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COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION

OF 22 MARCH 1982

CONCERNING THE DISCHARGE TO BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSION IN RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980

( 82/202/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

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

HAVING REGARD TO THE ACP-EEC CONVENTION OF LOME ( 1 ) , SIGNED ON 28 FEBRUARY 1975 ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 76/568/EEC OF 29 JUNE 1976 ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID ( 3 ) , SIGNED ON 11 JULY 1975 , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 31 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF 27 JULY 1976 APPLICABLE TO THE FOURTH EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 4 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 64 TO 67 THEREOF ,

HAVING EXAMINED THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT AND THE BALANCE SHEET RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1980 AND THE COURT OF AUDITORS' REPORT RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980 ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSION'S REPLIES ( 5 ) ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 31 OF THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT , THE DISCHARGE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) MUST BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 206 OF THE TREATY ;

WHEREAS THE OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION BY THE COMMISSION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980 HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY ,

RECOMMENDS

THAT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT GIVE THE COMMISSION A DISCHARGE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 MARCH 1982 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

L . TINDEMANS

( 1 ) OJ NO L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 176 , 1 . 7 . 1976 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1976 , P . 168 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 229 , 20 . 8 . 1976 , P . 9 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 344 , 31 . 12 . 1981 , P . 1 .