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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

OF 20 APRIL 1982

GRANTING A DISCHARGE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 1980 FINANCIAL YEAR

( 82/322/EEC )

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ,

- HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 206B THEREOF ,

- HAVING REGARD TO THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS OF THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THE 1980 FINANCIAL YEAR ,

- HAVING REGARD TO THE REPORT OF THE COURT OF AUDITORS ON THE 1980 ACCOUNTS ( DOC . 1-934/81 ) ,

- HAVING REGARD TO THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETARY CONTROL ( DOC . 1-33/82 ) ,

( A ) RECALLING THAT THE TREATY OF 22 JULY 1975 , DULY RATIFIED BY ALL THE MEMBER STATES , CONFERRED ON THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FINAL RESPONSIBILITY IN RELATION TO THE GRANT OF DISCHARGE IN RESPECT OF THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

( B ) CONSIDERING THAT THIS RESPONSIBILITY EXTENDS ALSO TO THE SATELLITES AND SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;

( C ) NOTING THE IMPROVEMENTS IN PRESENTATION AND INTERNAL CONTROL THAT WERE EFFECTED BY THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWING THE TWO PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY PARLIAMENT ON 23 MAY 1980 AND 18 SEPTEMBER 1981 ( 1 ) ;

1 . NOTES THE FOLLOWING FIGURES FOR THE ACCOUNTS OF THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS :

FINANCIAL YEAR 1980

*EUA* % *

REVENUE***

FROM THE COMMISSION PART OF THE BUDGET*2 576 544,35*97,5*

BANK INTEREST*52 525,69*2,0*

OTHER*13 697,23*0,5*

TOTAL*2 642 767,27*100,0*

EXPENDITURE***

BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS*2 700 000,00*100,0*

COMMITMENTS*2 642 767,28*97,9*

APPROPRIATIONS UNUSED*57 232,72*2,1*

PAYMENTS*1 784 936,60**

APPROPRIATIONS BROUGHT FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS YEAR*865 067,21**

PAYMENT FROM APPROPRIATIONS BROUGHT FORWARD851 541,11**

UNUSED APPROPRIATIONS BROUGHT FORWARD*13 526,10**

APPROPRIATIONS CARRIED FORWARD*857 830,68**

2 . GRANTS A DISCHARGE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS , ON THE BASIS OF THE REPORT OF THE COURT OF AUDITORS , IN RESPECT OF THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980 ;

3 . DRAWS ATTENTION TO ITS RESOLUTION EMBODYING THE COMMENTS ACCOMPANYING THIS DECISION GRANTING A DISCHARGE AND ASKS THE COMMISSION TO REPORT TO IT ON THE MEASURES TAKEN FOLLOWING THOSE COMMENTS ;

4 . INSTRUCTS ITS PRESIDENT TO COMMUNICATE THIS DECISION AND THE ATTACHED COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL , THE COMMISSION , THE COURT OF AUDITORS AND TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS , AND TO ARRANGE FOR THEIR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( L SERIES ) .

DONE AT STRASBOURG , 20 APRIL 1982 .

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

H.-J . OPITZ

THE PRESIDENT

P . DANKERT

( 1 ) OJ NO L 180 , 14 . 7 . 1980 , P . 13 AND OJ NO L 342 , 28 . 11 . 1981 , P . 4 .