC total commitments financed under the three main budget headings devoted to support the development of Palestinian society amounted to 639 million euro, and total payments to 447 million euro (see Chart 1). 
EG:s sammanlagda taganden, som finansierades frn tre huvudsakliga rubriker i budgeten som avser std till utvecklingen av Palestina, uppgick mellan 1994 och 1999 till 639 miljoner euro och de totala betalningarna uppgick till 447 miljoner euro (se diagram 1).
The Court has carried out an audit with the objective to assess the extent to which the Commission has taken the measures necessary to ensure the best possible implementation of the EU policy of support to the peace process and the development of Palestinian society. 
Mlsttningen med revisionsrttens granskning var att bedma i vilken grad kommissionen har vidtagit ndvndiga tgrder fr att skerstlla att EU:s policy fr bistnd till fredsprocessen och utvecklingen av Palestina har genomfrts p bsta mjliga stt.
The audit has taken into account the various external constraints affecting the Commission management, such as the complexity and the volatility of the local political situation, the lack of territorial contiguity between the areas under Palestinian administration, Israeli government policy towards Palestinian society, and the weakness of Palestinian institutions (see paragraphs16-22). 
Vid granskningen har hnsyn tagits till olika yttre omstndigheter som pverkat kommissionens frvaltning, t.ex. att den lokala politiska situationen var komplex och ostadig, att de omrden som lg under palestinsk frvaltning inte hngde samman geografiskt, den israeliska regeringens politik gentemot Palestina och brister inom de palestinska institutionerna (se punkterna 16Đ22).
The situation in the area is also marked by a high overall influx of aid, by a limited capacity of the Palestinian institutions to absorb assistance and by drawbacks at the operational level in donorsŐ coordination (see paragraphs 50, 79, 86). 
Situationen i omrdet prglas ocks av att mycket bistnd erhllits totalt sett, att de palestinska institutionernas frmga att absorbera bistndet varit begrnsad och att det brustit i samordningen av bistndsgivarna p operativ niv (se punkterna 50, 79 och 86).
The CommissionŐs management of the programme of assistance to Palestinian society has had positive results. 
Kommissionens frvaltning av bistndsprogrammet fr Palestina har lett till positiva resultat.
The programme has supported the peace process, in particular by funding the Palestinian Authority (PA); it has also contributed to economic and social development by financing education and infrastructure projects (see paragraphs 23-24). 
Med programmets hjlp har man lmnat politiskt std till fredsprocessen, framfr allt genom att ge ekonomisk hjlp till den palestinska myndigheten (Palestinian Authority,PA),ochmanharvenbidragittilldenekonomiska och sociala utvecklingen genom finansiering av utbildnings-och infrastrukturprojekt (se punkterna 23Đ24).
However, the impact of the programme has been reduced by structural weaknesses in the CommissionŐs programming and management procedures and systems. 
Programmets effekter har emellertid blivit mindre p grund av strukturella svagheter i kommissionens frfaranden och system fr planering och frvaltning.
It was found that: (a) decision-makingisheavilycentralised,slowandcumbersome; responsibilities are fragmented and coordination between units needs to be improved (see paragraphs 38-42). 
Vid granskningen framkom fljande: a) Beslutsfattandet r starkt centraliserat, lngsamt och tungrott, ansvarsfrdelningen har splittrats upp och samordningen mellan olika enheter behver frbttras (se punkterna 38Đ42).
The number and skills of staff available are not adequate to manage effectively a programme of this size and scope (see paragraphs 29-37). 
Personalen rcker inte till, vare sig med avseende p antal anstllda eller deras kompetens, fr att effektivt kunna frvalta ett program av denna storlek och omfattning (se punkterna 29Đ37).
Furthermore, adequate management information tools are lacking (see paragraphs 60-61); (b) there are no indicators against which the CommissionŐs performance in managing the programme can be assessed (see paragraphs 54-55). 
Dessutom saknas lmpliga system fr frvaltningsinformation (se punkterna 60Đ61). b) Det finns inga resultatindikatorer mot vilka resultatet av kommissionens frvaltning av programmet kan stmmas av (se punkterna 54Đ55).
In addition, the results of an external evaluation of the programme were not adequately followed up since the Commission did not set up a precise timetable of actions to be taken (see paragraph 64); (c) there is no pipeline of projects, to be identified, prepared, approved and launched in a continuous process. 
Dessutom fljdes resultaten frn en extern utvrdering av programmet inte upp p ett riktigt stt, eftersom kommissionen inte hade faststllt ngot exakt tidsschema fr de tgrder som skulle vidtas (se punkt 64). c) Det finns ingen kedja av projekt p olika stadier som skall identifieras, frberedas, godknnas och igngsttas i en kontinuerlig process.
In order to commit the large volume of budgetary funds available annually, many projects were decided under pressure and without sufficient preparation (see paragraphs 47-53). 
Fr att gra taganden fr de stora mngder budgetmedel som fanns tillgngliga varje r, har det fattats beslut om mnga projekt under pressande frhllanden och utan att tillrckliga frberedelser gjorts (se punkterna 47Đ53).
Shortcomings were also noted in the implementation and monitoring of certain projects (see paragraphs 56-59, 66-83); (d) coordination with the other donors, including the Member States, was insufficient, particularly at the operational level. 
Brister i genomfrandet och vervakningen av vissa projekt noterades ocks (se punkterna 56Đ59, 66Đ83). d) Samordningen med andra bistndsgivare, inklusive medlemsstaterna, var otillrcklig, srskilt p operativ niv.
The Commission should play a major role in coordinating the donors, in accordance with the relative size of its programme of assistance (see paragraphs 85-87). 
Kommissionen borde spela en ledande roll nr det gller att samordna bistndet, eftersom dess bistndsprogram r av jmfrelsevis stor omfattning (se punkterna 85Đ87).
INTRODUCTION Context and background of European Union (EU) assistance to Palestinian society 5. 
INLEDNING Sammanhang och bakgrund vad gller Europeiska unionens (EU:s) bistnd till Palestina 5.
The EC started to provide assistance to Palestinian society in 1971. 
EG brjade lmna bistnd till Palestina 1971.
Initially, aid was limited to Palestinian refugees and channelled through UNRWA (1). 
Ursprungligen lmnades bistnd endast till palestinska flyktingar och det administrerades via UNRWA (1).
In 1981, in connection with its political support for the Middle East peace process, the EC started to provide direct aid, through non-governmental organisations (NGOs); this new approach was subsequently stepped up in 1991 following the Gulf crisis. 
I samband med sitt politiska std till fredsprocessen i Mellanstern brjade EG 1981 att lmna direkt bistnd via icke-statliga organisationer. Detta nya stt att lmna bistnd blev nnu viktigare 1991 till fljd av krisen i gulfstaterna.
After the Oslo Accords of September 1993 (also known as Declaration of Principles), the international community, at the donorsŐ conference of Washington, pledged 2 400 Mio USD over five years (1994-1998) to the development of the Palestinian economy, in order to underpin the peace process. 
EfterOslo-avtaleniseptember1993(venkalladePrincipde-klarationen) gjorde vrldssamfundet vid bistndsgivarnas konferens i Washington utfstelser om att bidra med 2 400 miljoner US-dollar under fem r (1994Đ1998) till den palestinska ekonomins utveckling, i avsikt att understdja fredsprocessen.
The EC started a special programme of assistance (2) by pledging 500 Mio ECU from 1994 to 1998: each year, 50 Mio ECU was to be provided in grants; 250 Mio ECU in long-term loans would be made available for the whole period by the European Investment Bank (EIB). 
EG satte upp ett srskilt bistndsprogram (2) genom att frbinda sig att ge 500 miljoner ecu frn 1994 till 1998. Varje r skulle 50 miljoner ecu lmnas i bidrag och Europeiska investeringsbanken (EIB) skulle under hela perioden tillhandahlla lngfristiga ln p 250 miljoner ecu.
The EU pledge was renewed for the same amounts for the years 1999-2003 at the Washington ministerial meeting of November 1998, where donorsŐ representatives pledged an additional amount of over 3 000 Mio USD. 
EU:s utfstelse frnyades fr samma belopp fr ren 1999Đ2003 vid ministermtet i Washington i november 1998, dr representanterna fr bistndsgivarna frband sig att lmna bistnd p ytterligare 3 000 miljoner US-dollar.
Per head of population, Palestinian society is one of the main recipients of EU aid in the world; the EU is the largest donor to Palestinian society (3). 
Rknat per capita r Palestina en av de strsta mottagarna av bistnd frn EU i vrlden och EU r den strsta bistndsgivaren till Palestina (3).
The influx of aid from donors is considerable, and concentrated in a limited geographical area. 
Infldet av bistnd frn olika bistndsgivare r betydande och koncentrerat till ett begrnsat geografiskt omrde.
For the 1994-1999 period, (1) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, in charge of Palestin-2 ian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. () Council Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 of 11 July 1994, on financial and technical cooperation with the Occupied Territories (OJ L 182, 3 16.7.1994, p. 
Under (1) Frenta Nationernas hjlporganisation fr palestinaflyktingar p Vst-2 banken, Gazaremsan, i Jordanien, Libanon och Syrien. () Rdets frordning (EG) nr 1734/94 av den 11 juli 1994 om ekonomiskt och tekniskt samarbete med de ockuperade omrdena (EGT 3 L 182, 16.7.1994, s.
4). () In a document published in 1998, the Commission calculated that budget aid per capita over the period 1991-1995 was ECU 258 for the Palestinians, ECU 23 for the ACP countries and ECU 11 for the other Mediterranean countries (COM(97) 715 final). 
4). () I ett dokument som offentliggjordes 1998, berknade kommissionen att bistndet per capita frn budgeten fr perioden 1991Đ1995 var 258 ecu till Palestina, 23 ecu till AVS-lnderna och 11 ecu till vriga lnder vid Medelhavet (KOM(97) 715, slutlig).
31.1.2001 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 32/5 total commitments amounted to 4 039 Mio USD and total disbursements to 2 613 Mio USD (1). 
31.1.2001 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 32/5 1994Đ1999 uppgick totala taganden till 4 039 miljoner US-dollar och totala utbetalningar till 2 613 miljoner US-dollar (1).
The number and variety of donors are also considerable: more than 50 official aid agencies are involved, along with a highly developed NGO sector (2). 
Bistnds-givarna r mnga och av olika slag Đ ver 50 officiella bistndsorgan samt en stor mngd icke-statliga organisationer (2).
The legal and budgetary framework of the programme 8. 
Programmets rttsliga och budgetmssiga ram 8.